Juneau nonprofits don’t charge sales tax; the Assembly is considering changing that

Juneau nonprofits don’t charge sales tax; the Assembly is considering changing that

People buying Juneau Symphony tickets don’t pay the city’s 5% sales tax because the organization is a nonprofit. But Executive Director Charlotte Truitt says customers won’t be the only ones paying the price if the Juneau Assembly eliminates that tax exemption. “We estimate that implementing this ordinance, it would require approximately $2,000 to modify our bookkeeping processes,” she told the Assembly during its meeting Monday night. “And then…