The IRS announced (IR-2010-073) today that it has issued regulations outlining the administration of the 10% excise tax on indoor tanning services that goes into effect on July 1:
In general, providers of indoor tanning services will collect the tax at the time the purchaser pays for the tanning services. The provider then pays over these amounts to the government, quarterly, along with IRS Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return. The tax does not apply to phototherapy services performed by a licensed medical professional on his or her premises. The regulations also provide an exception for certain physical fitness facilities that offer tanning as an incidental service to members without a separately identifiable fee.
Jersey Shore's Snooki and John McCain have engaged in a Twitter exchange on the new tanning tax. From CNN:
During the ten minute sneak peek of “Jersey Shore” season two, we see the effects the Obama administration has had on our dear friend Snooki’s lifestyle: the girl has been reduced to getting her faux glow with a spray tan. …
“I don’t go tanning tanning anymore, because Obama put a 10% tax on tanning,” Snooks said after her juicehead sprayed her face with one last coat of self-tanner, just to be on the safe side. “I feel like he did that intentionally for us. McCain would never put a 10% tax on tanning. Because he’s pale and he would probably want to be tan," the pint-sized fist-pumper explained.
McCain confirmed Snooki's assertions in a tweet.
- Associated Press,McCain to Snooki: I Won't Tax Your Tanning Bed
- Going Concern, Here’s a Situation: John McCain Would Never Tax Snooki’s Tanning Bed
- L.A. Times, McCain/Snooki 2012? Forget Sarah Palin, McCain Has New Partner
- New York Daily News, John McCain to 'Jersey Shore' Star Snooki: 'I Would Never Tax Your Tanning Bed!'
- Tax Docket, John McCain to Snooki: I Would Never Tax Your Tanning Bed
- Tax Girl, Snooki, McCain Tax Tweet
- Time, Why Are Snooki and John McCain Tweeting at Each Other?
- Wall Street Journal, Jersey Shore’s Snooki Bashes Obama’s Tanning Tax
Update: Mark Cochran notes that we should expect to hear soon on this issue from perpetually tanned House Minority Leader John Boehner.
