UK Tailor Off the Hook for Illinois Taxes After Court Appeal

An Illinois appeals court sided with a UK company over a whistleblower’s claim that the tailoring business knowingly avoided collecting and remitting state use taxes.

The appeals court affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment in favor of Henry Poole & Co. Ltd., the UK tailoring business, finding there was no violation of the Illinois False Claims Act.

“Here, the record fails to show that Poole knowingly concealed, avoided, or decreased an overpayment it received from the State of Illinois,” the June 30 opinion said. “The record also fails to show that Poole made or used a false record or statement ...