| The IRS has decided to give up the fight on an | | | | this tax can add up quickly given the fact it is |
| ongoing legal issue regarding taxes it has collected on | | | | calculated at three percent of your total bill.The tax in |
| long distance telephone services. Here is the | | | | question is known as the federal excise tax on long |
| scoop.The IRS Owes You Money If You Have Paid | | | | distance telephone service. It was created in 1898. |
| Long Distance Phone TaxesEvery one of us pays for | | | | Yes, this tax arose well over one hundred years ago. |
| some form of long distance telephone service. The | | | | As you might image, a few people started to wonder |
| more you use the service, the more you start hunting | | | | how a tax established in 1898 could possibly apply |
| for better rates. Whatever choice you make, however, | | | | today, particularly given the advancement of telephone |
| you are always stuck paying a federal tax on the bill. | | | | technologies. |
| For those of you with large long distance phone bills, | | | | |