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§ 4254. Computation of tax
(a) General rule
If a bill is rendered the taxpayer for local telephone service or toll telephone service—
(1) the amount on which the tax with respect to such services shall be based shall be the sum of all charges for such services included in the bill; except that
(2) if the person who renders the bill groups individual items for purposes of rendering the bill and computing the tax, then (A) the amount on which the tax with respect to each such group shall be based shall be the sum of all items within that group, and (B) the tax on the remaining items not included in any such group shall be based on the charge for each item separately.
(b) Where payment is made for toll telephone service in coin-operated telephones
(c) Certain State and local taxes not included
(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.)