Blog Posts in June, 2012

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  • FL TAX LITIGATION ALERT - Online Travel Companies Win in Orange County
    FL TAX LITIGATION ALERT - Online Travel Companies Win in Orange County

    EXPEDIA AND ORBITZ DEAL ANOTHER BLOW TO FLORIDA COUNTIES In the never-ending national battle between the various counties and the Online Travel Companies (OTC's) over the Tourist Development Tax, the ...

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  • Florida Sales Tax Exemption and Refund Opportunity for the Petroleum Industry
    Florida Sales Tax Exemption and Refund Opportunity for the Petroleum Industry

    Growing up and helping out in my family's business that has owned, operated, and distributed petroleum in South Florida for more than over 30 years, I am always on the lookout for new tax savings ...

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  • FL LEGISLATION ALERT - RENEWABLE FUELS & EQUIPMENT - SALES TAX EXEMPTION
    FL LEGISLATION ALERT - RENEWABLE FUELS & EQUIPMENT - SALES TAX EXEMPTION

    FL SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS – GAS STATIONS TAKE NOTE - BIODIESEL, ETHANOL, AND OTHER RENEWABLE FUELS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT Florida recently amended § 212.08(7)(hhh), Florida Statutes, to allow for a ...

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  • FL TAX LITIGATION ALERT - NOPA - VERIZON VS FL DOR - STATE WINS AT TRIAL
    FL TAX LITIGATION ALERT - NOPA - VERIZON VS FL DOR - STATE WINS AT TRIAL

    FL DOR Wins at Trial Level in Notice of Proposed Assessment vs State of Limitations In February of this year, we wrote about an amazing case that was filed in the Florida 2 nd Circuit in which Verizon ...

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  • FL CERTIFIED SALES TAX AUDIT - THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE SOLUTION
    FL CERTIFIED SALES TAX AUDIT - THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE SOLUTION

    WHO DO YOU CALL WITH A SALES TAX QUESTION WHEN YOUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM IS ALSO THE STATE SALES TAX AUDITOR? I recently sat down with the CFO of a major, privately held company in Florida to ...

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