Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 4254. Computation of tax
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 4254
At a glance
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- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- September 2, 1958 by Pub. L. 85–859
- Last amended
- November 12, 1977 by Pub. L. 95–172
- Amendments
- 2 dated changes in the source credit
- Length
- 3 subsections · 280 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1; cited by 0 Code sections and 1 other regulation
- Regulations
- 2 issued under this section
If the tax imposed by section 4251 with respect to toll telephone service is paid by inserting coins in coin-operated telephones, tax shall be computed to the nearest multiple of 5 cents, except that, where the tax is midway between multiples of 5 cents, the next higher multiple shall apply.
For purposes of this subchapter, in determining the amounts paid for communications services, there shall not be included the amount of any State or local tax imposed on the furnishing or sale of such services, if the amount of such tax is separately stated in the bill.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 504; Pub. L. 85–859, title I, § 133(a), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1291; Pub. L. 89–44, title III, § 302, June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 147; Pub. L. 95–172, § 2(a), Nov. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1358.)
Regulations under this section
Treasury regulations (26 CFR) issued under § 4254
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.
This section cites 1 other section
Cited in 1 regulation not issued under it
Amendment history
From the source credit and the official notes, newest first.
Where it sits in the Code
Nearby sections
- § 4251 Imposition of tax
- § 4252 Definitions
- § 4253 Exemptions
- § 4254 Computation of tax
Official notes
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Editorial Notes
Codification
This subchapter, relating to the tax on communications was repealed by Pub. L. 90–364, title I, § 105(b)(3), June 28, 1968, 82 Stat. 266, as amended by Pub. L. 91–172, title VII, § 702(b)(3), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 91–614, title II, § 201(b)(3), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1843, effective with respect to amounts paid pursuant to bills first rendered on or after Jan. 1, 1982. In the case of communications services rendered before Nov. 1, 1981, for which a bill has not been rendered before Jan. 1, 1982, a bill shall be treated as having been first rendered on Dec. 31, 1981. Repeal of this subchapter was not executed in view of the amendments to section 4251 of this title by Pub. L. 96–499, Pub. L. 97–34, Pub. L. 97–248, Pub. L. 98–369, Pub. L. 99–514, Pub. L. 100–203, and Pub. L. 101–508, extending the date in (and finally eliminating) provisions which had reduced the tax to zero after a specified date.
Amendments
1977—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–172 added subsec. (c).
1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–44 substituted “local telephone service or toll telephone service” for “general telephone service, toll telephone service, or telegraph service”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–44 substituted “toll telephone service” for “toll telephone service or telegraph service” in catchline and text.
1958—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–859 provided that if the person who renders the bill groups individual items for purposes of rendering the bill and computing the tax, then the amount on which the tax with respect to each group shall be based shall be the sum of all items within that group, and the tax on remaining items not included in any such group shall be based on the charge of each item separately.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–859 substituted “toll telephone service” for “long distance telephone service”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–172, § 2(b), Nov. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1358, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect only with respect to amounts paid pursuant to bills first rendered on or after the first day of the first month which begins more than 20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 12, 1977]. For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of communications services rendered more than 2 months before the effective date provided in the preceding sentence, no bill shall be treated as having been first rendered on or after such effective date.”
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–44 applicable to amounts paid pursuant to bills rendered on or after January 1, 1966, for service rendered on or after such date, but, in the case of amounts paid pursuant to bills rendered after January 1, 1966, for services rendered before such date for which no previous bill had been rendered, applicable except with respect to such services as were rendered more than two months before such date, see section 701(b)(2)(A) of Pub. L. 89–44, set out as a note under section 4251 of this title.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
For effective date of amendment made by Pub. L. 85–859, see section 133(b) of Pub. L. 85–859, set out as a note under section 4251 of this title.