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Ask an Expert: Long-Distance Phone Tax Credit

I know the government is offering refunds of the long-distance tax collected before the levy was abolished last year. But I've always deducted that tax along with the toll charges. Does the fact that I've already written off the expense mean I'm out of luck when it comes to the credit?

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