Why Are Cellphones Taxed So Massively? [Cellphones]

When tax expert Bob McIntyre's daughter bought a cellphone for $25, he was surprised to learn she ended up paying almost $60 in total, once taxes were added in. What followed was his adventures into the messy world of the government's cellphone taxing scheme, which is calculated based on the original sticker-price of a phone, and not the post-rebate and discount price. More »

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