It’s here. Tax season. Thanks to our elegant tax code, soon I will join many others in giving you tax tips until you run to your accountant crying. Let’s start off with an easy one: the IRS Telephone Tax Refund.

Summary: Courts decide old phone tax not legit. Tax is to be refunded. You and I get money back.

Easy way: Check a box and take the standard amount, which is $30-$60 depending on how many exemptions you claim. Single people with one exemption get $30. No bills, no paperwork.

Hard way: Gather all your old cell phone, landline, and VoIP bills from February 28, 2003 to August 1, 2006 and add up all the excise tax you paid for those 41 months. ...