You just finished Florida sales and use tax audit for your company (or your client’s) and, I’m guessing you are not happy with the results. You are looking for a lawyer to help challenge the sales tax assessment with experience filing an administrative protest with the Florida Department of Revenue. I take it you want a law firm with many years of experience that really knows what they are doing but one that doesn’t charge Fortune 1,000 level fees for doing so. You’ve come to the right place as we are the one law firm in Florida that truly specializes in challenging the Florida Department of Revenue for sales tax matters. At Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, PA – we have 16 attorneys and former auditors on staff that do nothing but sales tax challenges every day. Since our firm started in 1991, we’ve filed thousands of challenges against the agency for almost every industry imaginable.
You probably received a Notice of Proposed Assessment (aka NOPA) with outrageously high taxes, penalties, and interest (at 12%). Make sure you pay attention to the date of the NOPA as there are very specific deadlines that can’t be missed or you will lose your appeal rights! You have 60 days from the date of the NOPA to file an administrative protest with the FL DOR in Tallahassee. But you also have 120 days from the date of the NOPA to alternatively file a Chapter 120 petition, a more formal type of challenge. Don’t miss these deadlines!
At this point, I’m sure you would like to discuss what happened in the audit, just how wrong the auditors got the results, and learn just what it takes to challenge the assessment. Our law firm offers free initial consultations to do just that. We can discuss in detail what the next steps are and probably come up not only with a simple game plan and but also the expected results, all on the free initial call. You might be surprised to learn that we might have a plan to get the penalties and interest removed as well. What are you waiting for? Give us a call today!
About the Author: James Sutton is a Florida licensed CPA and attorney as well as a shareholder in Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, PA. Mr. Sutton is charge of the Tampa office of the firm and practices almost exclusively in the area of Florida Sales & Use Tax Controversy. Mr. Sutton handles audits, protest, litigation, criminal cases, revocations, collections, and consulting engagements all in the area of sales tax. Mr. Sutton is an active member in the FICPA and Florida Bar Tax Section. Mr. Sutton has been the State and Local Tax Chairman for the AAA-CPA, past president of the Florida AAA-CPA, and past Chairman for the State Tax Committee for the FICPA. Mr. Sutton also taught law school as an adjunct professor over 20 years at Stetson University College of Law. Otherwise, you can learn more about Mr. Sutton in his firm bio HERE and you call him directly at 813-775-2131 or email JamesSutton@FloridaSalesTax.com
About the Firm: At the Law Office of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, PA, our primary practice area is Florida taxes, with a very heavy emphasis in Florida sales and use tax. We have defended Florida businesses against the Florida Department of Revenue since 1991 and have over 150 years of cumulative sales tax experience within our firm. Our shareholders are both CPAs/Accountants and Attorneys, so we understand both the accounting side of the situation as well as the legal side. We even have former sales tax auditors on staff. We represent taxpayers and business owners from the entire state of Florida. Contact us for a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION to confidentially discuss how we can help put this nightmare behind you.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDIT DEFENSE, published June 30, 2025, by James Sutton, CPA, Esq.
FLORIDA SALES TAX – SELF-STORAGE AFTER 10-1-25, published July 22, 2025, by James Sutton, CPA, Esq.
FLORIDA SALES TAX – REPEAL OF COMMERCIAL RENT TAX, published July 1, 2025, by James Sutton, CPA, Esq.
FL SALES TAX – TAXABLE COMMERCIAL STORAGE OR BAILMENT, published November 10, 2015, by Matthew Parker, Esq.
FL SALES TAX AUDIT – FROM AUDIT NOTICE (DR-840) TO NOPA, published September 17, 2023, by Matthew Parker, Esq.
FLORIDA SALES AND USE TAX FOR TAXABLE SERVICES, published December 1, 2023, by David Brennan, Esq.
FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDIT HELP, published January 8, 2025, by James H. Sutton, CPA, Esq.
FLORIDA SALES TAX AUDITS PROCESS AND TRAPS, published March 4, 2023, by David Brennan, Esq.
DON’T HIRE AN IRS ATTORNEY FOR SALES TAX PROBLEMS!, published July 17, 2024, by James Sutton, CPA, Esq.
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