Florida Tangible Personal Property Tax Tangible Personal Property Tax is an ad valorem tax assessed against the furniture, fixtures and equipment located in businesses and rental property. Ad valorem is a Latin phrase meaning “ing to worth”.
Tangible personal property can be subject to ad valorem taxes, meaning the amount of tax payable depends on each item's fair market value. In most states, a business that owned tangible property on January 1 must file a tax return form with the property appraisal office no later than April 1 in the same year.
Yes, since you were still in business on January 1, you are required to file a tangible personal property tax return. Report all business tangible personal property as of January 1.
Every new business owning tangible personal property on January 1 must file an initial tax return. In any year the assessed value of your tangible personal property exceeds $25,000, you are required to file a return. Taxpayers who lease, lend or rent property must also file a return.
WHICH STATES DO NOT TAX BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY? North Dakota. South Dakota. Ohio. Pennsylvania. New Jersey. New York. New Hampshire. Hawaii.
Florida Statute defines TPP as “all goods, chattels, and other articles of value (but does not include vehicular items) capable of manual possession and whose chief value is intrinsic to the article itself.”
Furniture and Appliances Assets exempt from probate in Florida also include household furniture, belongings and assets in the deceased's primary residence that are valued up to $20,000.
Each TPP tax return is eligible for an exemption up to $25,000 of assessed value. If the property appraiser has determined that the property has separate and distinct owners and each files a return, each may receive a $25,000 exemption.