Playground activities

Amounts charged for indoor or outdoor playground activities are subject to business and occupation (B&O) tax under the Retailing classification, and the seller must collect sales tax. Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Inflatable bounce structures or other inflatables.
  • Mazes.
  • Trampolines.
  • Slides.
  • Ball pits.
  • Laser tag, soft-dart tag, or other games of tag.
  • Human gyroscope rides.

Note: These activities are retail sales, regardless of whether such activities occur at the seller's place of business.

Non-retail sales

Playground activities provided for children by a licensed child day care center or licensed family day care provider, as those terms are defined in RCW 43.216.010.

More information

RCW 82.04.050 Sale at retail, retail sale.

WAC 458-20-183 Recreational services and activities.