IRS eyes Internet phone taxes

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.politechbot.com/2004/07/06/irs-voip-taxes/

A notice that the IRS and the Treasury Department released on Friday, 
when Congress was out and nobody was paying attention, suggests that a 
federal excise tax created to pay for the Spanish-American War should 
apply to phone calls made over the Internet. Read my article at News.com 
or the notice itself.

Article:
http://news.com.com/IRS+eyes+Net+phone+taxes/2100-7352_3-5258809.html?tag=nefd.lede

Notice:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-15125.htm

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