Newsweek

Florida To Consider $1,000 Property Tax Rebate

Florida lawmakers searching for solutions to skyrocketing property tax bills in the state are considering offering certain homeowners an annual rebate of $1,000 for the next five years. Under a new ...
News Talk Florida

Florida Tax Overhaul: DeSantis Pushes for Property Tax Relief & Eliminates Commercial Rent Tax ☀️

Florida is on the cusp of a major transformation in its tax landscape. Governor Ron DeSantis and the state Legislature have introduced sweeping reforms aimed at reducing the burden on both homeowners ...
Action News Jax

Jacksonville Mayor’s Office denies link between rescinded job offer and resignation of top aide

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Mayor’s Office is denying that the sudden withdrawal of a city job offer to former Jacksonville Bar Association Executive Director Craig Shoup was connected to the resignation ...
The Business Journals

How Florida property tax reform might affect the First Coast

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan ...
The Business Journals

Florida eliminates nation's only commercial rent tax after decade-long reduction effort

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Florida's commercial property ...
The Center Square

Property tax reduction approved by Jacksonville City Council

(The Center Square) – Jacksonville, recently criticized by Florida’s chief financial officer for excessive spending, early Wednesday approved a $2 billion budget which includes a small decrease in ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Clash over slashing tax: Who will pay when Florida cuts property taxes?

Proposals to cut Florida property taxes will likely shift the tax burden to other groups or reduce local government services, Florida TaxWatch suggests. TaxWatch has outlined five potential ...
WTSP

Florida launches Second Amendment Tax Holiday, sparking debate over gun safety

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Locked and loaded without the sales tax. This Monday marks the start of Florida’s first-ever Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, giving shoppers a break on firearms, ammo, and ...
CBS News

Florida sales-tax exemption on hunting equipment, including guns and ammo, begins

Talon Tactical Outfitters, west of Tallahassee, has bulked up its inventory of hunting rifles and shotguns. Starting Monday, Sept. 8, and running through the end of the year, Florida will provide a ...
The Florida Times-Union

Florida GOP Chairman joins Jacksonville City Council members backing property tax cut

Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico is urging residents to support a property tax rate cut. Mayor Donna Deegan opposes the cut, calling it a political move influenced by state officials.
WOKV

Jacksonville ‘Tax Genie’ pleads guilty to falsifying hundreds of tax returns

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman who called herself the “Tax Genie” is facing up to three years in federal prison after admitting she falsified hundreds of tax returns, creating more than ...