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FLORIDA SALES TAX FOR AMUSEMENT MACHINES August 27, 2020
Amusement machines have a unique approach to calculating Florida sales tax on the sales price of each “play.” Failure to calculate the correct amount of Florida sales tax could lead to the machine ...
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FL Sales Tax Audit - Know Your Rights August 26, 2020
The Florida Department of Revenue is governed by certain statutes and rules on how they are supposed to conduct a Florida sales and use tax audit. I would like to go over some of these basic rights so ...
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Refund Deadline Extended for Florida Sales Tax July 15, 2020
Going through a Florida sales tax audit is about as much fun as getting an abscessed tooth drilled into, but there is now a silver lining to going through a Florida sales tax audit. During the 2020 ...
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FL SALES TAX: BRACKET SYSTEM - ALCOHOL June 29, 2020
Florida sales tax issues present an ever-changing landscape. Just when businesses think they have it figured out, the rug gets swept out from underneath them. Most notably, this occurs when the ...
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TIP 15A01-02 - FL Tax Exemptions for Pet Food & Veterinarians March 1, 2015
Grocery products for people are generally exempt from sales tax in Florida. The food for our furry friends is not extended the same courtesy. A new TIP released on February 6, 2015 by the Department ...
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MELBOURNE USED CAR DEALER ARRESTED FOR SALES TAX FRAUD January 25, 2015
MELBOURNE USED CAR DEALER ARRESTED FOR SALES TAX On December 30, 2014, [name omitted] was arrested for sales tax fraud by the Brevard County Sherriff's Department. [Name omitted], a resident of Fort ...
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2014 FICPA DOR LIAISON MEETING SUMMARY December 10, 2014
2014 FICPA DOR LIAISON MEETING For more than 30 years, the FICPA and the Florida Department of Revenue have meet once a year to discuss that state of affairs between our state's taxing authority and ...
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ORLANDO USED CAR DEALER ARRESTED FOR SALES TAX July 13, 2013
ORLANDO USED CAR DEALER ARRESTED FOR SALES TAX In June 2013, [ name omitted ], owner of BAS Specialty Cars, Inc. located at 1580 South Ronald Reagan Blvd, Orlando, Florida, was arrested because she ...
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FL TAA ALERT - RENT FREE MONTHS vs SALES TAX? November 11, 2012
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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FL TAX - VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE CAN BE THE PERFECT SOLUTION October 5, 2012
Upside Down with Your Florida Sales Tax? Why Not Voluntarily Disclose? During a down economic market, it is all too easy for a business to pay the power bill, employee salaries, rent, etc. and not ...
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FL TAX ALERT - GRAND JURY PROPOSAL TO INVESTIGATE CPA's AS SALES TAX CHEATS September 6, 2012
FL TAX ALERT – GRAND JURY PROPOSAL TO INVESTIGATE CPA's AS SALES TAX CHEATS Given the multi-billion dollar shortfall of the Florida's budget in 2009, an 11 th Judicial Circuit Court Grand Jury ...
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MIAMI AUTO REPAIR SHOP OWNER ARRESTED FOR SALES TAX August 25, 2012
On July 19, 2012, [ name omitted ], owner of Leira's Service Station of Miami was hauled in to jail for failing to file six consecutive sales tax returns and refusing to pay taxes due. The Miami ...
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FT. MYERS BUSINESS OWNER ARRESTED FOR FAILING TO REMIT ONLY $8,000 IN SALES TAX COLLECTED August 11, 2012
On July 31, 2012, Munaf M. Rashid was arrested by the Lee County's Sheriff's Department on a 3rd degree felony charge related to a mere $8,000 of collected but unremitted Florida sales tax, according ...
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FL DOR'S GREATEST WEAPON - REVOCATION OF DEALER'S SALES TAX CERTIFICATE August 6, 2012
One of the Florida Department of Revenue's ("FL DOR") weapons against business owners (and licensed professionals) in Florida is that if you do not agree to pay whatever tax the FL DOR claims you owe, ...
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CRIPPLING PENALTIES UNDER FLORIDA SALES AND USE TAX LAW July 19, 2012
People often talk about how complicated government regulation is getting these days and how it makes it very hard for businesses to operate in our great country. One would think that our government ...
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FLORIDA NEXUS QUESTIONNAIRE - WHAT IS NEXUS FOR FLORIDA TAX? July 7, 2012
ANSWERS TO YOUR FLORIDA NEXUS QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNS The days of only major corporations having to deal with tax laws in multiple states has practically vanished in today's world. Even the smallest of ...
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FL CERTIFIED SALES TAX AUDIT - THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE SOLUTION June 4, 2012
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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