The Phone Companies Are Paying Me? Dude!

Filed in archive General on February 12, 2007

If you haven't heard, this year you're getting a tax refund. That's not to say you won't still pay taxes, but no matter who you are, you're getting some cash back due to the refunding of a phone tax that you've been paying over the last few years.

Your friends at the IRS decided that a 3% tax that had been part of your phone bill should not have been, and they're working hard to get you your money back. No, really. Don't laugh. It's true.

And you don't even have to jump through hoops to do it. They're putting it right there on the 1040. If you don't feel like going through the hassle of documenting your taxes over the past three years, you can just take a $30 tax credit no questions asked. If you have been a heavy phone user (both cell and land lines qualify), you might qualify for even more, as this article shows you.

Some people are getting all crazy and claiming taxes of $17,000 or whatever---don't do that. But if you talk a lot, you're justified in getting back what's coming to you, so take a look at those bills.