It’s true exotic dancers perform an important service to their customers, but can anyone call it “therapeutic”? That’s what one Manhattan strip club claimed when trying to finesse their way out of a hefty tax bill. In an attempt to skirt $3.1 million in state taxes, the strip club claimed its dancers were providing therapy to customers, and not just entertainment.
According to the New York Daily news, the owners of the Penthouse Executive Club unsuccessfully argued that they shouldn’t have to pay taxes because its dancers provided services not unlike a massage therapist or a sex therapist. The owners told a state tax tribunal, “what is provided in its clubs is not entertainment, but rather a non-taxable service similar to a therapeutic massage conducted in a sensual manner or personal services provided by a sex therapist.” Unfortunately, the tribunal didn’t agree—but maybe that’s because they don’t frequent enough strip clubs?
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Check out more about the strip club that claimed its dancers were therapists to skirt a tax bill: https://consumerist.com/2017/
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