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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided December 21, 1976Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION: Can a municipality charge an occupational license tax to a certified contractor who does not have a permanent business location or branch office within the municipality but is merely performing a contractual job within the municipality while maintaining a permanent business location or branch office in another municipality and who has paid an occupational license tax to the municipality where the permanent business location and/or branch office is located?

SUMMARY: A municipality cannot levy an occupational license tax on a certified contractor who does not maintain a permanent…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Duffin v. TuckerSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  2. Isern v. City of West MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  3. City of Lakeland v. Lawson Music Co., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  4. Sandstrom v. City of Fort LauderdaleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  5. Bozeman v. City of BrooksvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1955

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