Daily Record Financial News &
Friday, December 29, 2017
Vol. 105, No. 031 • One Section
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Andrea Reyes wins 2018 Pro Bono Service Award
Goo-Goo sold and Scrubbles emerges
Immigration attorney, who is an immigrant herself, offered more than 300 hours of pro bono service.
Jacksonville car wash owner decides to create his own brand. Those waiting for Goo-Goo Express 3 Minute Car Wash to open near St. Johns Town Center can switch their expectations to a different brand – Scrubbles. Todd Buckner, the former Florida and South Georgia franchisee for Goo-Goo, said the international car wash company IMO bought Goo-Goo corporate in the summer. It also bought his five GooGoo franchise locations in Georgia and Lake City in a deal completed last week. Those will remain operating as Goo-Goo. Because of the Goo-Goo sale, Buckner decided to brand his own Scrubbles 3 Minute Express Wash concept and incorporate a little car — Scrubby— into the logo. “I came out of the Goo-Goo world into my own,” he said. “We are going to operate our own
By Max Marbut Associate Editor Attorney Andrea Reyes, founder of Reyes Legal PLLC, will receive the 2018 Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the 4th Judicial Circuit. The annual award recognizes an attorney in each of the 21 judicial circuits for having freely given their time and expertise in making legal services available to the poor. “It was very unexpected,” Reyes said. Born in Bogota, Colombia, Reyes attended high school in Miami and enrolled at Florida State University, where she graduated in 2006 with bachelor’s degrees in criminology and psychology. That’s where her penchant for pro bono service began, as well as her later exclusive practice of immigration law, through volunteering at The Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. “I did translations and it briefly exposed me to immigration law and I liked it,” Reyes said. With two undergraduate degrees, Reyes worked as executive administrator at a law firm in Tallahassee before moving to Jacksonville to attend Florida Coastal School of Law. There, she served as secretary of the Volunteer Immigrant Student Alliance, participated Reyes
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Owner Todd Buckner, a former Goo-Goo car wash franchise owner, is starting his own concept, featuring this logo.
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Attorney Andrea Reyes and Reyes Legal office mascot, “Peanut.”
No, you can’t pay next year’s taxes by Monday New tax reform law has some seeking to do so. By Max Marbut Associate Editor Emails and telephone calls arrived at a steady pace this week at the Duval County Tax Collector’s Office from people inquiring whether they can pay
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their 2018 property taxes before Monday, when the new federal tax reform plan takes effect. A provision of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act caps personal itemized income tax deductions, including property taxes, at $10,000. In Duval County, the median property tax bill was about $1,500 in 2017. According to a memo sent to members of the Florida Tax Collectors Association by the
Tallahassee law firm Young Qualls, the association’s legal counsel, the short answer is “no.” The memo states that under Florida Statutes Section 197, a taxpayer may not pay 2018 taxes in 2017 because the 2018 tax roll is not open for collection. Generally, tax rolls are open for collection on Nov. 1 of each year. In addition, while Florida law does allow for prepayment
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of estimated taxes, the memo points out that under Florida law, taxpayers must file an application on or before April 30 of the year in which the taxpayer elects to prepay the taxes. For more information, visit coj. net/tc, email taxcollector@coj. net or call the Duval County Tax Collector at (904) 630-1916. mmarbut@jaxdailyrecord.com
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