The Daily ItemThat golden tan from your local salon is going to cost you a little more green.As of July 1 businesses offering tanning services are required to tack a 10 percent excise tax on the bill. The new tax is part of the Affordable Care Act that was enacted last March.The federal law includes a large number of health-related provisions to take effect over the next four years, including expanding Medicaid eligibility, subsidizing insurance premiums and providing incentives for businesses to provide health care benefits among other things. The costs of the provisions will be offset by a variety of taxes, fees, and cost-saving measures including the indoor tanning tax.And that added tax, Elaine Nikolakakis, manager of Sun Factory in Peabody said is definitely going to hurt her business.”Sure it’s going to affect prices,” she said.Given the struggling economy Nikolakakis said people are already counting pennies and that when looking at packages such as tanning options, those pennies add up. She said her industry has already taken hit with some bad publicity, ad’s claiming that indoor tanning is unhealthy, and that tax certainly won’t help.”People don’t understand it’s not us doing it,” she said regarding the increase.However, while she believes the initial sticker shock will deter some people she is also confident they will come back because, she said simply, they will miss their tan.Rob Newman, owner of Solar Eclipse Tanning, also in Peabody, is not as concerned as his competitor. In fact he said he doesn’t believe the tax increase will hurt his business at all.”We’re one of the few states that doesn’t have a service tax already,” he said. “Some states are paying upwards of 19 percent. I haven’t had any clients notice. They’re used to it.”While the tax applies to indoor tanning salons it does not apply spray-on tanning services or phototherapy services performed by a licensed medical professional. It also does not have to be paid on membership fees for certain physical fitness facilities that offer indoor tanning services without a separately identifiable fee.Scott Cogliano, owner of Sizzle Tanning in Saugus said he is unsure whether the new tax will hurt his business but the upside for customers is that he said he doesn’t believe it will affect prices.