Comments on: Wednesday open thread

By: PCD

PCD — Fri, 26 May 2006 15:49:13 +0000

Pam,

Check out the article link from Iowa Voice. As I read it, the tax refund was for Long Distance tax for the last 3 years.

I turn in my phone bill for partial reimbursement, and my ex took all my financial records upon leaving. That is why I’ll probably not get any of that refund.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 26 May 2006 15:38:40 +0000

Bak- I keep everything for 7 years. Now don’t go purging them until you collect on them! PCD is right about this though..how many people keep their phone bills! Does it apply to cellular?

By: Baklava

Baklava — Fri, 26 May 2006 15:34:23 +0000

I’m a loser too? I have 10 years of phone bills.

Time to purge!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 26 May 2006 14:39:32 +0000

Thanks for that info PCD! I am one of the losers that actually may have my bills. (I compare year to year cost okay!)

By: Lorica

Lorica — Fri, 26 May 2006 14:18:06 +0000

I am losing my mind, or forgetting how to type. I do HOPE you are feeling better Dear. – Lorica

By: Lorica

Lorica — Fri, 26 May 2006 14:17:27 +0000

I do home you are feeling better Dear. – Lorica

By: Severian

Severian — Fri, 26 May 2006 14:01:24 +0000

Maybe the NSA can help us out…

By: PCD

PCD — Fri, 26 May 2006 13:40:06 +0000

**THREAD HIJACK WARNING!!** Brian over at Iowa Voice notes that the Luxury tax on Long distance telephone calls will be refunded for the last 3 years. Here's a quote I lifed from Brian's post: The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday conceded a legal dispute over the federal excise tax on long-distance telephone service and said the Internal Revenue Service will refund tax paid on the service over the past three years. I think this will be one of the most unclaimed refunds in history. Who keeps phone bills for 3 years? Unless the phone companies will be willing to supply the information on how much tax their subscribers paid, I don't see the majority of this refund being collected by the taxpayer.

By: Baklava

Baklava — Thu, 25 May 2006 17:53:12 +0000

I feel for you ST. Best wishes to you.

By: US Vet

US Vet — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:53:52 +0000

ST,
I really hope you are feeling better. Get well soon!!

By: scmommy

scmommy — Thu, 25 May 2006 12:40:10 +0000

Hope you are feeling better this am.

By: stackja1945

stackja1945 — Thu, 25 May 2006 08:54:02 +0000

ST does not need the troubles she has. On a lighter note? No USA? "I end by looking back two centuries to 1757, when a certain ambitious, extremely able and gallant militia colonel approached the War Office to ask whether he could be transferred from the militia to the regular forces since he could not rise beyond the rank of colonel in the militia. Had the War Office of the day had an enlightened Minister like my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces, and not told him that, in spite of his gallant role under Wolfe it had no more use for him, the young Colonel Washington might have taken a different view of this country and history might have taken a different course. "

By: forest hunter

forest hunter — Thu, 25 May 2006 04:38:28 +0000

ST: Have you tried Miso soup with tofu? or Mabo tofu? Soybean products are your friend!

By: John Hawkins

John Hawkins — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:59:34 +0000

Hope you feel better soon.

By: Severian

Severian — Thu, 25 May 2006 01:27:55 +0000

Oh no, you seemed to be doing better. Get well soon ST, hope you feel better soon.