Florida homeowner tax bill

[RivShore]

But, for how long? To me, that would argue in favor of something like a tax rebate over making a change to the state’s constitution to prohibit one particular form of taxation.

I think they did not go the rebate route because Florida has no income tax and therefore no easy way to collect the info needed for stuff like means tests. But I agree, that would be much better.

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

How do I expect the gap to be closed? Thankfully, I'm not in politics, so I have no idea. But as far as I know, no bills to increase non-homestead apprasial value ratios have been introduced.

Even if they did increase non-homestead property taxes, I can see how timeshare owners and second-home owners would be upset (and I am a DVC owner), but I don't necessarily think it would be unfair. Hawaii is not shy about charging multiple taxes to tourists that residents don't pay, so why not Florida?

Montana levied a big tax on non-resident properties.

 

[J-Dog]

Montana levied a big tax on non-resident properties.

Yeah. That would be a big revenue boost in FL for sure.

And HI adds TOT taxes, non-kamaina fees at tourist locations, and now I think that they have actually implemented the $25 fee for tourists just to land in the state.

There are certainly ways to make that money up.

 

[muppets3d]

Yeah. That would be a big revenue boost in FL for sure.

And HI adds TOT taxes, non-kamaina fees at tourist locations, and now I think that they have actually implemented the $25 fee for tourists just to land in the state.

There are certainly ways to make that money up.

The challenge with governments and tourism attractions is to make sure they are not placing an undue burden on tourists, because they can and will go someplace else - this is a hard lesson that Las Vegas is learning as we speak for example.

 

[J-Dog]

The challenge with governments and tourism attractions is to make sure they are not placing an undue burden on tourists, because they can and will go someplace else - this is a hard lesson that Las Vegas is learning as we speak for example.

That's not quite apple to apples, because Vegas' issues have to do with ridiculous price gouging and hidden fees by the private casino corporations, not government taxes. But in essence I agree that they can't go crazy with it. Although that hasn't stopped Hawaii recently - they seem to have no issues with consistently adding new tourism fees.

 

[muppets3d]

That's not quite apple to apples, because Vegas' issues have to do with ridiculous price gouging and hidden fees by the private casino corporations, not government taxes. But in essence I agree that they can't go crazy with it. Although that hasn't stopped Hawaii recently - they seem to have no issues with consistently adding new tourism fees.

It's all a burden on the tourist so it has the same effect, but I do agree it's not the governments fault in the case of Vegas. Eventually the Hawaiian government may learn that planes can just as easily keep flying across the Pacific versus land on their islands as well.