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Taxing the arts

May 13, 2010

Tags: Flynn, non-profit, tickets, performing arts

Yesterday we passed a budget and an accompanying tax bill that will require non-profit performing arts organizations (those that sold more than $50,000 worth of tickets the previous year) to collect taxes on ticket sales. I certainly appreciate the financial straits the state is in and the desire and the need to find more money. But (more…)