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~snip~IF YOUR BUSINESS OFFERS ULTRAVIOLET TANNING SERVICES... WE HAVE A REMINDER FOR YOU. THE FIRST QUARTERLY PAYMENT FOR THE NEW 10-PERCENT EXCISE TAX FOR INDOOR TANNING SERVICES IS DUE NOVEMBER 1ST. THIS IS BECAUSE OF A NEW LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST. NOW… THERE IS A LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITIES THAT OFFER INDOOR TANNING SERVICES. THE TAX DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PAID ON MEMBERSHIP FEES TO QUALIFIED PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITIES THAT OFFER INDOOR TANNING SERVICES AS AN INCIDENTAL SERVICE TO MEMBERS… PROVIDED THE FACILITY DOESN’T SELL TANNING SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS...

The first of Obamacare’s 21 new tax hikes will go into effect next week – July 1. At 10 percent, the tax on indoor tanning is already putting a business, paperwork, and employment burden on mom and pop tanning salons, where business owners have been forced to jack up prices. For many, this will result in fewer customers and profits and more layoffs and store closures... Read more: http://www.atr.org/tanning-tax-burns-small-businesses-a5114#ixzz0rbFPeJHr

In a last-minute change to the Senate bill that was agreed on Friday, a 10% tax was introduced into the legislation on all indoor tanning sessions as a way of reducing the cost of extending healthcare to many of the medically uninsured. Democratic organisers expect the levy to bring in almost $3bn over 10 years.