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Florida lawmakers lean on DOGE to eliminate property tax

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans are tying the effort to eliminate or reduce property tax to an existing push aimed at targeting local spending — known as the Florida Department of Government ...

Gov. DeSantis is pushing hard to get rid of property taxes. What do you think?

As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares for his final year in the governor's mansion, it appears he wants to go out on the shoulders of ...
USA Today

Do you support renewing sales and property tax to benefit schools? | Question of the Week

Ah, taxes. Everyone's favorite subject, right? During next year's midterm elections, Brevard voters will have the final say on whether we should keep paying a sales tax and a property tax to continue ...
Sun Sentinel

Florida property tax reforms would devastate local government | Editorial

The Florida House of Representatives has hatched a batch of property tax cuts for homeowners that are a phenomenal exercise in irresponsibility. The seven — yes, seven — constitutional amendments ...
Financial Planning

5 key questions to calculate the new alternative minimum tax

The alternative minimum tax represents one potential caveat to the widespread and, mostly, correct belief that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut everyone's payments to Uncle Sam. Below are five key ...
Newsweek

Florida To Consider $1,000 Property Tax Rebate

Florida lawmakers searching for solutions to skyrocketing property tax bills in the state are considering offering certain homeowners an annual rebate of $1,000 for the next five years. Under a new ...
Alaska Public Media

Haines, Skagway and Juneau to vote on seasonal sales tax proposals

Haines might soon join communities across Southeast Alaska that have tweaked their tax policies to shift the local tax burden off year-round residents and onto tourists. Voters this week will consider ...
The Business Journals

How Florida property tax reform might affect the First Coast

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan ...
Kiplinger

Florida Residents Could Soon Get Property Tax Relief

It’s no secret that Florida property tax bills are on the rise, but that might change in the new year. Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly called for a “concrete proposal” on the state’s 2026 ballot to ...
Newsweek

Florida Property Tax Cut Proposal Gets Major Boost

As lawmakers in Tallahassee discuss the possibility of abolishing property taxes in the state, a new poll shows that only 33 percent of Florida voters are in support of such a move, while 45 percent ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Florida Tax Watch offers 5 property tax relief options

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lawmakers are now back in their home districts again as they continue to slowly move towards property tax proposals to take up next session, and while they are still ...
The Business Journals

Here's how Florida property tax reform might affect the region

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said the ...