IRS taking steps to prevent abuse of telephone tax refund
The Internal Revenue Service announced it is taking additional steps to prevent abuse by tax preparers and help taxpayers make accurate requests for the one-time telephone excise tax refund.
Some tax-return preparers are requesting thousands of dollars of refunds for their clients in instances where clients are entitled to only a tiny fraction of that amount. To make the refund easier to figure, the IRS has established a standard refund amount, based on personal exemptions, ranging form $30 to $60. If taxpayers have phone bills and other records, they can request the actual amount of excise tax paid. Though using the standard amount is optional, it is easy to figure the eligible amount for most individual taxpayers.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to see if they qualify for the telephone tax refund.
The best and most reliable information on this refund can be found in the Telephone Excise Tax Refund section on the front page of IRS.gov, the tax agency's popular website.
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