TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released Beyond the Pandemic: Long-Term Changes and Challenges for Housing in Florida, the sixth installment in the taxpayer research institute’s COVID-19 Legacy Series. The report explains the record price growth the housing market experienced in the past year and presents considerations for the long-term impact in Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released Navigating Federal Pandemic Relief: Following Billions in Stimulus Dollars, Where Do We Go From Here? The report presents an analysis of the dollars allocated to Florida for the six stimulus packages Congress has passed since March 2020 and offers recommendations to help the state take full advantage of the federal funding that has not yet been spent or the additional funds that it will receive in the near future.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released Who Knows What? An Independent Analysis of the Potential Effects of Consumer Data Privacy Legislation in Florida. Building on a previous FTW briefing, the report examines experience data from existing consumer data privacy laws across the country to generate an estimate of compliance and litigation costs businesses would face with the implementation of consumer data privacy legislation in Florida.

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released 2022 Legislature Should Reauthorize the Qualified Target Industry (QTI) Tax Refund Program, a report wherein the government watchdog contends the Qualified Target Industry (QTI) tax refund program – which expired on June 30, 2020 – should be reauthorized by the Florida Legislature in 2022, enabling the state to directly compete with Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and others to attract companies in high value-added industries that are considering settling or expanding their operations.