Sales Tax

Call Kurtis Investigates: Stores Overcharging Customers After Sales Tax Hike

CBS13 went undercover and caught area stores overtaxing customers.

2013/04/03

Stockton City Manager, Mayor Clash Over Sales Tax Proposal To Hire New Officers

A plan to raise Stockton’s sales tax is stirring up debate between the mayor and city manager.

2013/04/02

Call Kurtis: Why Was I Charged Sales Tax On The Full Price?

A Dixon man bought a big screen TV on sale but later found out he was charged tax on the full price. When he couldn’t learn why, he called Kurtis to get answers.

2013/03/01

Gov. Jerry Brown speaks to Proposition 30 proponents on Election Day 2012. (credit: CBS13)

UPDATE: Voters Approve Brown’s Prop. 30, Increasing Sales, Income Taxes

California voters have approved Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to raise income taxes on the wealthy and raise the statewide sales tax to fund K-12 schools and help balance the state budget.

2012/11/07

Mayor Johnson Addresses Missed Deadline On Sales Tax Ballot Measure

Mayor Kevin Johnson finally answered questions Tuesday about the deadline he missed to get an argument against a city sales tax increase on the November ballot.

2012/08/21

Lawsuit Seeks To Reverse Mayor’s Missed Deadline On Sales Tax Ballot Measure

There’s more fallout from Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s missed election day deadline to file a ballot argument against a tax increase will show up blank on the ballot, with a lawsuit seeking to reverse the mistake.

2012/08/13

Mayor Kevin Johnson and City Manager John Shirey (credit: CBS13)

Sacramento City Council Votes To Put Sales Tax On November Ballot

The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to put a half-cent sales tax increase on the November ballot.

2012/07/24

Call Kurtis: Taxed Too Much

If you have bought an optional extended warranty, you may want to check your receipt. A Call Kurtis investigation found one store taxing at least one customer when they shouldn’t have. We found out about this after a smart viewer from Orangevale scanned her receipts from Beck’s furniture.

CBS13/CW31–2011/06/13

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