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Fla. Stat. § 198.40 (2025)
Failure to pay tax, evasion of tax, etc.; penalty.
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198.40 Failure to pay tax, evasion of tax, etc.; penalty.—Any person required under this chapter to collect, account for, and pay over any tax imposed by this chapter who willfully fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax, and any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this chapter or the payment thereof, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 198.40
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§198.40TAX REVENUEFAIL TO PAY OR EVADE PAYING ESTATE TAX