Taxes

Lee County leaders are holding off on asking voters to raise the sales tax. The extra money would be used to build bigger and better roads, and improve other transportation options to ease congestion.

It was a rollercoaster of a ride for the Florida economy in 2025. Governor Ron DeSantis looked to alleviate homeowners’ pocketbooks by proposing to eliminate property taxes for primary residences.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says homestead property taxes are a severe burden on Florida homeowners and wants to abolish them, regardless of the potentially devastating effects on local government budgets.The Florida Legislature has been working to accommodate him.

The Marco Island City Council has approved a budget and a nearly 2% increase in the property tax rate. The new budget year begins October 1.

Governor Ron DeSantis wants to eliminate property taxes? But is this a practical endeavor? would the removal of this revenue source increase sales taesx or even the introduce an income tax.

United Way of Collier and the Keys is offering free tax assistance for Collier County residents earning 66 thousand dollars or less in 2024 through their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA program.

Emphasizing a sales-tax “holiday” for hurricane preparedness supplies, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed an annual package of tax breaks.The package (HB 7073), passed by lawmakers during the legislative session that ended in March, is expected overall to trim state and local revenue by $439.6 million during the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Timothy Meade, of Fort Myers, operated a prison phone call service under several business names and failed to pay employment taxes for 10 years.