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Florida Taxation IssuesFinance & Taxation Committee
Tax & Budget Reform CommissionOctober 4, 2007
Vicki Weber, Hopping Green & Sams P.A.Tax Consultant, Florida Chamber of Commerce
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Florida Chamber
139,000+ Member Businesses
3 million+ Employees
80%+ Small Businesses
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Member concerns
Tax Competitiveness
Recommendations
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Member Concerns: Property TaxMember Concerns: Property Tax
97% experienced tax increases81% more than 10% increase67% more than 20% increase
85% tax growing faster than revenues
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Member Reactions to Tax IncreasesMember Reactions to Tax Increases
Reduce employee benefits (health care)Cut inventory or cut or freeze hiring
Raise prices/lower profitsShelve expansion plans
Decrease advertisingSell rental property
Leave Florida
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Member RequestsMember Requests
Halt rate of tax/spending increasesFix inequities across taxpayers
Address unpredictability of taxesMake assessments more consistent with income that
can be earned on propertyAddress SOH lock in
Address shifting of tax burdens
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COST Report on Business TaxesCOST Report on Business Taxes
Council on State TaxationNon-profit trade association
550 multi-state corporate membersFounded by Council State Chambers
Florida Chamber of Commerce Member
E&Y “Total State and Local Business Taxes”
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COST ReportCOST Report
What are total taxes business pays the state?
How are current state and local business taxes affecting the state’s economic competitiveness?
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Business Taxes as % of Private Sector GSPFY 2005
Florida 5.4%Georgia 4.0%Alabama 4.2%South Carolina 4.4%North Carolina 3.7%U.S. Average 4.8%
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E & Y ReportE & Y Report “Property Taxes on Business Capital” “Property Taxes on Business Capital”
Competitiveness Index—Measures property tax relative to estimated net stock of business
structures and equipment.
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Competitiveness Index
Florida 1.02Georgia .90Alabama .61South Carolina 1.27North Carolina .72U.S. Average 1.00
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RecommendationsRecommendations
Comprehensive property tax reform Property Taxpayer Bill of RightsSupport streamlined sales tax
No automatic sales or services tax
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Property Tax AffordabilityProperty Tax Affordability
* Reasonable statutory rate caps for across-the-board relief.
*Address SOH re-distribution and “lock-in” problems.
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Property Tax AffordabilityProperty Tax Affordability
Address “highest and best use” valuation standard so property owners are not
subject to taxes that are grossly disproportionate to income that can be
earned on the property.
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Property Tax Property Tax Affordability/SimplicityAffordability/Simplicity
Provide relief to business/rental property owners by providing exemption for tax on
tangible personal property.
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Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Presumption of Correctness Burden of Proof
Uniformity in Assessment CriteriaValue Adjustment Board Improvements
Interest on OverpaymentsAttorneys Fees
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Streamlined Sales Tax Project
Florida should become a full member of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project and
encourage the Florida Legislature and Congress to approve necessary
implementing legislation.
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Expansion of the Sales Tax Base
No objection to reviewing exemptions and exclusions from tax
Crossroads Study encouraged broad base and low rate
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Concerns Related to Expansion of the Sales Tax Base:
Automatic Taxation
Taxation of Business Inputs
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Thank you for your service to Florida.