Category Archives: Florida

2025 Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness: Some New Winners, But the Usual Losers

The Tax Foundation released its 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index (formerly the Business Tax Climate Index).  While taxes aren’t everything in where you situate a business, they’re absolutely an important factor. If I have to pay an extra 10% in … Continue reading

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Hurricane Milton Relief: Florida Now Has Until May 1, 2025 to File

With much of the state of Florida declared a federal disaster area, the IRS this morning announced that all residents of Florida have until May 1, 2025 to file their tax returns that are on extension. This impacts not only … Continue reading

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Hurricane Helene IRS Relief for all of Alabama, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Parts of 3 Other States

The damage from Hurricane Helene was horrific in and around western North Carolina, and several states have been declared federal disaster zones.  The IRS announced late yesterday that the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, along … Continue reading

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Hurricane Debby Tax Deadline Relief; Deadlines Extended for Impacted Taxpayers to February 3, 2025

This year is supposed to be a very active year in the tropics, with over 20 tropical storms (some of which will be hurricanes) predicted.  Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida, and then made a second landfall in the Carolinas … Continue reading

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The Almost-End of the 2023 Tax Season

It’s been a while since I posted: family issues, tax deadlines, and paper in every direction has made me concentrate on serving my clients, and not the blog.  I’ll have a recap of the 2023 Tax Season soon, but today … Continue reading

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Many Floridians Receive Hurricane Extension Due to Idalia

The IRS announced yesterday that victims of Hurricane Idalia have their tax filing deadlines extended until February 15, 2024.  As of this moment, most of central and northern Florida including the Tampa/St. Petersburg area, Orlando, and Jacksonville are eligible for … Continue reading

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New York, California, and Illinois Lose AGI & Population Per IRS Data

The Tax Foundation produced a report showing the overall gain (and loss) of population and taxpayers’ Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) during the second half of 2019 through the first half of 2020.  For the most part, high tax states were … Continue reading

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Hurricane Ian: IRS Extends Deadline for All Floridians to February 15

The IRS announced today that because the state of Florida has been declared a disaster zone that tax deadlines for Floridians have been extended until February 15, 2023.  This includes the individual and C-Corporation extended deadline of October 17th, the … Continue reading

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2022 State Business Tax Climate Index: Bring Me the Usual Suspects!

Yesterday, the Tax Foundation released its list of the business tax climate in the 50 states.  Not much has changed, and for those in New York, New Jersey, and California wondering why businesses are moving to Florida and Nevada, you … Continue reading

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Bozo Tax Tip #5: Ignoring California

Perhaps I should call this Bozo Tax Tip “Forming a California Trust.” Why? Let me explain. Let’s assume John and Jane, two California residents, form a trust to benefit their children, Ann and Bob. Ann lives in Florida; Bob resides … Continue reading

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