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Old 04-24-2013, 06:33 PM
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I thought we were promised our taxes wouldn’t be increased. How is this possible?
Because it is a tax you were already supposed to pay. FL and other states have a "use" tax that is supposed to be paid by the buyer on out of state purchases or Internet purchases when the state tax is not collected by the seller. So, technically, it is not a new or increased tax.