Originally Posted by
mbstone
We received an email from JetBlue refusing to refund the unauthorized and illegally collected tax on our ticket. They claim "IRS already has the money" and we need to go file a claim with the IRS. This is absolutely outrageous and unacceptable. First of all JetBlue had no legal authority to collect this tax. Second, if JetBlue really wanted pax to file claims with the IRS, they would issue an IRS Form W-2 or whatever. JetBlue has provided no information as to how one is supposed to go about filing with the IRS for this money.
You seem to be confusing two different issues. Jetblue is no longer collecting this tax, along with all other domestic airlines. At the same time, most of the airlines are saying the same thing, which is to contact the IRS. They already have the money. It should be their responsibility to refund the money, not the airlines.