FIle a 1040X form to receive your Telephone Tax Refund.
The Internal Revenue Service offers the Federal Excise Tax Refund, or the Telephone Tax Refund, to return federal excise taxes previously collected on long distance calls or "bundled" phone or Internet Protocol service. This refund was originally offered on the 2006 federal income tax return, and is available only to people who paid federal excise taxes on long distance calls or bundled services between Feb. 23, 2003, and Aug. 1, 2006. The easiest way to claim this refund is to amend your 2006 tax return by filing out Form 1040X.
Instructions
1. Download or obtain Form 1040X, "Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return." This form is available on the IRS website.
2. Fill out the personal information about yourself at the top of the form. Complete line A and check "2006" as the year you are amending in line B.
3. Write "Federal Excise Tax Refund" in line C.
4. Write the amount you are requesting in line 15. Write the letters "FTET" on the line adjacent to line 15.
5. Mail the signed form to your local IRS processing center.
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