As tanning salons will see a change July 1, "qualified" fitness facilities that offer tanning services will not have to charge the additional 10 percent tax.We wonder who got bribed on this one. The concept of "equal protection under the law" wasn't absorbed by Barack Obama.
The IRS explains that tanning services in these facilities are "incidental" and it is difficult to separate out the cost of the tanning service from other services at the fitness center, so the tax is not imposed.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
ObamaCare Tax: Health Clubs Exempt from Tanning Tax
Rapid City Journal reports on the unfairness of the ObamaCare tanning tax: