The Victoria’s Secret Missouri tax settlement has got the preliminary approval, and the eligible customers will receive an automatic refund on the qualifying purchase. The class members have to submit the payment selection form if they wish to receive payment through other methods.
Class members may submit the exclusion/objection form by May 16, 2025, if they would like to be excluded or opt out of the Victoria’s Secret Missouri Tax settlement. The class members will receive the refund after the court grants the final approval in the hearing scheduled for 02 June 2025.
The Victoria’s Secret class action lawsuit claims that the defendant charged Missouri customers more state tax for products bought on Victoria’s Secret’s website or remotely. The defendant denies any wrongdoing on the tax rate; however, they propose to settle the lawsuit with a $3.14 million settlement.
| Settlement | Victoria’s Secret Missouri Tax settlement |
| Settlement Fund | $3.14 million |
| Who qualifies? | People living in Missouri who bought products from Victoria’s Secret during the set class period |
| Class Period | 18 May 2016 and 18 May 2023 |
| Payment Selection Form Deadline | 16 May 2025 |
| Exclusion/ Opt-out Deadline | 16 May 2025 |
| Final Approval Hearing Date | 02 June 2025 |
| Max. Payout | Depending on the taxes you paid |
| Settlement Website | https://motaxsettlementvictoriassecret.com/Home/portalid/0 |
Who is eligible?
According to the settlement agreement, the class members are those who made the qualifying purchase of Victoria’s Secret in Missouri. Here is what makes Victoria’s Secret purchase a qualifying purchase:
- You have purchased a physical or personal product from Victoria’s Secret;
- When you made your purchase and completed the transaction using Victoria’s Secret’s official website or remotely, they determined the tax that you paid on the items you bought.
- One or more of your Victoria’s Secret purchases were subjected to a tax rate above the vendor’s use tax rate;
- The product was shipped to you at the address within Missouri.
- The class period for the Victoria’s Secret Missouri settlement is between 18 May 2016 and 18 May 2023.
Settlement Benefit
According to the settlement agreement, the settlement administrator of the Victoria’s Secret Missouri Tax settlement will first use the settlement fund to cover the cost of settlement administration, attorney’s fees & costs, service award for the class representatives up to $7000 approved by the court, and other expenses.
After the deduction of the above-mentioned costs, the remaining funds will be used to compensate the class members. As per the settlement agreement, the Vendor Use tax that was applied to your Victoria’s Secret purchase will determine the automatic refund of the settlement for the class members.
The class members’ settlement payments may differ depending on how much the defendant charged them overall, how many class members were selected for compensation, and the fund available for the settlement.
The administration will adjust the compensation amounts proportionally to ensure all the eligible class members receive the payout for the inconvenience they faced due to overcharged taxes.
How to receive the payout?
According to the Victoria’s Secret Missouri Tax settlement, the administration will provide the compensation automatically through email address based on the information they have of the Missouri customers who bought the product in the mentioned time frame and paid the overcharged taxes.
The defendant has learned that they do not have some class members’ email addresses and termed them as the No Email group. The No Email group class members will receive the notice of the settlement at their mailing address recorded in their Victoria’s Secret purchase, like where the product was shipped.
How to Claim?
The class members who wish to change their payment method to receive the refund can submit the payment selection form on the official website with their Web Registration Code mentioned in the notice sent by the administrator through the following steps:
- You can visit the official settlement website mentioned above.
- Next, click the Payment selection form on the homepage.
- Next, enter your Web Registration Code that you received
- Next, access the payment selection form and select your payment for the settlement refund.
- Next, upload the relevant documents if required with the settlement form.
When can you expect?
The 21st Judicial Court of Missouri has scheduled the final approval hearing of the Victoria’s Secret Missouri tax settlement for 02 June 2025 at 9:00 AM. If the court approves the settlement, the class members can expect the automatic payment within 90 days or more through their email.
If some appeal the court decision for the settlement, the payout under the settlement can be delayed as the processing of the refund will be halted till the appeal is resolved. So, the exact time frame of the compensation would be known after the final approval hearing.