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If  will owe Florida state sales tax you should know that the state of Florida publishes a list of names of businesses and individuals who owe back Florida sales tax.
The Florida Department of Revenue is authorized by law to publish a list of the names of taxpayers who have large unresolved tax liabilities.
These taxpayers have failed to pay or arrange to pay their debt, despite repeated attempts by the Department to collect the amount due.
Keep in mind that the state of Florida Department of revenue must make repeated attempts before these lists get published.
If you need help in these matters, contact us today for free initial tax consultation and see how we can help you if you owe sales tax and have a tax warrant that you are dealing with.
 
 

What is a Florida Tax Warrant

 
A Florida Tax Warrant is the Florida Department of Revenue’s version of a Tax Lien.
With regard to Sales and Use Taxes, it is a very serious matter, especially if it reflects taxes collected but not remitted.
This is one of the few matters that will even follow a business through bankruptcy and, under certain circumstances, make the owners and employees responsible for remitting the tax personally liable both civilly and criminally.
The Florida Department of Revenue takes these matters very seriously and publishes a list of people arrested for unpaid sales taxes monthly.
 
The names were selected according to the following criteria:
 

• Taxpayers who have unsatisfied tax warrants or liens totaling $100,000 or more, and

• In counties where no taxpayer has warrants or liens totaling $100,000, the two taxpayers with the highest amount of warrants or liens are included.

• Taxpayers who are in bankruptcy, who have entered into and are current on a stipulated payment agreement, or who have in place a payment agreement with the Department, are excluded.

Where the tax Warrant is Filed

 
The warrant or lien is a public record filed with the Clerk of Court or other government office in the county where the taxpayer is located.
The list is published according to section 213.053(19), Florida Statutes. Unauthorized use of this information is prohibited by Florida law.
The list will be updated every 30 days. The current list was posted on August 9, 2013.
If your name or business name appears on the list and you want to resolve your tax liability, contact your local Department of Revenue service center.
 
You must do one of the following:
 

• Pay the amount in full.

• Enter a stipulated payment agreement.

• Provide information to prove the amount on the warrant is not due.
• Call Fresh Start Tax to seek a viable solution.

The Department of Revenue Collection Process

 
The Department of Revenue begins the collection process when a taxpayer fails to file a return, fails to make a payment, underpays the amount due, files late, pays late, or owes additional money that was discovered in an audit.
A delinquency notice (Notice of Delinquency) is issued when a return is not filed and a bill (Notice of Amount Due) is issued when a return is filed late or additional money is due.
The delinquency notice issued to a taxpayer indicates a return has not been filed, while the initial bill contains a breakdown of the additional amount due.
It is extremely important to take prompt action for resolution when you receive a billing or delinquency notice. Penalties and interest continue to accumulate until the entire amount of the tax is paid.
If the debt remains unpaid for 90 days, the Department will charge a 10% administrative collection processing fee to cover the costs of collecting the debt.
Failure to resolve your debt may result in your account being sent to a private collection agency.
If your account is sent to a private collection agency and the debt includes reemployment tax (formerly known as unemployment tax), you will be charged a separate fee by the collection agency.
The quickest way to resolve a bill is to pay it online.
If a delinquency notice is received, it is important to file the missing return(s) and pay the tax as soon as possible.
If a taxpayer is already enrolled for e-file and pay, they need to submit the missing returns and payments as they normally would. If not currently on e-file, enrollment for e-Services is easy.
A user ID and Password will be sent within 48 hours and then the taxpayer can electronically file and electronically pay past-due returns.
 

Failure to Respond

 
Failure to respond timely may result in further enforcement actions which could include:

• filing liens against property,
•  freezing bank accounts, and
• revoking sales tax registration and other professional licenses.

 
If you need tax professionals to help deal with the matter owing Florida sales tax and dealing with tax warrants call us today for a free initial tax consultation and speak directly to true expert tax professionals.
You can speak to tax attorneys, CPAs, former Florida Department of Revenue Agent or former IRS agents and managers.
We are a full service tax firm that deals with all federal and state tax matters.
 
 

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