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Re: [Lingo] Complain here about 18% in new fees/ta Two thoughts:
1. A good way to chase off new customer (and perhaps old) in the highly competitive VOIP playing field today.
2. Attorneys have told them they'll be responsible for paying these taxes/fees unless they collect them from their customers first.
I'd say they fear being held responsible for the money later. Otherwise, raising consumer costs doesn't seem to be the trend today. |
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| What the heck are you trying to say in stated option #2. It makes no sense.
What attorney? To whom are they responsible? What the heck does "collect them from their customers first" mean.
Please be more descriptive, your posting makes absolutely no sense although I am sure there is a message here. |
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| said by Trimline:What the heck are you trying to say in stated option #2. It makes no sense. What attorney? To whom are they responsible? What the heck does "collect them from their customers first" mean. Please be more descriptive, your posting makes absolutely no sense although I am sure there is a message here. Sorry I wasn't descriptive enough in my first post, usually I'm too long winded, as I'm about to be 
At the moment, states are forbidden to regulate VOIP, only the federal government in the U.S. can but that doesn't mean VOIP will be free from all taxes. Fees/taxes etc. are still being worked out. Your internet service is taxed, right? Well expect some VOIP charges and taxes eventually, whether it be state, local, or federal. Not being able to regulate VOIP doesn't mean it can't be taxed by some government entity somewhere and if the government decides that taxes should have been charged all along, then the VOIP provider will have to pay all the taxes themselves.
Since raising prices right now in the highly competitive VOIP market seems downright stupid, I was trying to make the point that perhaps Lingo is adding these fees/taxes because they feel, based on attorney's advice I'm sure, that they'll be responsible for paying the bill eventually, once the entire what taxes/fees VOIP should/must/will pay question has been decided, probably in court (meaning you ask an attorney what to do).
Just a comment/thought. Perhaps they are stupid. |
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| Not stupid at all. While I doubt the IRS will attempt to collect excise taxes on VoIP service prior to issuing new regulations, such a step is not out of the question. In any event, there is a strong possibility that excise taxes will be imposed on VoIP services in the not-too-distant future. Here is a recent BNA alert dealing with the subject: »www.bnatax.com/tm/insights_Telecom.htm.
The IRS Advance Notice on this topic is attached: |
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