I'm not sure about the admissions issue, but in Virginia, to be exempt from
paying any and all sales tax, any museum, whether a state museum or other,
must have special exemption enacted by the state house of delegates. The
laws are probably different from state to state, so you'll probably have to
check with your state's department of taxation.

- John Moser
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From: "Laura Botts" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:01 PM
Subject: state-funded museums and state taxes


> This question may be easy for some of you, but I have no clue, so I would
> appreciate any help you could give. Do any of you who work for
state-funded
> museums know if your institution pays state sales tax on admissions? Isn't
> the state paying itself if this is the case?
>
> Also, I assume your admission fee includes the taxes. So, if you have a
> tax-exempt group come in, do they receive a discounted (admission minus
> taxes) rate?
>
> Thanks for any comments you can offer.
>
> Laura Botts
>
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