As if the IRS doesn't already have its hands full beginning to process
> 2006 tax returns and implement deductions authorized by Congress late
> last year, now comes a new headache policing the issuance of rebates
> of up to $60 in telephone excise tax to almost all tax filers.
Can this be claimed by those who take the standard deduction or does one have to itemize deductions?
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: The original article noted that some amount of money -- between $30 and $60 depending on the number of phone users in the household -- was the default, no questions asked amount of money. PAT]