As president of the homeowners association for Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club, Ronnie Deese has long argued his neighbors shoulder too much of the tax burden for tiny St. Leo. Read More

Florida, long-touted as a business friendly state with no income tax, has one of the nation’s highest business tax burdens, according to a new report from a boutique economic consulting firm. Read More

Florida, long-touted as a business friendly state with no income tax, has one of the nation’s highest business tax burdens, according to a new report from a boutique economic consulting firm. Read More

As the dispute between Monroe County and a private housing developer we wrote about earlier this month begins to move forward, we’ve received a number of tips from residents of the Keys. They’re concerned about the status of a major international corporation’s legal quest to dodge property taxes in Monroe County. Read More

The Miami Dolphins are attempting to score what would be an incredibly fast political touchdown: a one-month campaign to convince Miami-Dade County voters to sign off on a stadium construction deal. Read More

The Manatee County Commission was scheduled to discuss a referendum on community tax issues during its April 9 meeting. Read More

It started with a simple property transfer in 2007 in Key West: The U. S. Navy moved ownership of some property to its private housing partner, Southeast Housing. Monroe County declared later that the land was no longer absolved of taxation as part of U.S. government immunity and laid a $11.5 million tax bill on Southeast and its UK-based ownership, Balfour Beatty Communities. Read More

At the same time Universal Orlando is asking taxpayers to pay for a pedestrian bridge that would serve one of its new hotels, the theme park giant wants Orange County to cut its property tax bill. Read More

The Florida Senate, in a unanimous 40-0 vote Thursday, approved a bill that would limit property tax exemptions for military housing to units actually occupied by active duty or civilian service members. Read More

A bill that would give a property tax exemption to on-base military housing passed a state House committee Friday, adding an amendment that would stop prisoners from receiving homestead exemption. Read More

During Derek Jeter’s historic 16-year run as shortstop for the New York Yankees, he’s bagged five world championships, 13 All-Star appearances, 3000 hits, and more would-be starlets and hopeful models than can be counted. But believe it or not, captaining the hallowed team in pinstripes isn’t without its downsides: for example, New York’s oppressive maximum individual tax rate of nearly nine percent. Read More

Rev. Bishop, who recently lost his former Faith Christian Family Church in an unrelated bankruptcy case, has been fighting 8 years against current and former Bay County Property Appraisers over the property taxes on his home. Read More

A timeshare condo association is taking Volusia County's property appraiser to court to argue the county is asking too much in property taxes. Read More

A group of senior citizens faced off with the Marion County Commission on Tuesday and lost a battle over a property tax break. Read More

If the Space Coast wants to remain a contender in the increasingly competitive world of economic development, it needs a full set of tools. Read More

Almost 15 years ago, before this area was full of sinkholes, Paul Rosado's home in Regency Park started to form cracks. Read More

Every year for more than a decade, Progress Energy has wrangled with Citrus County over its tax bill for the Crystal River power plant. And every year Progress has paid about $30 million in property taxes to the county – until last year, that is. Read More

Duke Energy plans to continue making tax payments at a lower rate in 2013 despite objections from Citrus County and a pending lawsuit. Read More