More information regarding this subject is available from Associated
Industries of Florida's Home Page (http://aif.com)
If you are based in Florida and you use the Internet, your services will be taxed beginning July 1, unless you can convince Governor Lawton Chiles to sign SB 624!
In the Fall, the Florida Department of Revenue decided that
Internet services are subject to Florida's gross receipts tax and
sales tax. Florida's tax collectors decided to begin collecting
this tax from users on July 1 of this year unless the Florida
Legislature passed a law exempting such services from taxation.
Well, the Legislature did its job and passed SB 624 which includes
a tax exemption for Internet services. Unfortunately, they also
included tax exemptions for other businesses in SB 624. As a
result of the other tax exemptions, the Lt. Governor has said that
it is a sure fire target for Governor Lawton Chiles' veto pen.
The Honorable Governor Lawton Chiles
The Capitol, Plaza Level
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Or e-mail your letters to badtax@aif.com and we will deliver
them to the Governor's Office for you. In your letter, please ask
the Governor to allow SB 624 to become law because of its impact on
Internet usage. This will take a massive effort involving hundreds
or thousands of letters in order to convince the Governor to allow
the Internet tax exemption to become law. Please take this notice
and send it to everyone you know who uses the Net.
If you are in another state, don't be fooled. Florida is a bellwether state which means the other state legislatures look to Florida for revenue sources. If Florida is allowed to tax the Internet, then the Internet will be taxed in other states soon.
AIF is a member organization that represents businesses before the Legislature. We were able to pass the bill, but now you must help us have the bill signed into law.
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