airfare tax – refund??

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<p>Has anyone received an airfare tax refund? What are the dates for ticket purchase and actual travel that qualify for the refund?</p>

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<p>I am not sure but my d who traveled in June & Aug & bought her ticket in march tells me she qualifies</p>

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<p>I thought they said people would not get a refund. They backdated the taxes to the date the FAA shut down or something.</p>

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<p>darn
[IRS:</a> No tax refunds for fliers, after all - USATODAY.com](<a href=“http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/08/irs-no-tax-refunds-for-fliers-after-all/414030/1]IRS:”>http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/08/irs-no-tax-refunds-for-fliers-after-all/414030/1)</p>

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<p>It’s good that the tax will not be applied retroactively for those who purchased tickets during the shutdown.</p>

<p>As a reminder, those taxes won’t be applied to new tickets until Monday, so consider buying your tickets this weekend.</p>

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<p>EK, thanks for the link.</p>

<p>Silly me, I should have known hell would freeze over before the gov would refund money. I am thankful I purchased tickets for 2 trips on July 24th and 25th. :)</p>

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<p>Alaska Airlines just sent an email saying that tickets are still tax-free through this weekend.</p>