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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A report says eight large Florida-based companies are among 265 firms underpaying corporate taxes owed to states.
Three liberal think tanks, including the Tallahassee-based Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy and two Washington, D.C. organizations made the claims Wednesday. The report covers three years through 2010 and is based on corporations' annual reports.
They don't break down how much is paid to each state. But the report notes the average state corporate tax was 6.2 percent and each company cited paid less than 4 percent. Florida's rate is 5.5 percent.
The Florida companies listed include NextEra Energy Inc., parent company of Florida Power & Light Co, Publix Super Markets and Ryder System.
The others are Tech Data, CSX, Harris Corp., Health Management Associates and Darden Restaurants.