Florida Business News

• What you should know about Florida’s new online sales tax law

  Florida on Monday enacted a new law requiring out-of-state online merchants to collect and remit sales tax, which supporters say will bring in an additional $1 billion a year that previously went uncollected. Here’s what it means to consumers.

• Lawmakers disagree on $36 million for Florida’s unemployment agency

  State lawmakers are on track to assign an additional $36 million to Florida’s unemployment agency. But they can’t agree on how to spend it.

• Remember Zagat? The OG of restaurant guides is making a comeback starting in Florida

  The restaurant guide that curated diner comments, rated establishments around the world and printed them in recognizable maroon booklets has relaunched as an all-digital guide with a new website and app. And the first city it is rating is Miami.

• Data privacy a rare issue uniting liberals and conservatives in the Florida Legislature

  Privacy bills that have drawn the ire of the business community are ready for final votes in the Florida House and Senate, with the House expected to vote on the legislation Wednesday.

• Florida Book Awards winners for 2020 announced

  The Florida Book Awards, established in 2006, is an annual awards program that recognizes, honors and celebrates literature by Florida authors and books about Florida published in the previous year.

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