Burning Man appeals tax that could raise ticket prices
By Riley McDermid, San Francisco Business Times
A new Nevada state tax that could cost the promoters of popular festival Burning Man an extra $3 million a year and cause ticket prices to rise is being appealed by promoters.
Promoters from the Burning Man Projects have said the increase could cause tickets prices to spike as much as $35 to about $425 per person.
Last year, Nevada passed SB 266, which says says non-profits that offer for sale 7,500 tickets or more, and where the patrons participate in that entertainment, and “the number of tickets to the activity offered for sale or other distribution is 15,000 or more,” are no longer excluded from the live entertainment tax.