Taxes

Florida business groups have argued for years that retailers in the state are at a competitive disadvantage because out-of-state businesses aren’t collecting sales taxes.

State GOP chairman Sen. Joe Gruters says it could add more than $600 million a year to Florida's economy, which has taken a hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida residents will get a break on the cost of school supplies this weekend during the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday.

Retailers reeling from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic hope Floridians will indulge in a chance to save some money this weekend as students prepare for the new school year, whether it be in traditional classrooms or online. The state will hold a sales-tax “holiday” from Friday through Sunday.

TALLAHASSEE --- Starting Friday, shoppers in Florida emerging from coronavirus stay-at-home orders can avoid paying sales taxes while putting together...

Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge says the county may have to raise taxes to cope with the coronavirus revenue hit.

Democratic lawmakers are asking Governor Ron DeSantis to stop the $540 million in refunds heading to corporations May 1. They warn Florida could be hit...

As lawmakers prepare for formal budget negotiations, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday signed off on a proposal that would provide a sales...

Local communities would no longer be able to use money from tourist-development taxes and half-cent sales taxes on professional sports facilities, under...

A legal battle about a property-tax exemption for a Gainesville acupuncture school is headed to the Florida Supreme Court.