On this page we are describing the sales taxes in the State of Florida, we aim to educate you on the differences that occur throughout the state so you get a better understanding of it in regards to whether you may have:

  • Have taken a new job in the are
  • Applied for a new school
  • Opened a new bank account in the state of Florida
  • People who may be unable to find their Social Security Card or have lost it.

What is the lowest and highest sales tax in Florida?

In the map of Florida that is pictured below there are a total of 67 countries that are within the state. You can go directly to the page and see which area has the highest and lowest sales tax in your county of choice.

Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier Columbia DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton Hardee Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Holmes IndianRiver Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Marion Martin Miami-Dade Monroe Nassau Okaloosa Okeechobee Orange Osceola PalmBeach Pasco Pinellas Polk Putnam St.Johns SaintLucie SantaRosa Sarasota Seminole Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla Walton Washington
The state sales tax for businesses and so forth is a standard rate of 6% which allows the local government to be able to collect up to another 1.5% on top of this:

  • the average sales tax for the entirety of Florida is 7.011%,
  • the highest is within the Calhoun, Clay, Desoto, Duval, Escambia, Gadsden, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Monroe, Osceola, Santa Rosa and Washington County that consists of Chipley, Vernon, Gulf Breeze, Saint Cloud, Marathon, Madison, Bristol, Tallahassee, Bonifay, Plant City, Tampa, Sebring, Quincy, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Arcadia, Orange Park, Blountstown and this equates to 7.5% sales tax,
  • the lowest sales tax is in the Citrus County, which includes cities like Inverness, Homosassa, Crystal River, Beverly Hills, Hernando, Dunnellon, Lecanto, Floral City, Homosassa Springs, Crystal River, Inverness, Holder and the sales tax in these areas total to 6%

This is a brief overview, and we suggest that you go directly to the page if you wish to get a clearer image of the different ranges of sale tax in a particular county. Please note that the ones that have an asterisk means they are below the usual county level of sales tax.

How to calculate your own sales tax in the state of Florida.

So, what does this mean for you, if you are looking into how much sales tax you are going to charged dependant on what sort of county you are residing or working out of. You can go ahead and use a sales tax calculator which will give you a section that is exampled below.

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You do need to know the purchase ZIP code and purchase amount in order to get an accurate figure. For an example we will use the amount of $200 and see what the ranges could be from the highest area to the lowest.

In Winter Park, FL with the highest sales tax of 7.5% would mean that your $200 purchase would incur a $15 sales tax, taking the total amount to $215.

Whereas in Dunnellon, FL the sales tax is only 6% and a $200 purchase would equate to $12 tax, taking the total to $212.

The sales tax calculator makes it as easy as it can be to find out what sort of sales tax you will be charged by simply adding the amount and the ZIP code. Though there might be some purchases that are exempt from sales taxes or have some special leniency which do need to be taken into consideration.

City Sales Tax Rate Zip-code Population
Miami 7.00% 33106, 33116, 33143, 33144, 33147, 33150, 33152, 33155, 33157, 33163, 33165, 33167, 33168, 33170, 33172, 33173, 33174, 33175, 33176, 33177, 33179, 33182, 33183, 33184, 33185, 33186, 33187, 33193, 33194, 33195, 33196, 33197, 33199, 33222, 33247, 33255, 33256, 33265, 33280, 33283, 33299 752018
Jacksonville 7.50% 32099, 32202, 32203, 32204, 32205, 32206, 32207, 32208, 32209, 32210, 32211, 32212, 32214, 32216, 32217, 32218, 32219, 32220, 32221, 32222, 32223, 32224, 32225, 32226, 32227, 32228, 32229, 32235, 32236, 32238, 32239, 32241, 32244, 32245, 32246, 32247, 32254, 32255, 32256, 32257, 32258, 32260, 32277 648327
Orlando 6.50% 32807, 32808, 32809, 32810, 32816, 32817, 32818, 32819, 32820, 32821, 32824, 32825, 32826, 32828, 32830, 32831, 32832, 32833, 32834, 32836, 32837, 32839, 32857, 32858, 32859, 32860, 32867, 32868, 32869, 32872, 32877, 32878 452594
Tampa 7.50% 33603, 33604, 33605, 33606, 33607, 33609, 33610, 33611, 33612, 33616, 33620, 33621, 33622, 33623, 33629, 33630, 33647, 33650, 33664, 33673, 33674, 33677, 33679, 33680, 33681, 33687 266363
Hialeah 7.00% 33002, 33010, 33011, 33012, 33013, 33014, 33016, 33018 225808
Naples 7.00% 34104, 34105, 34106, 34107, 34108, 34109, 34110, 34112, 34113, 34114, 34116, 34117, 34119, 34120 202198
Saint Petersburg 7.00% 33701, 33702, 33703, 33704, 33705, 33710, 33711, 33712, 33713, 33715, 33716, 33729, 33730, 33731, 33732, 33733, 33734, 33736, 33741, 33742, 33743, 33747, 33784 190864
Fort Lauderdale 7.00% 33301, 33302, 33303, 33304, 33305, 33306, 33307, 33308, 33311, 33312, 33315, 33316, 33335, 33339, 33346, 33348, 33394 168051
West Palm Beach 7.00% 33406, 33411, 33412, 33413, 33415, 33416, 33417, 33422 150378
Pensacola 7.50% 32505, 32506, 32507, 32508, 32509, 32511, 32512, 32513, 32514, 32516, 32520, 32522, 32523, 32524, 32526, 32534, 32559, 32591 145968
Port Saint Lucie 7.00% 34952, 34953, 34983, 34984, 34985, 34986, 34987, 34988 142593
Fort Myers 6.50% 33902, 33905, 33906, 33907, 33908, 33912, 33913, 33919, 33965, 33966, 33967, 33994 141702
Lakeland 7.00% 33801, 33807, 33809, 33810, 33811, 33812, 33813 132236
Cape Coral 6.50% 33904, 33909, 33910, 33914, 33915, 33990, 33991, 33993 128717
Kissimmee 7.50% 34743, 34744, 34746, 34747, 34758 123371
Sarasota 7.00% 34231, 34232, 34233, 34235, 34238, 34240, 34241, 34242, 34276, 34277 120908
Bradenton 7.00% 34201, 34202, 34203, 34204, 34207, 34209, 34210, 34211, 34212, 34280, 34282 118589
Ocala 7.00% 34472, 34473, 34476, 34477, 34479, 34480, 34481, 34482, 34483 104033
Pompano Beach 7.00% 33060, 33061, 33062, 33064, 33069, 33074 101285
Tallahassee 7.50% 32301, 32302, 32303, 32304, 32306, 32307, 32308, 32310, 32313, 32314, 32315, 32316, 32318, 32399 99739
Clearwater 7.00% 33755, 33756, 33757, 33758, 33759, 33761, 33764, 33765, 33766 99520
New Port Richey 7.00% 34652, 34653, 34654, 34655 89063
Saint Augustine 6.50% 32080, 32084, 32086, 32092, 32095 85552
Palm Bay 7.00% 32905, 32906, 32907, 32908, 32909, 32910, 32911 83084
Hollywood 7.00% 33019, 33020, 33021, 33022, 33081, 33083, 33084 80836
Spring Hill 6.50% 34606, 34607, 34608, 34609, 34611 79553
Gainesville 7.00% 32601, 32603, 32604, 32605, 32607, 32609, 32610, 32611, 32612, 32614, 32627, 32635, 32653 73349
Lake Worth 7.00% 33449, 33462, 33467 71041
Deltona 6.50% 32725, 32728, 32738, 32739 70582
Apopka 6.50% 32703, 32704, 32712 69481
Miami Beach 7.00% 33119, 33139, 33140, 33141, 33239 67262
Brandon 7.50% 33508, 33509, 33510, 33511 64981
Riverview 7.50% 33568, 33569, 33578, 33579 64921
Largo 7.00% 33770, 33771, 33774, 33778, 33779 64693
Homestead 7.00% 33031, 33032, 33033, 33039, 33092 63613
Palm Coast 7.00% 32135, 32137, 32164 63555
Palm Harbor 7.00% 34682, 34683, 34684, 34685 63442
Milton 7.00% 32570, 32571, 32583 62520
Melbourne 7.00% 32901, 32902, 32919, 32934, 32935, 32936, 32941 61984
Boca Raton 7.00% 33427, 33429, 33431, 33432, 33464, 33481, 33486, 33487, 33499 61041
Sanford 7.00% 32771, 32772, 32773 60792
Palm Beach Gardens 7.00% 33410, 33418 60208
Orange Park 7.50% 32065, 32073 58984
Lehigh Acres 6.50% 33936, 33970, 33971, 33972, 33973, 33974, 33976 58000
Vero Beach 7.00% 32962, 32965, 32966, 32967, 32968, 32969 55830
Oviedo 7.00% 32765, 32766 55672
Port Orange 6.50% 32127, 32128, 32129 53944
Port Charlotte 7.00% 33948, 33949, 33952, 33953, 33954, 33981 53877
Ormond Beach 6.50% 32173, 32174, 32175, 32176 52655
Valrico 7.50% 33594, 33595, 33596 51829

Why do I need to collect sales tax in Florida?

You will need to collect sales tax if you have any sort of nexus there, and what this means is that if you have assets that are physical or economic then you need to do this.

Physical meaning having a tangible activity or some sort of presence in any of the states of Florida, economic nexus is simply passing the states’ economic threshold for total revenue, or the maximum number of transactions that can occur in the period of time within the state.

Two easy ways to see if you have either a physical or economic nexus in any of the counties is the following:
Physical:

  • Tangible personal property
  • Business assets or property
  • Own, renting properties
  • Made more than $500,000 in a service or content delivery in the state

Economic:

  • Made more than $100,000 in sales annually
  • More than 200 transactions in the last calendar year

How do I get a sales tax permit?

The main way to go about this is to register online at the Florida Business Gateway. Follow the steps that are presented to you and ensure that you have the following to hand to use as information:

  • Business identification information
  • Business entity
  • Location/s that you will be conducting this from
  • Date you will start collecting Florida sales tax from a business/property
  • NAICS Code (North American Industry Classification System.)

What is the best way to file sales taxes?

Before you think of doing anything else there are three things that we recommend that you do in order to make this process as easy and smooth as possible.

First of all, find out how much tax you owe (remember the sales tax calculator we mentioned before) so that you know how much you need to pay the state at the end. Second is get onto the Florida Department Of Taxation ready to submit them, and third have the money ready so you can make the payment straight away.

There are two main options as well to filing and paying your Florida sales tax, these are:

  • Filing online. This is where merchants are required to file all of their sales taxes through the department of taxation in the state of Florida, you can also pay your taxes on this platform, so it is one to keep close to you for future reference.
  • Filing by mail. Simply fill out the form UST-1, but this is not the recommended way of filing your taxes due to the possibilities of them getting lost in the post and then it could mean that you are subject to late fees if they are not filed within the allotted time.

We hope this document was able to allow you to feel more confident when it comes to sales tax in the state of Florida depending on where you operate out of.