How do we get tax-exempt status though, with ""ITFA / ITNA Exemption" like faisel said?
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Carlos Alcantar <car...@race.com> wrote: > Typically you have to file once a year with the companies to let them know > you are tax exempt. As your company status may change. > > Carlos Alcantar > Race Communications / Race Team Member > 1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010 > Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / car...@race.com / http://www.race.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Keymer <m...@viviotech.net> > Date: Friday, September 14, 2012 9:53 AM > To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org> > Subject: Re: Transport Fee's (Taxes and random telecom fee's) > > I had to deal with this with an upstream once that was taxing me. > Finally got it all worked out after sending in copies of the law and > getting the CEO involved. However a year or two later I started to get > taxed again when the company was bought out. Had to resend copies of the > law (Fed and State) over to them again. I also had the full conversation > with the previous CEO so I sent that over as well as he was now a VP > under the new company. > > Do to how much of a hassle I had to go through, I am guessing they still > keep charging tax on other clients that probably should not have been! > > Sincerely, > > Mark Keymer > > On 9/14/2012 8:15 AM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > > > > All Communication Circuits are subject to Communication Taxes, as per > > Tax laws of that State. > > > > Having said that... if this communication circuit is carrying Internet > > Traffic, you can contact the Carrier and Ask them to provide you the > > forms so that you can > > Claim "ITFA / ITNA Exemption" ...(if you are not in a grandfathered > > state) Google for "Internet Tax Freedom Act" and review the Wikipedia > > article for more details and history. > > > > In regards to Dark Fiber..... > > Active Circuits = i.e. circuits where signaling is provided by the > > Carrier are considered to be Communication Circuits and are subject > > to Communication taxes, as per the State Laws. > > > > Dark Fiber is considered to be an asset purchase .. i.e. like leasing > > Office Space/ Automobile / or Machinery... and as such the Lease > > Payments are subject to Sales Taxes only (again, details may vary from > > State to State). > > > > Regards. > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > > Snappy Internet & Telecom > > 7266 SW 48 Street > > Miami, Fl 33155 > > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Helpdesk: 305 663 5518 option 2 Email: supp...@snappydsl.net > > > > On 9/14/2012 10:29 AM, A. Pishdadi wrote: > >> Hello Everyone, > >> > >> We purchase 10Gig waves for transport out of our datacenter and are > >> trying > >> to figure out why the taxes on the circuits are so much. We are paying > >> around 60% additional in taxes and fee's on top of the cost of the > >> circuit. > >> Ofcourse when we were negotiating pricing , it seemed like a great price > >> until we got our first bill, they forgot to mention that we would be > >> paying > >> such fees. > >> It seems like these taxes would be for companies who would be using > >> transport services for voice, but we are all data. Is there any way > >> to get > >> a tax exempt status? How come the same fee's do not apply to dark > >> fiber? We > >> are in process of getting dark fiber to replace the transport > >> circuits but > >> its going to take quite some time as we have a few more years on some > >> of the > >> contracts. The dark fiber we do have there is no taxes at all. Can > >> anyone > >> shed any light on this? > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >