GRASP Academy student awarded Florida Tax Watch scholarship
To GRASP Academy Principal Annessia Powell, Hunter Haymen was awarded the scholarship because he advocates for students with dyslexia & excels in school. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Congratulations are in order…
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Tax season is underway
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s that time again. Tax season officially begins tomorrow. The IRS expects to receive more than 128.7 million individual tax returns before the deadline to file. That…
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Georgia Governor Kemp wants to amend bill to speed up state’s income tax cut
GEORGIA – In Georgia, a bill passed in 2022 that reduces the state income tax each year until it reaches 4.9% by 2029. Governor Brian Kemp is looking to amend…
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Former Latitude 360 CEO pleads guilty to federal tax fraud
Brent Brown faces up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 dollar fine for willingly failing to pay payroll taxes to the IRS. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A…
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Former owner of Latitude 360 pleads guilty to tax evasion, faces up to 5 years in prison
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Brent Brown, the former owner of Jacksonville entertainment complex Latitude 360, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal tax evasion charge. Brown was indicted in 2022 and…
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Would proposal to tax EV owners in Florida level the playing field?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As Florida’s new legislative session begins Tuesday, one bill up for debate aims to tax electric vehicle owners. Florida is one of the fastest-growing states for electric…
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Florida’s second tax ‘holiday’ of school year begins Monday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A top retail-industry official is optimistic businesses will get a boost when Florida for the first time offers a back-to-school tax “holiday” as students return from the…
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Amazon customer credited $750 after exposing sales tax overcharges, says Amazon looking to refund others affected
ST. JOHNS, Fla. – A local woman who discovered Amazon had been overcharging her sales tax for years has now received a $750 credit from the company. Other local customers…
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Amazon reviewing if some St. Johns County customers overcharged sales tax after I-TEAM investigation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Marianne Hatcher said a cross-county sales tax mix-up on her Amazon orders has cost her $300 to $400 over the years. “I was just shocked that a…
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Gov. Kemp extends gas tax suspension in Georgia until after Thanksgiving
Gov. Brian Kemp, who declared a state of emergency in September because of a 40-year-high inflation, has extended his suspension of the Georgia gas tax until Nov. 29. The break…
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