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Congress Responds to COVID-19: Extended Income Tax Payment Deadline, Refundable Payroll Credit for Certain Employers, and More Stimulus to Come

March 19, 2020 Legislation

Relief for American taxpayers amid the COVID-19 outbreak came in two forms on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. First, IRS action to postpone the April 15 income tax payment deadline. Second, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which provides for a refundable payroll tax credit for small…

Increase in Circuit Courts’ Jurisdictional Amount

December 18, 2019 Legislation

Since 1992, the Florida circuit courts have had original jurisdiction over civil lawsuits seeking more than $15,000 in damages. But on May 24, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/CS/HB 337, which raises the county courts’ maximum jurisdictional amount from $15,000 to $30,000, effective January 1, 2020. CS/CS/HB 337 further provides…