Tax This, Not That

2. Get down from that ladder: As if mushroom farming wasn't complicated enough, Pennsylvania exempts certain mushroom-farming-related items from sales tax, including boots, boilers and brooms. However, the ladders your operation uses are subject to sales tax. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

3. Bad Santa: Planning to hire Santa's helpers to decorate your beautiful Malibu home for the holidays? You might want to buy your own lights, reindeer and blow-up Santa first. If customers supply holiday decorations, the labor costs associated with hanging lights and trimming trees aren't taxable. California Board of Equalization