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State chamber voices concerns in case against online travel companies

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce wants to file a friend of the court brief that would support the travel companies.

ARKANSAS, USA — Remember the long-running case of the online travel companies battling Arkansas governments for not remitting taxes collected on the price of hotel rooms?

As you know, the travel companies have appealed the Jefferson County Circuit Court’s $34.1 million judgment against them to the Arkansas Supreme Court, where it is pending.

In the meantime, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce wants to file a friend of the court brief that would support the travel companies, which isn’t sitting well with an attorney who represents the Arkansas government agencies in the suit that was filed in 2009.

To read more on the case against online travel companies, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full article here. 

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