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Florida documentary stamp tax on deeds is:

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Question & Answer

Review the question and all answer choices

A

$0.35 per $100 of consideration

Option A is incorrect because $0.35 per $100 is half the actual rate in Florida. This might confuse students who are mixing up Florida's rate with another state or misremembering the amount.

B

$0.70 per $100 of consideration

Correct Answer
C

$1.00 per $100 of consideration

Option C is incorrect because $1.00 per $100 is double the actual rate in Florida. This could be a distractor for students who have confused Florida's rate with a higher tax rate in another state or have doubled the correct amount by mistake.

D

$0.50 per $100 of consideration

Option D is incorrect because $0.50 per $100 is a common documentary stamp tax rate in many other states, but not in Florida. Students often remember this general rate but fail to account for state-specific variations.

Why is this correct?

Option B is correct because Florida law specifically requires a documentary stamp tax on deeds at the rate of $0.70 per $100 (or portion thereof) of the consideration paid. This is a state-specific tax that must be paid before the deed can be recorded.

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