Ed Redlich has been appointed as the 2016 Chairman of the Commercial Alliance for Florida Realtors. Redlich has been a commercial Realtor for over twenty years. Florida Realtors is the largest trade association in the state with over 140,000 members.
Redlich’s primary focus for 2016 will be to work with Florida Realtors, Governor Rick Scott and Florida legislators to eliminate the sales tax on commercial lease agreements (aka “the business rent tax”). The Governor has a plan to reduce taxes by $1B which includes an initial 1% reduction on the sales tax on commercial rent commencing in 2017.
Florida is the only state in the union that has such a tax. It’s elimination would result in more businesses expanding in Florida and hiring more employees. Redlich states that “This is more than just a tax. It is a regulation as well that creates additional legal, bookkeeping and administrative work on Florida businesses.These are just extra problems that only Floridians have to bother with. It is just not fair.” Read Redlich’s letter to state legislators on the Florida sales tax on commercial lease agreements. >>>
Ed Redlich and Florida Governor Rick Scott