CONCORD,N.H.- Gov. Kelly Ayotte has directed the Attorney General to investigate Vail Resorts and their Epic Pass to find out if the company regarded as the world’s largest operators of winter resorts is collecting a sales tax in New Hampshire.
In a statment Monday Governor Ayotte said; “New Hampshire is proud to have no sales tax, and we’re not going to let an out-of-state company try to sneak one in.”
The call for the investigation comes after the company which operates Wildcat Mountain, Attitash and Crotched Mountain, along with Mount Sunapee through a lease agreement with the state announced it would begin charging a “blended sales tax” of 3.2% on all multi-resort Epic passes across the country.
The company contends that the passes are sold as a single product, which grants access to resorts across dozens of states with varying tax treatment. The company went on to say that Oregon, Montana, Delaware and Alaska like New Hampshire charge no sales tax levies across the country range from 0% to 10%.
