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All-City Hair Salon provides hair, tanning, massage, and nail services. In addition to the two partners, they have an independent stylist that rents a booth/chair and provides hair services. The independent's customers pay that stylist directly. The booth renter pays a flat fee of $250 a month. The salon has a nail technician and a masseuse that are employees. Tanning beds and spas are also available to the salon's customers.

The salon has a monthly reporting frequency. During the month of September 2002, salon revenues were as follows:

Salon

Independent

Classification

Haircuts$5,500$1,200 Service and Other Activities
Colors/tints3,000400 Service and Other Activities
Permanents1,000100 Service and Other Activities
Sales of cosmetic products3,000200 Retailing
Sales of hair dryers, curlers, brushes, etc.1,700500Retailing
Wholesale sales750Wholesaling
Tanning2,000Retailing
Spas/steam baths2,500Retailing
Nail services4,000 Service and Other Activities
Massages2,200 Service and Other Activities
Tips900300Exempt
Booth/chair rental250 Service and Other Activities

See a sample excise tax return for All-City Hair Salon. The business is located in Seattle. The four-digit location code is 1726 and the local tax rate is 8.8%

Also, see a sample tax return for the independent, John's Booth.

doingbusiness/businesstypes for the salon and the independent booth renter are as follows:

Salon

Independent

Service and Other Activities B&O tax$15,950$1,700
Wholesaling B&O750
Retailing B&O9,200700
Retail Sales Tax9,200700
Location Code 17269,200700
RTA9,200700
Litter Tax3,000200

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