IRS seeks expansion of telephone tax.On July 2, the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. published a public notice in the Federal Register announcing plans to expand the telephone tax "to reflect changes in technology." "Although the notice does not mention Net phone services, industry advocates warned it could lead to new taxes on fast-growing voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, depending on how it's interpreted," observed Declan McCullagh Declan McCullagh is an American journalist and columnist for CNET's news.com. He specializes in computer security and privacy issues. He is notable, among other things, for his early involvement with the media interpretation and misinterpretation of U.S. of CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. News.com. "They're looking at VoIP and any other potential technologies that are flying under the radar This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Under the Radar (disambiguation). Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution." It features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. ," warned attorney Glenn Richards, who works with several Net phone service companies. "Clearly they're trying to extend their jurisdiction to apply the excise tax Excise Tax 1. An indirect tax charged on the sale of a particular good. 2. A penalty tax applied to ineligible transactions in retirement accounts. This penalty is assessed by and paid to the IRS. Notes: 1. to as many 'calls' as they can. It's got to be a revenue issue for them. If everyone starts migrating to new platforms, they're facing a decrease in excise taxes." With an air of offended innocence, IRS spokeswoman Tara Bradshaw insisted that the agency was simply "requesting information.... We're not creating new rules at this point. We're just requesting comments." |
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