Several Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ:DNKN) stores in New York and new Jersey are being accused of overcharging customers.
Two New Jersey and three New York City residents on Monday claimed that Dunkin’ Donuts needs to get its math checked as the donut chain made mistakes regarding sales tax.
A store in Ft. Lee, NJ, charged the state’s 7% sales tax on unsweetened bottled water and bags of ground coffee, violating the law. A suit was filed Monday in a New Jersey state court.
A store near Manhattan’s Penn Station charged a customer sales tax on pre-packaged coffee beans; another violation of state regulations leading to a second suit filed in federal court.
A dozen different Dunkin’ Donuts stores overcharged customers around 70% of the time.
The company’s corporate office is in the process of contacting franchisees that are overcharging in order to get to the bottom of this issue.
DNKN stock is down 1.2% Tuesday.
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