Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 368A - Tax on Live Entertainment
NRS 368A.240 - Credit for amount of tax paid on account of certain charges taxpayer is unable to collect; violations.


1. If a taxpayer:
(a) Is unable to collect all or part of an admission charge or charge for live entertainment provided by an escort, which was included in the taxable receipts reported for a previous reporting period; and
(b) Has taken a deduction on his or her federal income tax return pursuant to 26 U.S.C. ยง 166(a) for the amount which the taxpayer is unable to collect,
the taxpayer is entitled to receive a credit for the amount of tax paid on account of that uncollected amount. The credit may be used against the amount of tax that the taxpayer is subsequently required to pay pursuant to this chapter.
2. If the Internal Revenue Service disallows a deduction described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and the taxpayer claimed a credit on a return for a previous reporting period pursuant to subsection 1, the taxpayer shall include the amount of that credit in the amount of taxes reported pursuant to this chapter in the first return filed with the Board or the Department after the deduction is disallowed.
3. If a taxpayer collects all or part of an admission charge or charge for live entertainment provided by an escort, for which the taxpayer claimed a credit on a return for a previous reporting period pursuant to subsection 2, the taxpayer shall include:
(a) The amount collected in the charges reported pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1; and
(b) The tax payable on the amount collected in the amount of taxes reported,
in the first return filed with the Board or the Department after that collection.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon determining that a taxpayer has filed a return which contains one or more violations of the provisions of this section, the Board or the Department shall:
(a) For the first return of any taxpayer that contains one or more violations, issue a letter of warning to the taxpayer which provides an explanation of the violation or violations contained in the return.
(b) For the first or second return, other than a return described in paragraph (a), in any calendar year which contains one or more violations, assess a penalty equal to the amount of the tax which was not reported.
(c) For the third and each subsequent return in any calendar year which contains one or more violations, assess a penalty of three times the amount of the tax which was not reported.
5. For the purposes of subsection 4, if the first violation of this section by any taxpayer was determined by the Board or the Department through an audit which covered more than one return of the taxpayer, the Board or the Department shall treat all returns which were determined through the same audit to contain a violation or violations in the manner provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 4.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 152; A 2015, 3770)

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.