Prepaid calling cards companies will incurr taxes on your international calling card. These long distance calling taxes apply to ALL phone cards on the market and they depend on several factors.
The state that you are calling from (using your prepaid calling card) is one of the important factors. Also the calling cards carriers may have different tax percentages applied to the cards.
The destination country that you are calling to with your calling cards is also another factor.
Federal, State, and local taxes for Lifeline Assistance and Universal Service Fund will be deducted from your calling card.
You will find that some calling cards companies have a set tax deducted off the calling card based on the duration of the call. Let's say 15% for all their phone cards.
Other calling cards companies may have variable tax percentages depending on the calling card, between 5% and 25%.
I noticed that calling cards with a higher rate per minute usually have a smaller tax applied on the balance of the PIN.
My personal advice. Don't just jump at purchasing the first prepaid calling card that gets into your hand. Read the details on the website for that specific phone card and then pay special attention to taxes information.
Before going to the top calling card companies, please take your time to read also the rest of the material on calling cards details:
CALLING CARDS MENU PAGES
TOP long distance calling cards providers
USA (United States) ---> 0.8¢
INDIA ---> 8.3¢
UNITED KINGDOM ---> 0.95¢
CANADA ---> 0.89¢
ROMANIA ---> 6.40¢
GERMANY ---> 1.33¢
RUSSIA ---> 2.40¢
AUSTRALIA ---> 0.90¢
BULGARIA ---> 2.40¢
PAKISTAN ---> 7.00¢