A tax scam consumers should know about

Published March 30, 2007 4:00am ET



Q What is the telephone excise tax, and how is it abused?

A The IRS used to collect tax on long-distance phone calls. But Congress told the IRS it couldn?t collect that, and made the IRS give it back, IRS certified enrolled agent Connie Kurtz said.

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