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IRS Fights Back on Cell Phone Issue

16 June 2009

The IRS is fighting back on the cell phone issue – only someone forgot to call their PR person first.
As blogged earlier, the IRS has asked for feedback on its proposal to set more specific rules for the taxation of personal use of cell phones. The current rules require the entire “value” (whatever that [...]

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What’s next, a tax on each sip of office coffee?

16 June 2009

If the IRS felt that the announcement that they were looking for ways to resolve the “cell phone tax” issue would allay the fears of taxpayers, they were wrong. In addition to a buzz on the blogosphere, traditional journalists are taking the IRS to task on the matter. Today, the Wall Street Journal [...]

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Taxing Cell Phone Service: What Will It Cost You?

14 June 2009

Following up on my earlier post about the IRS taxation of cell phones, I’m curious to know what the average cell phone bill is for my readers. The cost of the phone service will be a consideration for purposes of taxation – I’m guessing the cost of the phone will be included, as well.
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IRS Talks Cell Phones Again

14 June 2009

Some of us consider employer-provided cell phones a much appreciated necessity. Some of us consider them a burden. The IRS considers them income.
I previously blogged that the IRS considers employer-provided cell phones a fringe benefit subject to reporting and consequently, taxation. The initial buzz on this issue, which started about a [...]

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Cell Phone Tax Continues to Generate Publicity

16 August 2008

I received a lot of feedback via email and twitter on the story that I posted about the IRS stance on taxing employee cell phone use. Yesterday, I was advised that NPR ran a story about this very issue on Thursday. While I didn’t hear the story on the radio, I did read [...]

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Dialing Up Trouble: IRS Tries to Enforce Cell Phone Fringe Benefits

4 August 2008

Cell phones are changing the world. A few years ago, I called my mother in the afternoon on my cell phone – to my carrier, a minute was a minute no matter when you called. I remember vividly my mother’s response.
“It must be nice,” she said, “to be so rich that you [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: More cell phone questions

14 April 2008

Taxpayer asks:
I have a quick question regarding tax deductions. My husband and I are both military. I am National Guard and he is active duty National Guard. It was brought to my attention that we can deduct internet service & cell phone service as a deduction under unreimbursed employee expenses.
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Ask the taxgirl: Cell Phone Plan

14 April 2008

Taxpayer asks:
The reader who asked the question (regarding your Feb 28 cell phone deduction post) seemed to presume she’d deduct the cost of the “extra line” (which is usually a minimal cost), but let’s say she was just getting her phones set up from scratch. Could she have given her brother the primary line [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Cell phone deductions

28 February 2008

Taxpayer asks:
I own a single-family home as rental property out of state that is characterized as investment property on my property insurance and as a non-owner occupied home on my mortgage. My brother manages and maintains the property for me. I bought his cell phone and pay his portion of the monthly charges [...]

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