Orlando indeed has property taxes charged against their property owners. Most property taxes depend on the state where you live in. Florida is the state where the city of Orlando is located and the property taxes imposed here depend on the millage of the property, which is a dollar for every $1000 of the taxable value of the property. Read More..

Even though the property tax was imposed by the state of Florida, a city's governing body may decide to twist this a little for the good of the economy of their area. Below are some of the departments and sectors of the government that can affect a decision to increase or decrease property tax: Read More..

Although property taxes are mandatory to all property owners in Orlando, there are, however, instances wherein you can file for an exemption. One of them is if you are using your property for private residence (homestead). If you file for an exemption, a $50,000 deduction on your property taxes may be approved. This will help you save more for all your immediate needs. Read More..

Exemption for property tax may be whole or partial. Below are the criteria that you need to meet for exemption: Read More..

Mobile Homes are not exempted from taxes. There are three ways on how a mobile home is subjected to taxes and these are the following: Read More..

Mobile homes may also be considered as non-real property when they do not own the land on which their home is situated. They will be charged with annual license taxes. They need to have mobile home (MH) series stickers so they can be listed as non-real property owners. Real property mobile homes are given RP (real property) stickers instead. Read More..

Aside from tangible property taxes, mobile homes that are non-real property are also charged with sales and use taxes. They do not qualify for isolated sales tax exemption. Read More..

Since taxes are withheld, those that are in excess of the computation of taxes by year-end are refunded to the taxpayers. Applications for these refunds can be done online or you can send the refund form via email or snail mail to the Florida Department of revenue. Read More..

You can check the status of your refund online or via a phone call. Before you can do this, you need to have the following information handy: Read More..

Refunds are usually sent in two ways: either by a refund check or a deposit to your account. The deposit to your account will only happen if you have an existing account in a bank that is in affiliation with your state's department of revenue and the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). Both federal and state tax refunds can be sent via these two ways. Read More..