Sales Tax on Services

History of Sales Tax on Services

There is a long history in Florida of failed efforts to tax services through our Constitution. While many members of the business community have fought against a services tax since 1987, the Coalition to Protect Florida s Economy is a unique group of organizations who have waged three consecutive successful legal challenges since 2001 against efforts to place a services tax in Florida s Constitution.

In 2002, a legislatively-proposed Constitutional amendment that would have created a services tax was removed from the ballot by the courts because it was not clear to voters that voting yes on the amendment would create a services tax. In 2004, a similar Constitutional amendment was also removed from the ballot by the courts on similar grounds. Finally, for the 2006 ballot, two separate proposed Constitutional amendments that would have turned Florida s tax structure on its head and created a services tax were removed from the ballot by the courts due to shortcomings in ballot language. CLICK HERE to review the process of the TBRC.

Sales Tax on Services

History of Sales Tax on Services

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