Maybe that's what it was that I was remembering then, someone needed to
charge X% tax on Y% of the revenue. Thanks, that's helpful.
On 8/5/2015 9:38 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote:
It’s pretty goofy, and it depends on how the end user wants to collect
it. The basic version is the feds set a % rate every quarter but it
only applies to Interstate phone traffic. If the billing system can
keep track of the actual fees charged to the customer for Interstate
traffic, or the percentage of Interstate traffic for a flat rated
service then the tax only applies to the Interstate traffic. Since
that can be a pain in the rear to track the FCC also allows a ‘safe
harbor’ number that says 64.9% of voice traffic is Interstate.
Reportedly the FCC came up with that number by looking at Vonage
traffic years ago, which was obviously heavily weighted to Interstate
calls since it was a cheap workaround to toll charges. It’s likely
not accurate any more but the FCC isn’t going to change the number.
There are also charges that apply to data lines but I don’t have the
details.
Mark
On Aug 5, 2015, at 10:29 AM, Simon Westlake
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Hmm, I felt like there was more to it than that, but maybe I was
wrong then.
On 8/5/2015 9:28 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
So do we :)
In Powercode we just added it as a tax. I want to say it was 15.5%?
Josh Luthman
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On Aug 5, 2015 10:24 AM, "Simon Westlake"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I have a thirst for knowledge.
On 8/5/2015 9:21 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
Tell us why you need to know first.
Josh Luthman
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1100 Wayne St
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Troy, OH 45373
On Aug 5, 2015 10:12 AM, "Simon Westlake"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I seem to vaguely remember someone once telling me it is
calculated as a percentage of the tax that you assess your
customer, but that doesn't seem right to me. Googling has
proved fruitless. Anyone here collect USF and, if so, how
do you calculate it? Or even if you don't collect USF but
know how it should be done, that'll work too!
