Currently, Florida is the only state in the United States to charge a statewide sales tax on commercial rents. This unique tax was enacted by Florida’s Legislature in 1969 in an effort to increase the ...

A proposal to reduce sales tax has passed its first House committee. The reduction is at the center of a standoff between the state’s top political power players over what form tax reductions should ...

Florida's new, permanent sales tax exemptions on specific hurricane supplies won't go into effect until Aug. 1. The permanent sales tax exemption replaces the two-week sales tax holidays on disaster ...

There won't be one or two Florida sales tax holidays to help residents save money on disaster supplies. Instead, there will be a permanent sales tax exemption on specific disaster preparedness items.

This year’s Florida state budget changed how and when Floridians get tax relief at the register. With inflation stretching household budgets, lawmakers made sales tax reform a priority during the 2025 ...

GOP leaders’ marquee plans to deliver tax relief to Floridians dealing with the rising cost of living fizzled as they wrapped up a lengthy, contentious session this week. The Legislature adjourned ...

Florida homeowners' much-needed property tax relief will have to wait. The Florida House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a measure to permanently reduce the state sales tax from 6% to ...

Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday ends at midnight Aug. 31. The tax holiday exempts clothing, school supplies and computers under certain price limits. This year's sales tax holiday is ...

Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will run from Aug. 1-31 this year. That's a big change from the two-week tax holiday held previous years. Most Florida students will return to the classroom ...