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Winderweedle Welcomes Attorney Michael S. Dawkins

Mike Dawkins

Attorney Michael S. Dawkins has joined the firm as a partner working in real estate law. Mike has a wide range of experience in all aspects of real estate, including the acquisition, development, sale, and leasing of real estate with a specific emphasis on complex commercial leasing. Mike earned his J.D. from University of Virginia … Read more

Winderweedle Welcomes Attorney Daniel Saathoff

Attorney Daniel Saathoff has joined the firm working in the corporate and commercial real estate sections. His corporate practice focuses on helping businesses, including startups and small/medium-sized businesses, with matters ranging from mergers and acquisitions to other general legal matters that arise on a day-to-day basis. His commercial real estate practice includes the negotiation and … Read more

2023 Florida Sales Tax Rates for Commercial Tenants

2023 SALES TAX RATES FOR COMMERCIAL TENANTS

The Florida sales tax rates on commercial leases remains at 5.5% for 2023. A few Florida counties have made modifications to the discretionary sales tax rates for 2023. Alachua County added a new 1% local government infrastructure surtax, which replaces the previously effective .5% local government infrastructure surtax. Flagler County extended its current .5% school … Read more

2022 Florida Sales Tax Rates for Commercial Tenants

2022 Florida Sales Tax Rates

VIEW UPDATE FOR 2023 The Florida sales tax rates on commercial leases remains at 5.5% for 2022. Last April, Senate Bill 50 provided a route to reduce the state sales tax rate on commercial leases (see here) The law requires a reduction in the sales tax rate from 5.5% to 2% after Florida’s Unemployment Trust … Read more

Business Rent Tax Reductions Make a Comeback

Business Rent Tax Reductions Make a Comeback

Early this year, the news in Florida’s business rent tax, the sales tax applicable to commercial leases in Florida, was that there is no news. After several straight years of reductions in the sales tax rates on commercial leases, the rates for 2021 held steady at 5.5% plus the applicable discretionary surtax. Today, only a … Read more

2021 Florida Sales Tax Rates for Commercial Tenants

2021 Florida Sales Tax Rates for Commercial Tenants

Update: Hillsborough County tax went down from 8% to 7% effective March 16, 2021. The business rent tax reductions are coming back – and stronger than ever. ———- The Florida sales tax rates on commercial leases remain unchanged for 2021. In February of last year, the Florida legislature proposed a reduction on the rate of … Read more

Another Reduction in Sales Tax for Commercial Tenants

NEW LAWS IN EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2020 On January 1, 2020, the Florida sales tax rate on commercial leases will be reduced yet again, for the third time in the last three years.  The rate will be reduced from 5.7% to 5.5% for payments received for occupancies on or after January 1, 2020. The tax … Read more

Beware of the Mean Lien: 5 Tips to Protect Landlords During Tenant Improvement Work

By: Nicole Latham Carolan, Esq. and Heather S. Nason, Esq. In Florida, when a lease permits or requires a tenant to make improvements to the premises, the tenant’s contractor(s) (as well as any subcontractors or suppliers), if not timely paid, can file a lien against, and ultimately foreclose upon, not only the tenant’s leasehold interest … Read more

WEBINAR: Commercial Tenant Notifications: Priorities and Pitfalls

WEBINAR: Commercial Tenant Notifications: Priorities and Pitfalls

WHWW attorneys Mya Hatchette and Ryan Davis are pleased to inform you of an upcoming live webinar. We think this program may be of particular interest and would like to personally invite you to attend. Read full description and register online here. Commercial Tenant Notifications: Priorities and Pitfalls Whether the rights and obligations of a … Read more