Virginia county seeks to tax admissions fees to nonprofits

According to an article in the Washington Post, officials in Loudoun County, Virgina are seeking authority from the state legislature to impose a tax of up to 10% on admission fees to nonprofit museums, gardens, concerts, sporting competitions etc.  Local nonprofit organizations naturally oppose the proposal (like Sarah Palin, they don’t think it’s unpatriotic to oppose paying more taxes), and the proposal received a cool reception from state legislators who represent the county.  “No one clamored to say, ‘Yes, I’m going to do it,’ but no one was rude or dismissive of it,” reported a county official who met with the legislators.  At least two other counties in Virginia already possess such taxing authority but they have not exercised it.

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