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Some upcoming changes in Florida real estate tax laws
Despite a very tight state budget, Realtors® and their communities throughout Florida are walking away from the 2018 session of the Florida Legislature with several key victories: a $31 million cut to the Business Rent Tax, $110 million for affordable housing projects and more than $400 million for Florida's natural resources.
● Additional reduction in the Business Rent Tax — HB 7087 included a cut to the Business Rent Tax, and businesses throughout Florida will save an additional $31 million each year due to the second reduction in the tax rate in as many years. The new state tax rate businesses will pay on their commercial leases will be 5.7 percent. Effective: Jan. 1, 2019.
● Tax credits for businesses that pay the Business Rent Tax — HB 7055 is a broad education bill that addresses several education-related matters. Included is a measure that allows businesses to receive tax credits for a portion of the Business Rent Tax they pay, which will go toward certain scholarship funds. Effective: July 1, 2018.
● More than $400 million for Florida's natural resources — Everglades restoration, beach renourishment and springs protection received significant amounts of funding this year. A large amount of funding was also allocated to ... more

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