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Jim RosicaApril 17, 2018

A janitor who cleaned Department of Revenue offices and was looking for “video games” has been charged with taking external hard drives from the desks of workers. The arrest was announced Tuesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Andru Rae’sion Reed, 21, was charged with ‘offenses against intellectual property’ and ‘offenses against users of computer […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 20, 2017

An appellate court on Wednesday ordered satellite-television companies to pay legal and other costs in a long-standing tax case they lost earlier this year. After DirecTV and Dish Network sued, the Florida Supreme Court in April decided satellite TV can be taxed at a higher rate than cable TV. The case was remanded to the 1st District […]

Jim RosicaJuly 11, 2017

A lawsuit over how the state funds its clerks of court still is trudging along in Tallahassee, court dockets show. Circuit Judge Karen Gievers set a case management conference for Sept. 7, after lawyers for plaintiff Howard Forman alerted the court of possible “additional or substituted parties.” Forman, a Democrat and former state senator, was […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 8, 2017

The current owners of two Kraft Foods companies are going to court over a disputed $25 million in Florida corporate income tax. Intercontinental Brands LLC, which now owns Kraft Foods Global Brands, and Intercontinental Great Brands LLC, which owns Kraft Foods Holdings, on Tuesday sued the state Department of Revenue in Leon County Circuit Civil court. […]

Jim RosicaDecember 21, 2016

A Tallahassee judge has denied the state’s request to toss out a lawsuit over funding of the state’s court clerks. Circuit Judge Karen Gievers‘ two-page order was dated Dec. 12 but not docketed till Tuesday, records show. “The four corners of the complaint state a cause of action,” she wrote. The Department of Revenue, the Department of Financial Services and the […]

Jim RosicaDecember 20, 2016

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has paid the state nearly $20 million this month in gambling revenue share, according to public records released Tuesday. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation‘s “licensing and revenue intake system” shows two deposits of $9.75 million were made last Thursday. The agency regulates gambling in the state. That intake system is limited to single deposits of no more than $10 million, DBPR […]

Jim RosicaDecember 13, 2016

A state agency that reports to Gov. Rick Scott isn’t clear on the location of millions of dollars the Seminole Tribe says it’s still ponying up from its gambling operations. A spokesman for the tribe last week said they have a “continuing desire to finalize a new gaming (agreement) with the state of Florida” that includes continued exclusive rights to […]

Jim RosicaNovember 21, 2016

A Florida-based florist is asking the nation’s highest court to review a state Supreme Court sales-tax decision. American Business USA Corp. filed its petition with the U.S. Supreme Court last month, dockets show. The state’s Department of Revenue was due to file a response next Monday but the deadline has now been moved to Jan. 12. The state’s […]

Staff ReportsNovember 10, 2016

Valerie Wickboldt bids farewell to the conservative James Madison Institute and joins the state’s Department of Revenue as communications director. “It is an honor to have the opportunity to work with the many talented and dedicated public servants at the Florida Department of Revenue. The Department’s values of character and performance align with me personally,”she said in […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 19, 2016

The Florida Department of Revenue now wants to eliminate what one critic called a “hilariously absurd regulation”: The state’s vending machine sticker requirement. The department included the recommendation in its yearly list of suggestions for new laws. The list will go before Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet at their next meeting. State law requires each machine […]

Tag: department of revenue

Janitor charged in heist of Revenue Dep’t hard drives

Court to DirecTV, Dish: Pay up in taxing case

Court clerks funding case continues in capital

Multimillion-dollar Florida tax battle heads to court

Judge won’t throw out court clerk funding lawsuit

Seminole Tribe pays state nearly $20M in gambling money

Where’s the Seminoles’ gambling money? State’s not clear

Florist wants Supreme Court to take up tax decision

Personnel note: Valerie Wickboldt joins Dept. of Revenue

Dep’t of Revenue: Get rid of vending machine stickers