Victoria's Secret Settlement for Missouri Tax Claims

If you live in Missouri and purchased products from the Victoria's Secret website between May 18, 2016, and May 18, 2023, you may be eligible to receive a partial sales tax refund from a class action settlement.

Victoria's Secret has agreed to pay to settle a class action lawsuit for allegedly applying a higher tax rate than the Vendor's Use Tax Rate to certain purchases made by Missouri consumers [1].

Who is eligible for a settlement payment?

Class members meet the following criteria:

• You purchased one or more products from Victoria's Secret between May 18, 2016, and May 18, 2023.
• The transaction was completed on Victoria's Secret's website or through another remote method where the tax was calculated by Victoria's Secret.
• The delivery address for the products purchased was in Missouri.
• The Victoria's Secret products were shipped from a location outside Missouri.
• A tax rate higher than the Missouri Vendor's Use Tax Rate was applied to your purchase [1].

Who is excluded from this settlement?

Victoria's Secret Missouri customers who received a full refund on a qualifying purchase, are not included in the settlement.

How much is the Victoria's Secret class action settlement payout?

• Class members will receive a tax refund payment based on the amount of Vendor's Use Tax that should have applied to their qualifying purchase(s).
• The payment amount will depend on the total amount originally charged, the number of eligible class members, and the total settlement fund available [1].

No claim form required to receive a payment

Eligible class members will receive an automatic payment.

Is additional documentation needed?

No proof is required to receive a settlement benefit. The defendant has provided purchase data to the settlement administrator.

Payment options

• Class members should complete a Payment Method Selection Form on the settlement website using the Web Registration Code from the settlement notice.
• Class members that do not submit a Payment Selection Form will receive an automatic PayPal payment sent to the email account used for the qualifying online purchase.

Victoria's Secret sales tax settlement fund

The settlement fund will include:

• Settlement administration costs: To be determined
• Attorneys' fees and expenses: Up to 38% of the Settlement Fund
• Service award to the class representative: $7,000
• Payments to class members: Remaining funds after other costs [1]

Important dates

• Fairness Hearing: June 2, 2025
• Deadline to Request Exclusion: May 16, 2025

When is the Victoria's Secret class action settlement payout date?

The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing on June 2, 2025, to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Once approved, payments will be distributed to eligible class members approximately 121 days after the approval date [1].

Why is there a class action settlement?

The lawsuit claims that Victoria's Secret charged Missouri consumers more state tax than required by law for products bought remotely and shipped from outside the state. Victoria's Secret denies these claims but agreed to the settlement to avoid further litigation costs and uncertainty of a trial [1].

Sources

1] [Class Notice

2] [Settlement Website FAQ Page