by Charlie Leocha | Aug 23, 2024
Every traveler pays a 7.5 percent transportation excise tax. It is a tax paid by travelers, not the airlines. There is no tax on checked baggage. From the way politicians speak about the transportation federal excise tax, the uninformed would think that this is a tax...
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 9, 2011
The airlines, after enjoying two-weeks of collecting what should have been tax revenues, have dropped airfares as the FAA began taxing flights again. To passengers, who may not have been paying attention, it looks like airfares stayed level over the past month....
by Charlie Leocha | Aug 5, 2011
I never thought the day would come when I would be happy to see tax collections return. But, today is that day. After rumors that I reported on three days ago of the possibility of a deal on the stalled FAA extension, the extension passed. A jubilant Ray LaHood,...
by Charlie Leocha | Jul 28, 2011
Here is the official IRS FAQ page regarding the Lapse of Air Transportation Excise Taxes after July 22, 2011. The Consumer Travel Alliance has sent the IRS a request for the proper procedures for claiming the excise taxes and domestic segment fees for flights taken...
