http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/12/protesting-the-spanish-american-war-tax-on-phone-service News, reviews and information for telephones, cell phones, phone cards, and more. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:40:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/12/protesting-the-spanish-american-war-tax-on-phone-service/comment-page-1#comment-75 Court rules federal excise tax on cell phones illegal - Phone Watch Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:35:16 +0000 http://phone.ioerror.us/2005/12/protesting-the-spanish-american-war-tax-on-phone-service#comment-75 [...] The federal government owes wireless phone subscribers about $9 billion in tax refunds for the 3% federal excise tax charged on their bills, which was ruled illegal by a federal court today; however, the paperwork is likely to put off most people from filing for the refund, according to USA TODAY. All told, three federal appeals courts have ruled that the federal excise tax, which began as a levy to fund the Spanish-American war, could not apply to telephone calls which were charged only by time, and not by distance. [...] [...] The federal government owes wireless phone subscribers about $9 billion in tax refunds for the 3% federal excise tax charged on their bills, which was ruled illegal by a federal court today; however, the paperwork is likely to put off most people from filing for the refund, according to USA TODAY. All told, three federal appeals courts have ruled that the federal excise tax, which began as a levy to fund the Spanish-American war, could not apply to telephone calls which were charged only by time, and not by distance. [...]

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