Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 368A - Tax on Live Entertainment
NRS 368A.020 - "Admission charge" defined.


1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, "admission charge" means the total amount, expressed in terms of money, of consideration paid for the right or privilege to enter or have access to a facility where live entertainment is provided.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this section or NRS 368A.200 or any other specific statute, the term includes, without limitation, an entertainment fee, a cover charge, a required minimum purchase of food, beverages or merchandise, a membership fee and a service charge or any other fee or charge that is required to be paid in exchange for admission to a facility where live entertainment is provided.
3. The term does not include:
(a) The value of an admission to a facility provided to a patron on a complimentary basis, unless the complimentary admission is associated with a separate purchase that is required for the patron to enter or have access to the facility; or
(b) A charge for the right or privilege of entering, or having access to, a particular portion within a facility, that is in addition to a charge described in subsection 1 or 2, including, without limitation, a charge for:
(1) Food, beverages or merchandise that is in addition to a required minimum purchase of food, beverages or merchandise as described in subsection 2; or
(2) Access to tables, seats, lounge chairs or particular areas near a swimming pool.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term does not include license or rental fees for luxury suites, boxes or similar products at facilities with a maximum occupancy of at least 7,500 persons. If the license or rental fee includes the admission of a certain number of patrons to a facility where a live entertainment event is provided, the admission charge is an amount equal to the lowest priced admission charge for the live entertainment event multiplied by the number of admissions to the live entertainment event included in the license or rental fee.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 146; A 2005, 2481; 2015, 3762)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 368A - Tax on Live Entertainment

NRS 368A.010 - Definitions.

NRS 368A.020 - "Admission charge" defined.

NRS 368A.030 - "Board" defined.

NRS 368A.040 - "Business" defined.

NRS 368A.050 - "Business entity" defined.

NRS 368A.053 - Casual assemblage" defined.

NRS 368A.055 - Commission" defined.

NRS 368A.057 - "Escort" defined.

NRS 368A.058 - "Escort service" defined.

NRS 368A.060 - "Facility" defined.

NRS 368A.070 - "Game" defined.

NRS 368A.075 - "Governmental entity" defined.

NRS 368A.080 - "Licensed gaming establishment" defined.

NRS 368A.090 - "Live entertainment" defined.

NRS 368A.097 - Shopping mall" defined.

NRS 368A.100 - "Slot machine" defined.

NRS 368A.110 - "Taxpayer" defined.

NRS 368A.115 - "Trade show" defined.

NRS 368A.120 - Natural persons who are deemed to be business entities.

NRS 368A.140 - Duties of Board, Commission and Department; applicability of chapters 360 and 463 of NRS.

NRS 368A.150 - Establishment of amount of tax liability when Board or Department determines that taxpayer is acting with intent to defraud State or to evade payment of tax or when amount subject to tax is unclear.

NRS 368A.160 - Maintenance and availability of records for determining liability of taxpayer; liability to taxpayer of lessee, assignee or transferee of certain premises; penalty.

NRS 368A.170 - Examination of records by Board or Department; payment of expenses of Board or Department for examination of records outside State.

NRS 368A.180 - Confidentiality of records and files of Board and Department.

NRS 368A.200 - Imposition and amount of tax; tax collected from purchaser; exemptions from tax.

NRS 368A.220 - Filing of reports and payment of tax; deposit of amounts received in State General Fund; deposit of certain amount for credit to Nevada Arts Council.

NRS 368A.230 - Extension of time for payment; payment of interest during period of extension.

NRS 368A.240 - Credit for amount of tax paid on account of certain charges taxpayer is unable to collect; violations.

NRS 368A.250 - Certification of excess amount collected; credit and refund.

NRS 368A.260 - Limitations on claims for refund or credit; form and contents of claim; failure to file claim constitutes waiver; service of notice of rejection of claim.

NRS 368A.270 - Interest on overpayments; disallowance of interest.

NRS 368A.280 - Injunction or other process to prevent collection of tax prohibited; filing of claim is condition precedent to maintaining action for refund.

NRS 368A.290 - Action for refund: Period for commencement; venue; waiver.

NRS 368A.300 - Rights of claimant upon failure of Board or Department to mail notice of action on claim; allocation of judgment for claimant.

NRS 368A.310 - Allowance of interest in judgment for amount illegally collected.

NRS 368A.320 - Standing to recover.

NRS 368A.330 - Action for recovery of erroneous refund: Jurisdiction; venue; prosecution.

NRS 368A.340 - Cancellation of illegal determination.

NRS 368A.350 - Prohibited acts; penalty.

NRS 368A.360 - Revocation of gaming license for failure to report, pay or truthfully account for tax; licensed gaming establishment subject to discipline for violation of chapter with intent to avoid tax.

NRS 368A.370 - Remedies of State are cumulative.