The beginning of the new year brings a new sales tax to Kentuckians.
The increased sales tax was approved by the legislature as Republican lawmakers look to increase sales tax while lowering income tax.
Among the services that will now be taxed in Kentucky are photography, parking, personal fitness training services such as yoga or swimming lessons, recreation camp tuition, tattoo and piercing services, and more.
The full list of taxable services is below.
- Photography and photo finishing
- Marketing
- Telemarketing
- Public opinion and research polling
- Lobbying
- Executive employee recruitment
- Website design and development
- Website hosting
- Facsimile transmission
- Private mailroom
- Bodyguarding
- Residential/nonresidential security system monitoring
- Private investigating
- Process server services
- Repossession of tangible personal property
- Personal background checks
- Parking
- Road and travel services
- Condo time-share exchange services
- Short-term rental of space
- Social event planning and coordination
- Leisure, recreational and athletic instructional services
- Recreational camp tuition and fees
- Personal fitness training
- Non-medical massage
- Cosmetic surgery
- Body modification (piercing, tattoos)
- Testing services
- Interior decorating and design
- Household moving
- Specialized design (fashion)
- Lapidary services
- Labor and services for commercial refrigeration
- Labor to repair or alter apparel, footwear, watches or jewelry
- Prewritten computer software access services
