Effective January 1, 2025, Hillsborough County businesses face critical sales tax adjustments following a Florida Supreme Court ruling and legislation passed during the 2024 Regular Session.
This issue arose in November 2018, when Hillsborough County voters approved a 1% transportation surtax. In 2021, the Florida Supreme Court invalidated the surtax due to constitutional issues. During
Customer Stephanie Martin’s suit alleges Uber charged taxes on optional delivery charges to her and other Florida customers, and that the practice is netting the company “thousands of dollars in sales taxes on separately stated and avoidable delivery fees.” Martin v. Uber Technologies, Inc., S.D. Fla., No. 1:24-cv-22843 (July 25, 2024).
However, Florida law
On June 1, 2024, Florida’s business rent tax will be automatically slashed from a 4.5% rate to a 2.0% rate due to implementation of its 2021 Wayfair legislation. Florida’s passage of Chapter 2021-2, Laws of Florida adopted economic nexus concepts related to the retail sale of tangible personal property by remote sellers and marketplaces. Part of the
Jones Walker LLP announced the firm has reestablished its Tallahassee, Florida, office effective immediately. The new office expansion is the direct result of a successful and long-standing strategic alliance with Florida’s Dean Mead law firm. A total of nine attorneys and government relations professionals have joined Jones Walker, including partner French Brown and special counsel
Jones Walker SALT team members Jay Adams, Andre Burvant, John Fletcher, and Jeff Birdsong will discuss state tax cases, issues, and policy matters to watch. Additionally, the team will cover internal reorganization and looking beyond due diligence, deal documents, and closing.
In response to the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, parts of the United States have been declared as major disaster areas by the federal government. As a result, numerous states have enacted delayed filing and payment periods for individuals and businesses located in these major disaster areas. Louisiana has joined this growing list with