SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Sioux Falls Farmers Market says South Dakota revenue officials are pressuring the organization to collect a 1.5 percent tourism tax in addition to the sales tax participants charge on their products.
The Argus Leader (https://argusne.ws/2qSmwxS ) says revenue officials cite a South Dakota law that says the state can impose a tourism tax on sales that take place at visitor attractions, recreational services, spectator events or a “visitor-intensive business.”
State revenue department spokesman Wade LaRoche says because the farmers market takes place Falls Parks, a Sioux Falls visitor attraction, it’s subject to the additional tourism tax.
Susan Randall sells produce at the market and says it has hired an attorney to try to work on a compromise.
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Information from: Argus Leader, https://www.argusleader.com
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