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.