Sales Tax

The state next week will begins a 14-day tax "holiday" that will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on items such as clothes, school supplies, and laptops.

The tax “holiday” will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on a wide range of recreational items and activities throughout July.

A House committee has approved a bill that would order a study to determine how much money would have to be made up if property taxes are abolished.

As summer break winds down and students gear up for the academic year, a back-to-school tax “holiday” on items such as clothes and school supplies is set to begin Monday.

Monthly tax collections in Florida continue to exceed expectations, while state economists are concerned that inflation will take a toll on consumer spending.

Floridians who buy items from out-of-state online businesses will be charged sales tax under a plan signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. The money from the taxes will go toward the state's unemployment trust fund. Business groups are excited to see the change.

Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday signed into law a plan to require out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians, with the estimated $1 billion a year in revenue going to curb a pair of taxes on Florida businesses.

State general revenues came in just above a forecast amount in July, but the coronavirus pandemic continued to hammer sales-tax collections.

A bill giving a tax exemption on diapers and feminine hygiene products has cleared its first Florida Senate committee. On average, packaged diapers can…

Florida parents could see cheaper diapers through legislation being considered by lawmakers. The measure by Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, exempts…