TAMPA, Florida. – Hillsborough County residents could be eligible for a refund of the defunct one percent transportation sales tax that was passed in 2018 before it was declared unconstitutional.

Notices are now appearing in mailboxes about possible $100 refunds. Anyone who lived in Hillsborough County between January 1, 2019 and March 15, 2021 could be eligible.

Hillsborough County voters approved the one-cent sales tax in 2018, with revenue earmarked for transportation projects. The tax was challenged in court and the Florida Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in 2021. By then, however, the county had collected nearly $570 million.

READ: Governor DeSantis allocates funds from the defunct Hillsborough sales tax to transportation projects

It took about three years to decide what to do with the money. The first step is to refund $100 to Hillsborough taxpayers.

Because it was a one-cent sales tax, you would have had to spend $10,000 to get to $100 in sales tax. Families who spent more than that amount could qualify for a larger refund, but would have to provide receipts.

About $256 million of the tax revenue will continue to be used for transportation and road projects across the state.

For more information, visit www.fltaxrefund.com.

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