Comments on: State Asks Judge to Toss Lawsuit Over Teacher Bonuses

By: steve

steve — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:22:26 +0000

In reply to Dave. Not sure taxes were really a part of the equation(Florida does not have an income tax). Bonuses are not factored into retirement - and that's why they like bonuses over raises.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 18:06:39 +0000

Best and Brightest, two words that will never be used to describe Rocky Hanna.

By: Terry Ryan

Terry Ryan — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 10:20:55 +0000

If a school district actually deducted, “…any employer portion of applicable payroll taxes and mandatory payroll expenses…” from a teacher’s bonus pay, the district would owe the teacher this amount not the State of Florida.

However, the article is confusing in the sense it states the Plaintiff is upset they did not receive the FULL amount of the bonus as noted in the seventh paragraph.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:02:33 +0000

In reply to Snidely Whiplash. The Tax on Bonuses are HIGHER than on Income. That's why Jeb Bush preferred to give State Employee's Bonuses instead of Raises.

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:47:35 +0000

In reply to steve.

Oh thank you Sir!
Well then one of the 2 taxing entities needs to pay the teachers back.
Or the 2 taxing entities can split it up.
But for the 2 taxing entities to have allowed this to go so far as to incur legal fees to be paid by Their Boss’s [The Florida Taxpayers] is totally fireable.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:35:01 +0000

In reply to Snidely Whiplash. That's not what they're saying. They income taxes are deducted already, but the employer taxes(which are paid by the employer) were also deducted.

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:23:07 +0000

Toss the frivolous lawsuit out the top window of the Turlington Building.
Everybody on the common sense level knows you pay tax on a bonus.