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September 01, 2006
You are now $30 richer thanks to the IRS
A couple of months ago, I wrote that your phone bill is going down since the U.S. Treasury ahas stopped collecting a 3% tax paid on long-distance calls related to the Spanish-American War (for real - check your bill).
Well, it gets better. Because the tax wasn't fair to collect, the IRS announced it is going to refund you between $30 and $60 (depending on your number of exemptions) for your 2006 return if you paid for long-distance between March 2003 and July 2006, based on the average bill paid by similarly sized families. Alternatively, you can total up the amount of taxes you paid for those 41 months and claim that amount.
Thanks, IRS!
Posted by brian at September 1, 2006 08:25 PM