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Florida Eliminates Sales Tax on Commercial Rents

Currently, Florida is the only state in the United States to charge a statewide sales tax on commercial rents. This unique tax was enacted by Florida’s Legislature in 1969 in an effort to increase the ...
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Florida could soon have its sales tax slashed. Here’s how low it may go

Read full article: ‘Just eliminate it entirely:’ Florida Gov. DeSantis vows to axe rent, property taxes DeSantis during a news conference in South Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida House Speaker ...
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Need to restock your hurricane supplies? Here's when you can get some of them tax free in Florida

Florida's new, permanent sales tax exemptions on specific hurricane supplies won't go into effect until Aug. 1. The permanent sales tax exemption replaces the two-week sales tax holidays on disaster ...
WLRN

A Florida sales tax reduction bill has passed its first legislative committee

A proposal to reduce sales tax has passed its first House committee. The reduction is at the center of a standoff between the state’s top political power players over what form tax reductions should ...
WFTV

Florida’s sales tax would more than double if state ditches property taxes

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s taxpayers would be whacked with the highest sales taxes in the nation if the state follows through with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to ditch property taxes, a think ...
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Florida sales tax holiday for disaster supplies goes away. Here's what replaced it

There won't be one or two Florida sales tax holidays to help residents save money on disaster supplies. Instead, there will be a permanent sales tax exemption on specific disaster preparedness items.