One factor that could make a big difference in the cost of VoIP solutions for small businesses is tax. In the comparison between the plans of regular phone and VoIP providers that you need to know how much tax will be charged. At the moment the only VoIP taxes charged on one bill for VoIP in the U.S. is federal tax. This is only 3% of your bill compared to the regular telephone bill incorporates a number of other taxes and fees.

With regular phone service, state and local taxes are based on the call comes from. This is usually a home or business. However, VoIP and location of the caller is not always known and are able to connect to the Internet and make calls from anywhere using the same phone number. The issue of taxation of VoIP has been raised by U.S. Members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, as it is clear that technology has surpassed the standards for taxation of telephone services.

Regulation of VoIP around the world

In some countries the introduction of VoIP solutions has prompted governments to impose restrictions on how the VoIP solutions can be provided. High taxes are imposed on companies in VoIP Panama and Colombia and Mexico now allows operators to offer VoIP.

It is also strictly banned in Ethiopia, where the introduction of VoIP solutions has had a negative impact on revenues generated by the telecommunications company owned by the government. India plans to allow unrestricted VoIP services, but currently only the sale of cards long distance calls are allowed.

In developing countries, providers of VoIP solutions are a threat to traditional existing Telecom companies, however, the restrictions only to deny small businesses the opportunity to use new technologies and be at par with their counterparts around the world.