Court: Lap Dances Not Art, Subject to Tax
The state’s highest court has ruled the tax man can get his share of lap dances.
The Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, rejected an Albany-area strip joint’s claim that it should be considered exempt from sales tax because its X-rated shows constitute a “dramatic or musical arts performance.”
Source: New York Daily News. Read full article. (link)
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