Just a friendly heads up that due to the Martin Luther King federal and state holiday, those of you that file and pay sales tax returns electronically need to file by January 17th no later than 5:00 PM EST to avoid late payment penalties.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mr. Sutton is a Florida licensed CPA and Attorney and a shareholder in the law firm the Law Offices of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, P.A. Mr. Sutton is in charge of the Tampa office of the firm and his primary practice area is Florida sales and use tax controversy. Mr. Sutton worked in the State and Local Tax department of a "big five" accounting firm for a number of years and has been an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law since 2002 teaching State and Local Taxation. You can read more about Mr. Sutton in his firm BIO.