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Contact us; Special pages; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; ... Florida Department of Revenue is a state agency of Florida concerned with taxes.
Executive branch agencies and departments nominally under the authority of the Governor include: [1] [2] Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA); Florida Board of Governors
Type of Tax. Tax Rate Range. General sales tax. 6%. State income tax. 0%. Corporate income tax. 5.5%. Average Florida property tax. 0.91%
The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet . The CFO is a combination of the former offices of comptroller and treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal .
The attorney general is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs. [6] [7] The Florida chief financial officer's duties include monitoring the state's finances and fiscal well-being, auditing and assuring that state programs are properly spending money and overseeing the proper management of the revenue and spending of the state. [8]
Excise tax and surcharge accounts are audited semi-annually, so as to assure proper collection and to promote strict compliance with the Florida beverage and tobacco laws, rules, and regulations. The Bureau of Auditing is responsible for the collection and reconciliation of approximately two billion dollars annually.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating more than 1.6 million businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as alcohol, beverage & tobacco, barbers/cosmetologists, condominiums, spas, hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and appraisers, and veterinarians, among many other industries.
Florida Department of Financial Services (FLDFS) is a state agency of Florida. Its headquarters are in Tallahassee . [ 1 ] In 2002 the Florida Legislature merged the Department of Insurance, Treasury and State Fire Marshal and the Department of Banking and Finance into one department, the Florida Department of Financial Services.