The IRS said telecom carriers must keep collecting U.S. excise ta...
The IRS said telecom carriers must keep collecting U.S. excise tax on communications despite a May 10 ruling by the 11th U.S. Appeals Court, Atlanta, that the tax is unlawful (CD May 13 p6). An IRS guidance issued late…
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Thurs. said it will assess and collect the tax around the U.S., including the area covered by the 11th Circuit, while appeals in other circuits are pending. USTelecom Senior Vp Ed Merlis said the decision “penalizes consumers” by forcing telecom carriers “to collect the out-dated, regressive, and, in some parts of the country, illegal federal communications excise tax.”