Comenity Bank Sales Tax Refund Fight Against Florida DOR Ends in Dismissal
NEWS & INSIGHTS Comenity Bank Sales Tax Refund Fight Against Florida DOR Dismissed by Circuit Court A Leon County circuit court order offers a detailed roadmap for how Florida treats third-party lenders seeking sales tax bad debt refunds, and why standing and dealer registration remain strict, threshold requirements under Chapter 212. Background on the Dispute […]
Tax Section Heads to Amelia Island for the 2026 Organizational Meeting
NEWS & INSIGHTS Tax Section Heads to Amelia Island for the 2026 Organizational Meeting Mark your calendars. The Florida Bar Tax Section’s 2026 Organizational Meeting brings members to the Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa for a Fourth of July weekend filled with CLE programming, leadership development, and oceanfront networking for tax attorneys, CPAs, and […]
Florida’s New Sales Tax Exemption for Gold and Silver Coins: What Takes Effect July 1, 2026
NEWS & INSIGHTS Florida’s New Sales Tax Exemption for Gold and Silver Coins: What Takes Effect July 1, 2026 Florida is rolling out a new sales and use tax exemption for legal tender gold and silver coins beginning July 1, 2026. This guide breaks down the statutory definitions, purity thresholds, exclusions for jewelry and collectibles, and what taxpayers need […]
Florida’s 2026 Tax Rate Resets: Fuel, Utility, and Severance Tax Changes Practitioners Need to Track
NEWS & INSIGHTS Florida’s 2026 Tax Rate Resets: Fuel, Utility, and Severance Tax Changes Practitioners Need to Track The Florida Department of Revenue issued a cluster of Tax Information Publications in 2026 touching local option fuel tax ordinances, gross receipts tax index prices for gas and electricity, and severance tax rates for phosphate rock, heavy […]
Amazon, Marketplace Facilitators, and South Carolina Sales Tax: What the Supreme Court’s 2026 Decision Means for Florida SALT Readers
NEWS & INSIGHTS Amazon, Marketplace Facilitators, and Sales Tax: What South Carolina’s 2026 Decision Means for Florida SALT The South Carolina Supreme Court’s Amazon decision highlights how courts treat marketplace facilitators as sellers based on operational control. For Florida taxpayers, Chapter 212 already codifies these rules, shifting the focus from whether a platform is taxable […]
When Is a Marketplace the Seller? Wisconsin Court Holds StubHub Liable for Sales Tax
NEWS & INSIGHTS When Is a Marketplace the Seller? Wisconsin Court Holds StubHub Liable for Sales Tax A Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision shows how marketplace operators can be treated as the seller for sales tax purposes when they control the transaction, process payments, and manage delivery. In StubHub, the court held the platform liable […]
The Nickel Solution Making Sense of Florida’s New Cash Rounding Rules
NEWS & INSIGHTS The Nickel Solution Making Sense of Florida’s New Cash Rounding Rules Florida has replaced its discretionary penny-shortage guidance with a mandatory rounding formula for in-person cash transactions. Here is what Senate Bill 1074 and Department of Revenue TIP 26A01-03 require, and what it means for sales tax compliance, point-of-sale systems, and audit […]
Florida Out-of-State Vehicle Sales Tax Guide for Auto Dealers (2026)
NEWS & INSIGHTS Out-of-State Vehicle Sales: What Florida Auto Dealers Need to Know in 2026 Selling vehicles to out-of-state customers can create unexpected sales tax exposure for Florida dealerships. Florida’s 2026 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Rates by State publication provides updated guidance on nonresident vehicle sales, partial exemptions, Form DR-123 requirements, and state-specific tax rates. […]
Florida 2026 Homestead Exemption Ballot Lawsuit and Property Tax Debate
NEWS & INSIGHTS Florida’s 2026 Homestead Exemption Ballot Fight: What the Lawsuit Gets Right & Why It Matters Florida’s sweeping 2026 property tax amendment is already being challenged in court. The lawsuit alleges misleading ballot language about exemption timing, revenue impact, and whether property taxes could eventually be eliminated. Here is what tax professionals need […]