MIXED BAG OF TAX CHANGES ON AIR TRAVEL.Byline: Daily News Airline travelers can expect to shell out a few more bucks for flights taken after Sept. 30 under the new federal tax bill approved last week by President Clinton Clinton. 1 Town (1990 pop. 12,767), Middlesex co., S Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled 1663, set off from Killingworth and inc. 1838. The school that later became Yale opened here in 1702. . The biggest airline tax hike is in international departure and arrival fees. For trips after Sept. 30, when the current 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. expires, travelers will pay a $12 international departure tax and a $12 international arrival fee. The current fee is $6 collected on departures only. The American Society of Travel Agents ASTA, short for the American Society of Travel Agents, claims over 20,000 members in 140 countries. Its members include travel agents and companies who offer travel products, such as tours, cruises, hotels, car rentals, etc. is recommending that international travelers purchase their tickets before Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , since airlines will begin collecting these fees Wednesday for travel after Sept. 30. Travelers will also see a change in the airline ticket tax. Travelers currently pay a 10 percent tax on airline tickets. After Sept. 30, they'll pay a 9 percent tax on airline tickets, plus a new $1 per stop (called segments) toll in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The latter fee will rise to $3 over the next 10 years as the tax rate falls to 7.5 percent. |
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