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FLORIDA Sales & Use Tax Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2021
FLORIDA Seller's permit
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Do I need a Florida Seller's permit to Charge Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) for Taxable Sales?
Each sale, admission charge, storage, or rental is taxable unless the transaction is exempt. Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) is added to the price of the taxable goods or service and collected from the purchaser at the time of sale.
For example, you sell on ebay or etsy retail items such as shoes. You will need a Seller's permit .
What is Florida's general Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) rate?
It is 6 percent.
What Businesses Must Pay Tax?
Before you begin business in Florida, you must first find out if your business activity or products used will be subject to sales or use tax.
If it is, you must register to collect Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) or pay use tax. Revenue provides a partial list of business activities that are taxable.
Filing and Paying Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) es Businesses whose sales and use tax collections are less than $20,000 per year may pay and report tax using a paper
Sales and Use Tax Return. However, we encourage all taxpayers to file and pay electronically.
Filing Frequency of Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) Most new businesses are set up to file and pay sales and use tax quarterly.
Depending on the amount of tax you collect, you may qualify for a different filing frequency.
Do I need a Florida Seller's permit to Charge Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) for Taxable Sales?
Each sale, admission charge, storage, or rental is taxable unless the transaction is exempt. Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) is added to the price of the taxable goods or service and collected from the purchaser at the time of sale.
For example, you sell on ebay or etsy retail items such as shoes. You will need a Seller's permit .
What is Florida's general Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) rate?
It is 6 percent.
What Businesses Must Pay Tax?
Before you begin business in Florida, you must first find out if your business activity or products used will be subject to sales or use tax.
If it is, you must register to collect Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) or pay use tax. Revenue provides a partial list of business activities that are taxable.
Filing and Paying Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) es Businesses whose sales and use tax collections are less than $20,000 per year may pay and report tax using a paper
Sales and Use Tax Return. However, we encourage all taxpayers to file and pay electronically.
Filing Frequency of Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) Most new businesses are set up to file and pay sales and use tax quarterly.
Depending on the amount of tax you collect, you may qualify for a different filing frequency.
Services Taxed in Florida
ServiceTax Rate Notes
001 - Soil prep., custom baling, other ag. servicesEsee note
002 - Veterinary services (both large and small animal)Esee note
003 - Horse boarding and training (not race horses)Esee note
004 - Pet groomingEsee note
005 - Landscaping services (including lawn care)Esee note
006 - Metal, non-metal and coal mining servicesEsee note
007 - Seismograph & Geophysical ServicesEsee note
008 - Oil Field ServicesEsee note
009 - Typesetting service; platemaking for the print tradeEsee note
010 - Gross Income of Construction ContractorsE
011 - Carpentry, painting, plumbing and similar trades.Esee note
012 - Construction service (grading, excavating, etc.)Esee note
013 - Water well drillingEsee note
014 - Income from intrastate transportation of personsEsee note
015 - Local transit (intra-city) busesEsee note
016 - Income from taxi operationsEsee note
017 - Intrastate courier serviceEsee note
018 - Interstate air courier (billed in-state)Esee note
019 - Automotive storage6see note
020 - Food storage6see note
021 - Fur storage6see note
022 - Household goods storage6see note
023 - Mini -storage6see note
024 - Cold storage6see note
025 - Marina Service (docking, storage, cleaning, repair)6see note
026 - Marine towing service (incl. tugboats)Esee note
027 - Travel agent servicesEsee note
028 - Packing and cratingEsee note
029 - Intrastate telephone & telegraph6.8see note
030 - Interstate telephone & telegraph6.8see note
031 - Cellular telephone services6.8see note
032 - Electricity7see note
033 - WaterEsee note
034 - Natural gas6see note
035 - Other fuel (including heating oil)6see note
036 - Sewer and refuse, industrialEsee note
037 - Intrastate telephone & telegraphEsee note
038 - Interstate telephone & telegraphEsee note
039 - Cellular telephone services6.8see note
040 - ElectricityEsee note
041 - WaterEsee note
042 - Natural gasEsee note
043 - Other fuel (including heating oil)Esee note
044 - Sewer and refuse, residentialEsee note
045 - Service charges of banking institutionsEsee note
046 - Insurance servicesEsee note
047 - Investment counselingEsee note
048 - Loan broker feesEsee note
049 - Property sales agents (real estate or personal)Esee note
050 - Real estate management fees (rental agents)Esee note
051 - Real estate title abstract servicesEsee note
052 - Tickertape reporting (financial reporting)Esee note
053 - Barber shops and beauty parlorsEsee note
054 - Carpet and upholstery cleaningEsee note
055 - Dating servicesEsee note
056 - Debt counselingEsee note
057 - Diaper serviceEsee note
058 - Income from funeral servicesEsee note
059 - Fishing and hunting guide servicesEsee note
060 - Garment services (altering & repairing)6see note
061 - Gift and package wrapping service6see note
062 - Health clubs, tanning parlors, reducing salonsEsee note
063 - Laundry and dry cleaning services, coin-opEsee note
064 - Laundry and dry cleaning services, non-coin opEsee note
065 - Massage servicesEsee note
066 - 900 Number servicesEsee note
067 - Personal instruction (dance, golf, tennis, etc.)Esee note
068 - Shoe repair6see note
069 - Swimming pool cleaning & maintenanceEsee note
070 - Tax return preparationEsee note
071 - Tuxedo rental6see note
072 - Water softening and conditioningEsee note
073 - BillboardsEsee note
074 - Radio & television, national advertisingEsee note
075 - Radio & television, local advertisingEsee note
076 - NewspaperEsee note
077 - MagazineEsee note
078 - Advertising agency fees (not ad placement)Esee note
079 - Armored car servicesEsee note
080 - Bail bond feesEsee note
081 - Check & debt collectionEsee note
082 - Commercial art and graphic design.Esee note
083 - Commercial linen supplyEsee note
084 - Credit information, credit bureausEsee note
085 - Employment agenciesEsee note
086 - Interior design and decoratingEsee note
087 - Maintenance and janitorial services6see note
088 - Lobbying and consultingEsee note
089 - MarketingEsee note
090 - Packing and cratingEsee note
091 - Exterminating (includes termite services)6see note
092 - Photocopying services6see note
093 - Photo finishing6see note
094 - Printing6see note
095 - Private investigation (detective) services6see note
096 - Process server feesEsee note
097 - Public relations, management consultingEsee note
098 - Secretarial and court reporting servicesEsee note
099 - Security services6see note
100 - Sign construction and installationEsee note
101 - Telemarketing services on contractEsee note
102 - Telephone answering serviceEsee note
103 - Temporary help agenciesEsee note
104 - Test laboratories (excluding medical)Esee note
105 - Tire recapping and repairing6see note
106 - Window cleaning6see note
107 - Software - package or canned program6see note
108 - Software - modifications to canned programEsee note
109 - Software - custom programs - materialEsee note
110 - Software - custom programs - professional serv.Esee note
111 - Internet Service Providers-Dialupn/a
112 - Internet Service Providers-DSL or other broadbandn/a
113 - Information servicesEsee note
114 - Data processing servicesEsee note
115 - Mainframe computer access and processing serv.Esee note
116 - Online Data processing services NewEsee note
117 - Software - Downloaded NewEsee note
118 - Books - Downloaded NewEsee note
119 - Music - Downloaded NewEsee note
120 - Movies/Digital Video - Downloaded NewEsee note
121 - Other Electronic Goods - Downloaded NewEsee note
122 - Automotive washing and waxing.6see note
123 - Automotive road service and towing servicesEsee note
124 - Auto service. except repairs, incl. painting & lube6see note
125 - Parking lots & garages6
126 - Automotive rustproofing & undercoating.6
127 - Pari-mutuel racing events.6
128 - Amusement park admission & rides6
129 - Billiard parlors6
130 - Bowling alleys6
131 - Cable TV services6.8
132 - Direct Satellite TV10.8
133 - Circuses and fairs -- admission and games6see note
134 - Coin operated video games4
135 - Admission to school and college sports events6see note
136 - Membership fees in private clubs.6see note
137 - Admission to cultural events6
138 - Pinball and other mechanical amusements4
139 - Admission to professional sports events6see note
140 - Rental of films and tapes by theatersEsee note
141 - Rental of video tapes for home viewing6
142 - Accounting and bookkeepingEsee note
143 - ArchitectsE
144 - AttorneysEsee note
145 - DentistsEsee note
146 - EngineersEsee note
147 - Land surveyingEsee note
148 - Medical test laboratoriesEsee note
149 - Nursing services out-of-hospitalEsee note
150 - PhysiciansEsee note
151 - Personal property, short term (generally)6
152 - Personal property, long term (generally)6
153 - Bulldozers, draglines and const. mach., short term6see note
154 - Bulldozers, draglines and const. mach., long term6see note
155 - Rental of hand tools to licensed contractors.6
156 - Short term automobile rental6see note
157 - Long term automobile lease6see note
158 - Limousine service (with driver)E
159 - Aircraft rental to individual pilots, short term6
160 - Aircraft rental to individual pilots, long term6
161 - Chartered flights (with pilot)E
162 - Hotels, motels, lodging houses6see note
163 - Trailer parks - overnight6see note
164 - Custom fabrication labor6
165 - Repair material, generally6
166 - Repair labor, generally6see note
167 - Labor charges on repair of aircraft6see note
168 - Labor charges - repairs to interstate vessels6see note
169 - Labor charges - repairs to intrastate vessels6
170 - Labor - repairs to commercial fishing vessels6see note
171 - Labor charges on repairs to railroad rolling stock6see note
172 - Labor charges on repairs to motor vehicles6
173 - Labor on radio/TV repairs; other electronic equip.6
174 - Labor charges - repairs other tangible property6
175 - Labor - repairs or remodeling of real propertyEsee note
176 - Labor charges on repairs delivered under warrantyE
177 - Service contracts sold at the time of sale of TPP.6
178 - Installation charges by persons selling property6
179 - Installation charges - other than seller of goods6see note
180 - Custom processing (on customers property)6
181 - Custom meat slaughtering, cutting and wrappingE
182 - Taxidermy6
183 - Welding labor (fabrication and repair)6 |