On Monday, the U.S. Customs portal began accepting refund requests from businesses that paid President Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court ruled them illegal.
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Businesses might finally see some tariff money refunded to them. That’s because this week, the federal government officially rolled out a process that allows businesses to apply for a refund.
Today on the show, we speak with three business owners about the unexpected simplicity and frustration of the Trump tariff refund process.
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