Walmart, Target Sued for Charging Sales Taxes on American Flags

Target Corp. and Walmart Inc. allegedly violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by charging customers sales tax on American flags, even though they’re exempt.

Target, Walmart, and subsidiary Wal-Mart Stores East LP are defendants in a proposed class action filed Monday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Customer Pamela Knopman sued alleging she had been charged an “unlawful sales tax” of $0.89 by Target and $1.12 by Walmart after purchasing American flags through their websites.

“Defendants, as licensed retailers, knew or should have known that the sale in Florida, of the United ...