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Funding the Spanish American War

Newspaper current event by VnutZ on 07 December 2006, tagged as economics

If you play your cards right, you can file a Form 8913 to claim a refund from the IRS for the recently lifted excise tax. There will be a standard refund of $30 or an itemized refund provided you have copies of all your phone bills. For the past 108 years, Americans have been paying for the six month, Spanish American War via the general excise tax of 1898. AT&T's general counsel comments, "This is a 19th-century tax on a 21st-century technology. It makes no sense, and it ought to be repealed."

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IRS Phishing by wyldeling :: NR6

This is a bit off topic, but shortly after this news item was posted, I received what has to be the funniest phishing attempt I have ever seen. The email is as follows

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $63.80. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your tax refund, please click here

Regards,

Internal Revenue Service

The, obviously disabled, link led to some place in Germany. I understand that some people fall for these sorts of things, but come on an email from the IRS stating that they wanted to give me money? (Sorry, my incredulity got the better of me, and I had to share.)

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News you can use by jmarkdavison :: NR6

The standard refund depends on your number of exemptions (dependents). 1 exemption gets $30, 2 gets $40, 3 gets $50, 4 or more gets $60.

No documentation necessary!

From the IRS website:

"The standard amounts are based on the total number of exemptions claimed on the 2006 federal income tax return. The standard amounts are $30 for a person filing a return with one exemption, $40 for two exemptions, $50 for three exemptions and $60 for four or more exemptions. For example, a married couple filing a joint return with two dependent children (for a total of four exemptions) will be eligible for the maximum standard amount of $60."

"To get the standard amount, eligible taxpayers only need to fill out one additional line on their regular 2006 return. The IRS is creating a special short form (Form 1040EZ-T) for those who don’t need to file a regular return."

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News you can use by jmarkdavison :: NR6

The standard refund depends on your number of exemptions (dependents). 1 exemption gets $30, 2 gets $40, 3 gets $50, 4 or more gets $60.

No documentation necessary!

From the IRS website:

"The standard amounts are based on the total number of exemptions claimed on the 2006 federal income tax return. The standard amounts are $30 for a person filing a return with one exemption, $40 for two exemptions, $50 for three exemptions and $60 for four or more exemptions. For example, a married couple filing a joint return with two dependent children (for a total of four exemptions) will be eligible for the maximum standard amount of $60."

"To get the standard amount, eligible taxpayers only need to fill out one additional line on their regular 2006 return. The IRS is creating a special short form (Form 1040EZ-T) for those who don’t need to file a regular return."