New York Supreme Court: Hustler Club’s Sale of ‘Beaver Bucks’ Is Subject to Sales Tax
I’ve got a confession to make. While I love to sell myself as a connoisseur of all things tax law, the truth is, I can’t stand dealing with state taxes. I’ve spent my entire career avoiding it at all costs. I find all the nexus and credits and allocation versus apportionment to be incomprehensible and largely annoying.
But I’ve got another confession to make. When a state tax court case contains the terms Larry Flynt, Hustler Club, and Beaver Bucks; well, it’s enough to make me drop whatever I’m doing on a Saturday night (read: nothing) and get writin’. So here goes…
Yesterday, the New York Supreme Court ruled that the state’s 4% “Amusement Tax” — which serves as a sales tax on strip club “purchases” among many other things, is not unconstitutional. Clearly, we’re going to need some background here. First, the facts.
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Authored by Tony Nitti, Withum Partner and writer for Forbes.com.
