April 25,2012 (Written by Bill Kaczor, Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge’s ruling that online travel companies should be taxed only on what they pay for hotel rooms rather than the higher price they charge customers will be appealed, a lawyer for 17 Florida counties said on Tuesday. Circuit Judge James Shelfer on Thursday ruled from the bench in favor of Expedia Inc. and other online companies after a three-day hearing in Tallahassee.
