Tucked near the end of a lengthy ballot that features contentious issues like abortion and the Supreme Court is a little-discussed business tax cut amendment hoping to make it into the state Constitution. Read more
Nueces County Commissioners Court approved a tax abatement to M&G Resin USA, which has plans to build a $751 million plant on the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Read more
The Florida Democratic Party is targeting Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.) for late tax payments on a number of properties affiliated with Southerland's business, rehashing an old attack launched by his 2010 opponent that didn't quite stick. Read more
Property tax appeals in Miami-Dade have again dropped almost 20,000, yet at least 56,400 are still pending from last year with untold taxpayer dollars on the line. Read more
Three of the constitutional amendments voters will decide on next month achieved rare bipartisan consensus prior to landing on the contentious 2012 ballot. Read more
Bay County is known more as a tourist destination than an agricultural county, but the majority of the dry land inside the county lines is devoted to agriculture. Read more
The state Department of Revenue says Monroe County Property Appraiser Karl Borglum's decision to seek back property taxes on U.S. Navy housing in Key West isn't allowed. Read more
It seems the Lake Alfred City Commissionis doing what the Polk County Value Adjustment Board refused to do earlier this year, which is to call out owners of property who are claiming and getting greenbelt tax breaks on land in developed subdivisions. Read more
Foreigners and out-of-state residents may be able to get a break on state property taxes thanks to a potentially far-reaching ruling from the Florida Supreme Court. Read more
Hernando County taxpayers could be looking at a $3.2 million loss of ad valorem tax revenue next year if constitutional amendments pass, sinkhole claims continue to escalate and the projected 4 percent decrease in property values holds true. Read more
City Council members voted 3-2 to approve an 8 percent property tax rate increase Thursday, less than the 11 percent increase proposed at an earlier budget meeting. Read more
As Florida continues to recover from a sluggish housing market, voters will decide in November whether to amend the state Constitution to extend property tax breaks to thousands of homeowners. Read more
Thanks to rising home values that increased property taxes collected in Anna Maria this fiscal year, city commissioners were able to unanimously approve a $2.3 million budget at their Sept. 19 budget hearing for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Read more
