Comments on: Tanned in the USA

By: Health Care Reform Debate Starts Anew | taxgirl

Health Care Reform Debate Starts Anew | taxgirl — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:39:47 +0000

[...] tanning salons. The “Botax” is out. It’s been replaced by a tax on tanning. Makes total sense [...]

By: Tax Trivia: Tanning Tax | taxgirl

Tax Trivia: Tanning Tax | taxgirl — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:33:13 +0000

[...] We have a winner! See the correct answer in the comments. Also see this prior post. [...]

By: Tanning Tax Kicks Off The Holiday Weekend | taxgirl

Tanning Tax Kicks Off The Holiday Weekend | taxgirl — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:04:28 +0000

[...] all over the place and they are usually quite busy. Despite the initial uproar over the so-called tanning tax that went into effect over the weekend, that isn’t likely to change (Snooki being the [...]

By: Snooki, McCain Tweet Tax | taxgirl

Snooki, McCain Tweet Tax | taxgirl — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:07:35 +0000

[...] is, of course, referring to the excise tax on tanning which was pushed through as part of the health care reform [...]

By: DC Bag Tax Pays Off – Maybe? | taxgirl

DC Bag Tax Pays Off – Maybe? | taxgirl — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:36:57 +0000

[...] George Hamilton, if you make tanning too expensive, people will stop tanning. The notion of taxing the tanning industry to save our collective skins may feel noble – but if it actually works, how do we make up the [...]

By: American Delight

American Delight — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:34:36 +0000

Larry Kudlow interviewed somebody from the tanning industry last night. They made a good point that most of the tanning salons are small businesses/mom & pop shops, and since people are tanning less during this recession, the salon owners have just bearly been staying in business as it is. This measure would kill them.

The next victims will probably be on beauty salons & spas. You wax ‘em, we’ll tax ‘em.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:55:56 +0000

You’re absolutely correct. Again, the perils of posting during the holidays with a sick kid. When’s that vacation again?

By: Mary O'Keeffe

Mary O'Keeffe — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:36:57 +0000

You wrote:
“And yes, it won’t raise as much money as the plastic surgery tax. That tax, referred to as the Botax, was expected to raise $5.8 billion in revenue. The tax on tanning? A measly $2.7 million.”

That 2,000-fold difference really caught my eye.

After checking out the NYT and WSJ, I believe you actually meant to write $2.7 Billion (with a B, not an M.)

Tanning tax is projected to raise less revenue, but by a factor of two, not a factor of 2,000.

By: Tweets that mention Tanned in the USA | taxgirl -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention Tanned in the USA | taxgirl -- Topsy.com — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:50:13 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Kelly Phillips Erb, Jamesbedell. Jamesbedell said: RT @taxgirl: No tax on plastic surgeries, moving to tanning beds insteads: Tanned in the USA http://cli.gs/27sp6 [...]