The $240-a-Year Bill You Don’t Know You’re Paying

The $240-a-Year Bill You Don’t Know You’re Paying

September 7, 2011

Indoor Tanning Taxes

Each indoor tanning session is taxed at 10 percent of the amount paid. Congress recently enacted this excise tax to raise revenue for the general fund as part of negotiations to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (aka Obamacare). It is expected to raise $345 million this year, its first year in effect.
Each indoor tanning session is taxed at 10 percent of the amount paid. Congress recently enacted this excise tax to raise revenue for the general fund as part of negotiations to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (aka Obamacare). prevnext

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<p>Legal reform by taxation? Tennessee attempts to discourage frivolous lawsuits by imposing a tax on all litigation. The amount varies case-by-case and can be as little as $1. New York State also taxes litigation, though it imposes a flat fee of $25.</

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