City Of Chicago Tells Some Bears PSL Holders They Owe Taxes
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Some Bears Season-Ticket Holders May Be
Forced To Pay Amusement Taxes On PSLs |
The city of Chicago has informed some Bears season ticket-holders that they "might be forced to pay amusement taxes" on PSLs purchased up to seven years ago, according to Hal Dardick of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Bears Senior Dir of Corporate Communications Scott Hagel "confirmed the organization received 'some calls'" from PSL holders who received the letters yesterday. One letter indicated that the amusement tax tab for two PSLs purchased five years ago "could top $500." Hagel yesterday said, "We heard about this today for the first time. We're starting to do our own research in terms of what precipitated this." Chicago Department of Revenue spokesperson Ed Walsh said that he "needed more time to determine how many letters were sent out and why, leaving many questions unanswered about the city's intent." Walsh "did not know if the letters were sent to all PSL holders and suggested the letter given to the Tribune could have been sent to the ticket-holder in error." The Bears began selling PSLs in '02 (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/21).
TICKET LIMIT: In Chicago, Jon Yates noted Blackhawks fan Rob Roberts earlier this month purchased 12 tickets to the Blackhawks-Red Wings Western Conference Finals series and the Stanley Cup Finals, but Ticketmaster "canceled four of them" because the Blackhawks had set an 8-ticket limit for the two series. Roberts said that Ticketmaster "seemed to arbitrarily decide which tickets it took away." Instead of "canceling seats to the conference finals, it erased Roberts' tickets to the final two Stanley Cup games." Blackhawks Dir of Media Relations Brandon Faber said that the team "imposed the eight-ticket limit so more fans could buy tickets," but since Roberts and 14 other fans were "erroneously sold additional tickets, the team felt those fans should not be penalized." A Ticketmaster rep last week "called Roberts and offered to sell him comparable seats to the two games it had canceled" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/17).
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