Last week I wrote and told you that according to the IRS website, passengers who paid for tickets on or before July 22, 2011, for travel beginning on or after July 23, 2011, may be entitled to a refund of the tax. The IRS even went so far as to request that the airlines refund […]

The IRS offers FAQs about expired airline ticket taxes. Until they are reinstated by Congress, the following federal air transportation excise taxes do not apply to transportation beginning on or after July 23, 2011: • The 7.5 percent tax on the base ticket price; • The domestic segment tax of $3.70 per person per segment […]