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PRAISE THE LORD!!! TO **** OR NOT TO ****...THAT IS THE QUESTION??? Woman Sues Kmart Over Toilet Paper Tax Friday, October 5, 2007 PITTSBURGH - A woman has sued Kmart for allegedly collecting a 7 percent state sales tax on a nontaxable item: a 12-pack of toilet tissue. Mary Bach alleges a Kmart department store in the Pittsburgh suburb of Monroeville improperly collected the tax on the $3.99 item, charging her $4.27 - or 28 cents too much. Although most paper goods are taxable under Pennsylvania's sales tax code, toilet tissue is listed as a nontaxable item by the state Department of Revenue. Bach told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette she was overcharged for the item at the same store twice before she filed the small claims suit last month in district court in Monroeville. She is seeking $100 in damages plus court costs for the alleged violation of the state's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. Under the law, plaintiffs can **** for the amount of the damages or $100, whichever is greater, said Bach, of Murrysville. A Kmart spokesman did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday. Kmart stores are operated by Illinois-based Sears Holdings Corp. --- Information from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Post-Gazette NOW