What Businesses Should Know About the Florida Department of Revenue Sales Tax Trends in 2025

NEWS & INSIGHTS What Businesses Should Know About the Florida Department of Revenue Sales Tax Trends in 2025 Navigating Florida’s sales and use tax system isn’t getting any easier. The Florida Department of Revenue sales tax rules have always required attention to detail, but recent enforcement trends, legislative changes, and evolving interpretations are making compliance […]

Florida Sales & Use Tax Basics Every Motor Vehicle Dealer Should Know

NEWS & INSIGHTS Florida Sales & Use Tax Basics Every Motor Vehicle Dealer Should Know Running an auto dealership in Florida means navigating a maze of compliance rules, and few are more misunderstood—or more dangerous—than Florida’s sales and use tax laws. Collecting, reporting, and remitting sales tax properly isn’t just a clerical task. It’s a […]

What to Expect in a Florida Sales Tax Audit of Your Auto Dealership

NEWS & INSIGHTS What to Expect in a Florida Sales Tax Audit of Your Auto Dealership If you run a car dealership in Florida—whether you sell new, used, or both—you’re sitting in the Florida Department of Revenue’s crosshairs. Auto dealers are one of the most frequently audited industries in the state, and for good reason: […]

Florida Sales & Use Tax Basics Every Restaurant Owner Should Know

NEWS & INSIGHTS Florida Sales & Use Tax Basics Every Restaurant Owner Should Know When you’re running a restaurant, your focus is probably on the kitchen, not on tax codes. You’re managing inventory, training staff, dealing with food costs, chasing down vendors, and trying to keep customers happy and coming back. But amid the hustle […]

What to Expect in a Florida Sales Tax Audit – Restaurant Edition

NEWS & INSIGHTS What to Expect in a Florida Sales Tax Audit – Restaurant Edition What to Expect in a Florida Sales Tax Audit of Your Restaurant Running a restaurant in Florida means juggling a thousand moving parts—menus, staffing, suppliers, customer service, health inspections… and yes, taxes. One thing that catches many restaurant owners off […]

Trends & Hot Topics in Florida Sales and Use Tax

NEWS & INSIGHTS Trends in Florida Sales and Use Tax Audits Trends in Florida Sales and Use Tax The landscape of Florida’s sales and use tax system continues to evolve, presenting an array of challenges for businesses, tax professionals, and individuals striving to maintain compliance with state regulations. Florida enforces a general sales tax on […]

Temporary Suspension of Hillsborough County Discretionary Sales Surtaxes

NEWS & INSIGHTS Temporary Suspension of Hillsborough County Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Temporary Suspension of Hillsborough County Discretionary Sales Surtaxes Starting January 1, 2025 Important update for businesses operating in Hillsborough County, Florida: Beginning January 1, 2025, certain discretionary sales surtaxes in Hillsborough County will be temporarily suspended. Here’s what you need to know about this […]

Class Action Filed Against Walmart for Sales Tax on Delivery Fees

NEWS & INSIGHTS Class Action Filed Against Walmart for Sales Tax on Delivery Fees On November 18, 2024, a First Amended Class Action Complaint was filed in the Southern District of Florida against Walmart, Inc., challenging Walmart’s charging and collecting of sales tax on delivery fees. The class action seeks damages as well as injunctive […]

FL & Loper Bright: Lessons from the Post-Deference Apocalypse

NEWS & INSIGHTS FL & Loper Bright: Lessons from the Post-Deference Apocalypse When Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturned the longstanding 1984 deference case, Chevron, in June 2024, tax lawyers across the country began to question what a post-deference world would look like in their state. Some attorneys worried about conformity issues. Others worried about […]

Florida Department of Revenue Issues Notice on Taxability of Holiday Decor

NEWS & INSIGHTS Florida Department of Revenue issues notice on taxability of holiday decor Days before you even thought about taking down your Halloween decor, the Florida Department of Revenue was already thinking of ways to tax your Christmas decorations.  According to the Florida Department of Revenue’s TIP 24A01-14, the sale, rental, installation, removal, storage, […]