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Article #96Re: Illinois Telecommunications Excise Tax - what the %$#@*& ????
From: retz
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 00:00
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On Sat, 31 Aug 1996 11:35:23 GMT, ebohlman@netcom.com (Eric Bohlman) wrote: >henry jakala (jakala@netcom.com) wrote: > > > >: what the hell kind of tax is this ???? > >: when was it passed ? > >: and how much is it ???? > >AFAIK, it's the same tax that's charged on your phone bill (I forget the >exact rate). I assume that the Illinois Department of Revenue ruled that >Netcom is a telecommunications service under the terms of the law >imposing that tax. I believe the Chicago area ISPs already pay the tax -- it's included in the monthly fee subscribers pay. Apparently Netcom is passing on that cost ON TOP OF its regular subscription fee. Love that Netcom ...
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 113c94,872cbee1b2db7cd2 X-Google-Attributes: gid113c94,public X-Google-Thread: 106e75,872cbee1b2db7cd2 X-Google-Attributes: gid106e75,public X-Google-Thread: 10e835,872cbee1b2db7cd2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e835,public From: retz@wwa.com (retz) Subject: Re: Illinois Telecommunications Excise Tax - what the %$#@*& ???? Date: 1996/08/31 Message-ID: <32285a1b.5179427@news.wwa.com> X-Deja-AN: 177654891 references: <jakalaDwzLBE.E4p@netcom.com> <ebohlmanDx02v0.3JI@netcom.com> organization: Keepataw Highlands newsgroups: netcom.general,chi.general,chi.personals