2018 Annual Report
Annual Reports, ResearchThe Florida TaxWatch Annual Report for 2018, details the work of the organization over the past year, our Principal Leadership Award winners, and our many successful events.
2018 Voter Guide Wrap-Up: $1.5 Billion in Local Tax Referenda
Research, Taxes, Voter GuidesOn November 6, 2018, Floridians voted on 12 proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution. Eleven of the 12 passed with at least a 60 percent majority, all but Amendment 1, which would have provided an additional $25,000 homestead property tax exemption. But the amendments were not the only thing that voters had to agree on. In addition to the amendments, voters across Florida chose to put in place a number of local tax measures and new bond issues.
Governor’s Transition Decision Handbook 2018-19
ResearchThe Handbook is, at its core, a compilation and translation of knowledge and experience from some of the people who have been through the extraordinary and unique endeavor which the new Governor is about to undertake, and a guide to the policy choices that will have to be made as the Governor of Florida.
2018 Voter Guide
Research, Taxpayer Guide, Voter GuidesOn November 6, 2018, Floridians will vote on 12 proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution. This Florida TaxWatch Voter Guide is designed to provide voters with information about each of the amendments to help them cast well-informed votes.
Q4 2018 Broward Schools SMART Program Report Review
Broward BOC, Local Government, ResearchDistributed to the Bond Oversight Committee on October 8, 2018, this report examines the SMART program quarterly report for Q4 of FY2018.
2018 Education Leadership Roundtable Summary Report
Education, ResearchIn April 2018, TaxWatch convened a 90-minute education roundtable in Orlando to discuss ways to improve the overall quality of pre-K–12 education by improving the leadership qualities of our public school principals. Joining the nine current PLA-winning principals were three former PLA-winning principals, the Chair of the State Board of Education, one current and one former member of the Florida House of Representatives, and a number of business and community leaders from across the state.
2018 How Florida Compares: Taxes
Local Government, Research, Taxes, Taxpayer GuideThe 2018 Edition of this annual pocket guide gives taxpayers and elected officials great insight as to how Florida’s taxes compare to other states and the national average across a wide variety of metrics.
Q3 2018 Broward Schools SMART Program Report Review
Broward BOC, Local Government, ResearchDistributed to the Bond Oversight Committee on May 21, 2018, this report examines the SMART program quarterly report for Q3 of FY2018.
Florida TaxWatch Announces Innovative Winners Of The 2018 Prudential Productivity Awards Program
Press ReleasesFlorida TaxWatch has announced the winners of the 2018 Prudential Productivity Awards at a press conference in its offices in Tallahassee. Established in 1989, the Prudential Productivity Awards program is designed to highlight and reward state employees who innovatively reduce costs and improve services for Florida taxpayers.
Florida TaxWatch Joins Taxpayers In Celebrating Taxpayer Independence Day – April 14Th, 2018
Press ReleasesOn Saturday, Floridians will celebrate the first day of the year where taxpayers are finally earning money for themselves and not for the tax collector. Taxpayer Independence Day, calculated by Florida TaxWatch, assumes that every dollar earned since January 1 goes to pay federal, state, and local obligations.
