Blog Posts in January, 2013

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TAMPA CAR DEALER FACES 15+ YEARS FOR SALES TAX THEFT January 26, 2013
On January 7, 2013 [name omitted], former owner of Fair Deal Auto Sales of Tampa, Inc., was arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on felony charges concerning theft of over $91,000 of ...
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FL TAX ALERT - USED CAR DEALERS TARGETED!!!! January 19, 2013
USED CAR DEALERS ARE THE FOCUS OF A STATEWIDE SALES TAX SWEEP BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. HERE IS THE REASON WHY… Because our law firm practices almost exclusively against the Florida ...
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2013 FL SALES TAX RATES FOR HOTELS - BY COUNTY January 17, 2013
[Need 2015 Hotel Rates? Go HERE ] Sales and Use Tax Rates by County 1-Jan-13 Florida has a base tax rate of 6%. Local taxes are in addition to this base rate. Below is a list by County that includes ...
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FL LITIGATION ALERT - MST CONSTRUCTION - THE DOR TOLD ME TO DO IT THIS WAY January 17, 2013
In November 30, 2012, MST Construction Inc (MST), filed suit against the Department of Revenue in Leon County. MST claimed that it does not owe an assessed sales tax purported to be owed by the ...
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FL LITIGATION ALERT - HOTELS LIABLE FOR TAX ON EXEMPT GUESTS January 8, 2013
Florida's largest industry is tourism, with hotels, restaurants, and car rentals being a constant source of revenue for both Florida's tourism industry as well as the state of Florida from the sales ...
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FLORIDA 2013 DISCRETIONARY SALES SURTAX RATES January 5, 2013
Florida's state 6% sales tax rate is the starting point for businesses and consumers to determine the proper sales tax rate to charge for the sale of tangible personal property in Florida. A majority ...
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