coasterville95
02-22-2018, 11:35 AM
Caught this news article.
It seems out state government is busy with various important matters - like stadium give aways.
In short, the state claims that a give away item such as a bobble head is a thing of value and somebody needs to pay the sales tax on it.
The reds claim they purchased them to resell to fans and the price of the bobblehead is bundled into the price of the ticket.
The state claims it is not, because the price of the giveaway item isn’t specifically stated, tickets on giveaway days are the same price as tickets on non giveaway days, and the customer can’t get a discount by refusing the giveaway item. (Or no more are available such as in a first 19,000 fans” promotion).
Anyway the state sent the Reds a tax bill for the sales tax liability of the bobble heads. The reds refuse to pay it. It’s now in the Ohio supreme court.
Some say this has far reaching implications, not just to the reds or sports teams but all the way down to the toy in your child’s happy meal.
The reds say, if you charge us for this, start taxing the happy meal toys. Same thing.
It seems out state government is busy with various important matters - like stadium give aways.
In short, the state claims that a give away item such as a bobble head is a thing of value and somebody needs to pay the sales tax on it.
The reds claim they purchased them to resell to fans and the price of the bobblehead is bundled into the price of the ticket.
The state claims it is not, because the price of the giveaway item isn’t specifically stated, tickets on giveaway days are the same price as tickets on non giveaway days, and the customer can’t get a discount by refusing the giveaway item. (Or no more are available such as in a first 19,000 fans” promotion).
Anyway the state sent the Reds a tax bill for the sales tax liability of the bobble heads. The reds refuse to pay it. It’s now in the Ohio supreme court.
Some say this has far reaching implications, not just to the reds or sports teams but all the way down to the toy in your child’s happy meal.
The reds say, if you charge us for this, start taxing the happy meal toys. Same thing.