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  • BROWARD COUNTY CAR DEALER FACES 15+ YEARS FOR SALES TAX THEFT
    BROWARD COUNTY CAR DEALER FACES 15+ YEARS FOR SALES TAX THEFT

    On De cember 4, 2012, Biel Semexant, Jr., former owner of Smart Carz, LLC and Auction Access USA was arrested by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on multiple felony charges concerning theft of over ...

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  • FL TAA ALERT- SALES TAX ON RENT - INVERSE PYRAMIDING?
    FL TAA ALERT- SALES TAX ON RENT - INVERSE PYRAMIDING?

    FLORIDA REAL PROPERTY LEASE FOR RE-LEASING - EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX? Arnold Palmer once said, "Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated." The same can be said of sales taxes and a recent ...

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  • FL TAX ALERT - LIQUOR STORE OWNERS TARGETED!!!!
    FL TAX ALERT - LIQUOR STORE OWNERS TARGETED!!!!

    LIQUOR STORE OWNERS ARE BEING AUDITED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AT UNPRECIDENTED LEVELS. HERE IS THE REASON WHY… If you own a liquor store (or convenience store) in Florida, then you have ...

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  • FL TAX ALERT - WALTON COUNTY LOCAL SALES TAX RISES TO 1.5%
    FL TAX ALERT - WALTON COUNTY LOCAL SALES TAX RISES TO 1.5%

    FL TAX ALERT – WALTON COUNTY LOCAL SALES TAX RISES TO 1.5% While inflation may remain at almost zero for a historically long period of time, at least one county in Florida decided that it can raise ...

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  • FL TAA ALERT - RENT FREE MONTHS vs SALES TAX?
    FL TAA ALERT - RENT FREE MONTHS vs SALES TAX?

    DO YOU NEED TO CHARGE SALES TAX DURING THE MONTHS A LANDLORD OFFERS FREE RENT IN FLORIDA? Florida is the only state in the country that has a general tax on the rental of real property. As such, ...

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  • FLORIDA HISTORICAL SALES TAX RATES
    FLORIDA HISTORICAL SALES TAX RATES

    Practitioners & Taxpayers, To be well prepared to examine whether proper sales tax amounts have been paid, it is often necessary to not only review the current sales tax rates, but also the sales tax ...

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