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From Fox News: Tanning bed tax worries beleaguered industry

web@etstan.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:49:08 +0100

DENVER — It’s prime season for tanning beds, when proms and spring beach vacations prompt young women to pack indoor salons in search of bronze skin to go with their new bikinis.
But business is slow this spring. Health warnings about the skin cancer risks of tanning beds, combined with consumers forgoing nonessentials in this recession, have the nation [...]

From Knoxvillebiz.com: �Salons prepare for summer, when tanning tax goes into effect�

web@etstan.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:30:46 +0100

Many tanning salon owners have been confused about how the tax will be implemented.

It’s not yet clear how tanning booth revenue must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service or how the law will affect combination packages, which salons use to provide a range of services — including tanning bed use — for a flat fee.

Whether or not [...]

Tax attorney has conversation with Treasury official regarding impending tan tax

web@etstan.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:26:13 +0100

On Friday, a tax attorney for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP finally reached the attorney at the U.S. Treasury responsible for drafting regulations concerning the tan tax. Below is the most recent information on implementation of the tan tax.

The Treasury official basically said that she was not able to say much because the guidance was still moving through the system, which implies that recommendations on the major policy decisions have been made by staff but that the u [...]

Indoor Tanning Association responds to American Association for Cancer Research article

web@etstan.com — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:32:36 +0100

The results of a new study reported today in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention are contradictory.

A study out just two weeks ago from the MD Anderson Cancer Center found that UVA light does not cause melanoma. Another study out this week claims that most sunscreens could actually promote the growth of skin cancers because they contain Vitamin A. A study from a research affiliate of the Harvard medical school found that tanning offers protection aga [...]

Senate Tan Tax Passes � Now What?

web@etstan.com — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:53:41 +0100

On Christmas Eve, the Senate passed the latest version of its health-care reform bill, which is predicted to cost approximately $871 billion in the course of the first 10 years. The bill includes the �11th hour� addition of a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning services. The approval p [...]