In Florida, the proportion in even higher with an estimated cremation rate of nearly 70%, according to industry officials. Losing a loved one is difficult. Tammy Valenti’s job is to give the ...

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Statewide, the average cost of a traditional full service burial is $8,640, full service cremation is $6,452, an “affordable burial” is $5,374 and the average direct cremation cost is $2,553.

Languages: English. Florida is one of the states facing a heightened risk of direct impacts from hurricanes this year, and one side of the state is more at risk than the other. The Atlantic ...

Letting go of our loved ones is never easy, and during times of grief, it can be especially hard to make sound financial decisions while planning a funeral and burial. I recall meeting a woman in ...

A cremation, by contrast, generally costs one-third of those prices. The least-expensive option is typically a so-called "direct cremation" with minimal ceremony. Cremations can also include ...

The bill, known as “Sevilla’s Law,” would require pet cremation providers to inform ... had a forensic analysis from the University of Florida performed on the returned ashes.

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers in Florida they can file their taxes for free with the agency using IRS Direct File. The web-based service, available in English and Spanish ...

The Internal Revenue Service's new free online Direct File service is open for business. Last year, more than 20,000 Florida taxpayers took advantage of the pilot program that allowed taxpayers to ...

Some 57 per cent of families who chose a direct cremation said they did so at the request of the deceased, while 30 per cent said they were simpler to organise and 14 per cent preferred to spend ...

It does not cover funeral or burial expenses, including cremation. While Medicare does not cover funeral benefits, the Social Security Administration (SSA) offers a $255 lump sum death benefit to ...