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Aug. 25, 2026

Tentative dates set for Lyft's $100M San Francisco tax fight trial

A San Francisco judge set a hopeful nine-day trial period in Lyft's tax refund suit against the city. Lyft seeks more than $100.3 million to be refunded to the rideshare company, contending that passenger payments to drivers should not be included in gross receipts. The city claims it already credited the company for some overpayments.

A San Francisco judge tentatively set a November trial Monday in Lyft's $100.3 million tax refund lawsuit against the city over whether payments passengers make to drivers should count as the rideshare company's gross receipts.

Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ross set Nov. 2 as the tentative start of the bench trial and Nov. 13 as its expected completion date, with no trial Nov. 11 because of the court holiday.

Lyft sued the City and County of San Francisco seeking $...

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