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  • Florida Sales Tax - Commercial Real Property Rental
    Florida Sales Tax - Commercial Real Property Rental

    Do you rent commercial real property? It does not matter whether you are the landlord or lessee, the Florida Department of Revenue could pursue either (and sometimes both!) parties until a payment is ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX SALES FOR RESALE EXEMPTION
    FLORIDA SALES TAX SALES FOR RESALE EXEMPTION

    With Florida sales and use tax issues, there are a lot of different facets one must keep track of to ensure compliance. If you take the wrong step, you can end up with a huge assessment. In instances ...

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  • DECEMBER 2023 - FL REDUCES SALES TAX ON COMMERCIAL RENTAL
    DECEMBER 2023 - FL REDUCES SALES TAX ON COMMERCIAL RENTAL

    Florida is the only state to charge sales tax on commercial rentals of real property. “Commercial real property” subject to this tax includes land, buildings, office or retail space, convention or ...

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  • FL Sales Tax Notice of Assessment Personal Liability: What is it and what to do!
    FL Sales Tax Notice of Assessment Personal Liability: What is it and what to do!

    If a business has any experience owing money to the Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR), then it likely knows that as an open business it faces a serious risk of having its bank account being frozen. ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDITS PROCESS AND TRAPS
    FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDITS PROCESS AND TRAPS

    The Florida Department of Revenue is increasing the amount of audits conducted and those being assessed. Many times, the Florida Department of Revenue makes an assessment and tells their victim that ...

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  • 2023 Florida Sales Tax Rate on Commercial Rent
    2023 Florida Sales Tax Rate on Commercial Rent

    2023 Florida Sales Tax Rate on Commercial Rent Florida is the only state in the United States to impose a sales tax on commercial rent. For years now, the state of Florida has considered itself at a ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDITS USING 1099-Ks
    FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDITS USING 1099-Ks

    As a business owner, you can be doing everything right with running your business. One day you may open your mail to find an audit notice from the Florida Department of Revenue. While fear may come to ...

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  • Part 2 - FL DOR's Bad Legislative Package 2022
    Part 2 - FL DOR's Bad Legislative Package 2022

    On December 29, 2021, we posted an article on our website entitled, “Florida DOR’s 2022 Legislative Package BAD for Florida Business”, which included a link to the twenty proposed ideas prepared by ...

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  • 2022 Florida Sales Tax Rate on Commercial Rent
    2022 Florida Sales Tax Rate on Commercial Rent

    NEED 2023 RATES? CLICK HERE Florida is the only state in the United States to impose a sales tax on commercial rent. For years now, the state of Florida has considered itself at a competitive ...

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  • STOP Collecting Hillsborough County 1% Sales Surtax
    STOP Collecting Hillsborough County 1% Sales Surtax

    On February 25, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court struct down Hillsborough County’s 1% surtax earmarked for transportation originally enacted in 2018. Business owners have been in a state of limbo ...

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  • 2021 Florida Sales Tax Commercial Rent
    2021 Florida Sales Tax Commercial Rent

    Looking for the 2022 Florida sales tax rate on commercial rent - CLICK HERE Florida is the only state in the United States to impose a sales tax on commercial rent. For years now, the state of Florida ...

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  • Are Gratuities Subject to Florida Sales Tax?
    Are Gratuities Subject to Florida Sales Tax?

    The taxability of gratuities depends on whether the gratuity is part of the sale of the good or service. The answer is not a simple yes or no, it’s more situational. Let’s look at two different ...

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  • Florida – Restaurant Sales and Use Tax Audits
    Florida – Restaurant Sales and Use Tax Audits

    Businesses across the board have taken a huge hit as a result of COVID. This pandemic was and still continues to be something no one could have planned for that’s for sure. As restaurants reopen or ...

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  • FL Sales Tax: How To Settle with the Tax Man - Part 1
    FL Sales Tax: How To Settle with the Tax Man - Part 1

    Understanding settlement authority of the Department of Revenue when there is doubt as to liability Part I of 2 The statutory framework for compromise of taxes, interest and associated penalties. This ...

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  • Florida Sales and Use Tax Audits
    Florida Sales and Use Tax Audits

    Things to know before starting a Florida sales and use tax audit A Florida sales and use tax audit can be a very stressful and complicated event. I would like to go over some basic facts you should be ...

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  • FL Sales and Use Tax Audits – Audit Notices Are Coming
    FL Sales and Use Tax Audits – Audit Notices Are Coming

    Everyone is aware that the recent pandemic has impacted businesses and the overall economy. This necessarily has impacted the amount of tax revenue going to the state of Florida and its counties. What ...

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  • FL SALES TAX AUDIT - UNDERSTANDING AUDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE
    FL SALES TAX AUDIT - UNDERSTANDING AUDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

    If you get chosen to be audited by the Florida Department of Revenue you should understand how most auditors think and operate. Auditors are taught two main concepts that drive most audits. ALL ...

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  • FL DEPT OF REVENUE AUDIT VS LIMITED SCOPE AUDIT
    FL DEPT OF REVENUE AUDIT VS LIMITED SCOPE AUDIT

    The Florida Department of Revenue (DOR) has traditionally issued two different types of sales and use tax audit notices. These are the DR-840 “full” audit notice that was traditionally issued from a ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX ON CONCESSION SALES
    FLORIDA SALES TAX ON CONCESSION SALES

    Sales from concession stands of food, drinks, tobacco products, and various other items generally are subject to Florida sales tax. Florida sales tax will be imposed at the rate where the concession ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDIT HELP
    FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDIT HELP

    There are a lot of firms out there claiming to be able to help you with your sales tax audit. Hiring someone to represent your company during a sales tax audit is a serious decision. You should ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX BRACKET SYSTEM
    FLORIDA SALES TAX BRACKET SYSTEM

    If you or your client collect Florida sales tax and do not know about the “bracket system,” then you may have a potential costly problem waiting to be discovered during your next Florida sales and use ...

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  • FL Sales Tax – Coronavirus Late Payment Forgiveness
    FL Sales Tax – Coronavirus Late Payment Forgiveness

    The Florida Department of Revenue just announced a small bit of tax relief for businesses affected by the economic effects coronavirus pandemic. Big picture, the Florida Department of Revenue will ...

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  • Florida Sales Tax and Coronavirus
    Florida Sales Tax and Coronavirus

    As many businesses are forced to close while others are forced to scale back hours or types of operations (e.g. take out only for restaurants), many business owners are worried about how to pay their ...

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  • FL DOR – Prosecuting Criminally Based on IRS 1099 Data
    FL DOR – Prosecuting Criminally Based on IRS 1099 Data

    Business owners and managers are required to collect and remit sales tax for transactions subject to sales tax in Florida. We routinely hear from business owners who are behind in sales tax. This ...

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  • FL SALES TAX BILL: WIN FOR FOOD/GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICES
    FL SALES TAX BILL: WIN FOR FOOD/GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICES

    The food and grocery delivery service industry in Florida should be holding their collective breath right now because they just might be handed a huge victory in the latest sales tax legislation. ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX RATE ON COMMERCIAL RENT 2020
    FLORIDA SALES TAX RATE ON COMMERCIAL RENT 2020

    Looking for 2021 sales tax rates on commercial rent? Click HERE. Florida is the only state in the nation that subjects commercial rent to sales tax, which puts Florida at a competitive disadvantage ...

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  • FL DOR TARGETS RESTAURANTS FOR SALES TAX AUDITS
    FL DOR TARGETS RESTAURANTS FOR SALES TAX AUDITS

    The Florida Department of Revenue often engages in what they have politely coined “campaigns.” A “campaign” really means that they will be conducting a disproportionate number of audits in a ...

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  • Technology: Overlooked Florida Sales Tax Exemption
    Technology: Overlooked Florida Sales Tax Exemption

    Technology and Florida’s sales and use tax laws have been playing a game of cat and mouse for decades. As new technology enters the market, Florida tries to capture that new technology under its ...

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  • 2019 Hillsborough County Commercial Rent Tax Rate: 8.2%
    2019 Hillsborough County Commercial Rent Tax Rate: 8.2%

    Florida is the only state in the country to subject commercial rent to sales tax. There has been a push at the state level to lower and eventually repeal this tax, with the state tax rate on ...

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  • FL SALES TAX 10% PENALTY FOR LATE FILING
    FL SALES TAX 10% PENALTY FOR LATE FILING

    If you are registered with the Florida Department of Revenue (“Department”) for sales and use tax purposes, you most likely have a requirement to file a Sales and Use Tax Return, Form DR-15. ...

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  • Florida Notice of Final Assessment (NOFA) | FL Dept. of Revenue
    Florida Notice of Final Assessment (NOFA) | FL Dept. of Revenue

    The Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR) loves to send out mailings to taxpayers. In many cases, the FDOR’s computer system sends out the “good” news automatically when there is an amount that is due. ...

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  • FLORIDA SALES TAX INFORMAL WRITTEN PROTEST
    FLORIDA SALES TAX INFORMAL WRITTEN PROTEST

    If you are here reading about your right to file a FLORIDA SALES TAX INFORMAL WRITTEN PROTEST, then you have just been through a Florida sales and use tax audit, a mind numbing experience in which a ...

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  • Florida Sales Tax Audits - Common Industries Targeted
    Florida Sales Tax Audits - Common Industries Targeted

    Business owners should be aware that the Florida Department of Revenue is getting very aggressive in their approach to sales and use tax audits as well as reemployment tax audits. By using a wide ...

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  • FL Sales Tax vs Restaurant Management Agreements
    FL Sales Tax vs Restaurant Management Agreements

    Florida imposes sales tax on commercial rent. But did you know that the Florida Department of Revenue often takes the position that certain management agreements are commercial rentals subject to ...

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  • Restaurant Basics to Avoid Sales and Use Tax Audits
    Restaurant Basics to Avoid Sales and Use Tax Audits

    As there are so many moving parts to running a business, especially a restaurant, proper sales tax collection is oftentimes overlooked. When restaurant owners call us and tell us they need help with ...

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  • Scholarship Donations in Lieu of FL Sales Tax on Rent?
    Scholarship Donations in Lieu of FL Sales Tax on Rent?

    Does your business make donations to help fund scholarships? Does your business also pay sales tax on commercial rent? As of October 1, 2018, Florida businesses can apply to reduce the sales tax on ...

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  • Florida Sales Tax - Voluntary Disclosure Program
    Florida Sales Tax - Voluntary Disclosure Program

    The purpose of this article is to discuss one of the most beneficial areas of Florida sales tax law – The Florida Voluntary Disclosure Program. Florida’s sales tax laws are endlessly complicated. ...

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  • RESTAURANT FLORIDA SALES TAX HANDBOOK
    RESTAURANT FLORIDA SALES TAX HANDBOOK

    FLORIDA SALES TAX ON RESTAURANTS Restaurant owners and managers know the challenges of daily operations. From the stresses of employees being unable to make a shift to ensuring you have enough product ...

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