A Houston photographer took his peers to a popular museum and claims that they had been 'ripped off' by hidden fees disguised as taxes.
about the situation.
He organized the trip, the group’s second to the museum, as Lippeatt says that the museum’s exhibits provided him and his fellow photographers “plenty of exhibits where we could practice our portraits, intentional camera movement , composition techniques, and take some fun selfies.” Seismique explained that its system is “a bit weird” when showing the breakdown of what customers pay and that the business combines taxes and fees into a single amount.
Further, Lippeatt collected the fees from photographers based on the standard 8.25 percent tax rate. Although Lippeatt covered the difference himself rather than hounding each photographer for additional money, it is still a notable situation, given that Seismique is such a popular destination for photographers in the highly-populated Houston metropolitan area.
“Don’t get me wrong, $2.89 might not sound like much. But I was paying for nearly 20 people. And for the museum, this 6 percent extra ‘tax’ per person really adds up. If they have 200 visitors daily, six days a week, Houston Photographers, school groups, the general public, and Selfie Enthusiasts are paying $187,488 in undisclosed ‘booking fees’ annually,” he continues.
“Fees” are a notorious aspect of purchasing tickets for many businesses and events. However, even if these fees are legal to implement, tucking them away within a sales tax line item is problematic and deceptive.
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