British High Court Rules on Lap Dance Tax
In a decision that could have a chilling effect on the activities of young lap dancing women in the UK, the High Court ruled that the nude and semi-nude women who bump, grind and otherwise gyrate on the laps of paying males are responsible for the VAT (“value added tax”) on the fees that they collect.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will now be responsible for collecting a percentage of each light caress, seductive squeeze, and inadvertent cop from independent contractors such as Brandy, Letissa, Porshe, and Monique.
Customer: How much is a dance?
Stripper: If I’m topless it’s 10 pounds, if I’m nude it’s 20 pounds, and if another girl joins us it’s 50 pounds.
Customer: Bring it on!
Stripper: Oh yeah, don’t forget to add 17.5% VAT.
Customer: Buzz kill.
One blogger quipped it a “pole tax.”
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March 27th, 2007 at 5:45 am
And people wonder why socialism sucks.