State Court Open to 7-Eleven Gas Company’s Tax Interest Bid (1)

Judges on a Florida appeals court panel appeared skeptical during oral arguments Thursday that the state’s tax agency doesn’t owe interest on a tax refund provided to 7-Eleven Inc.'s fuel company.

SEI Fuel Services Inc. told the District Court of Appeal For the First District of Florida that state law requires interest on its $3.18 million refund because it was for an overpayment of taxes.

But Jacek P. Stramski, the Florida Department of Revenue’s litigation director, said the company’s refund claim was never deemed complete, which is a requirement for the interest to accrue. The same appellate court awarded SEI ...