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2023 List of Florida Local Sales Tax Rates. Florida has state sales tax of 6%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 1.5%. There are a total of 362 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 1.058%.

Florida's general state sales tax rate is 6%. Additionally, most Florida counties also have a local option discretionary sales surtax. be shown separately on each invoice and may be calculated on either the combined taxable amount or the individual taxable amounts on an invoice.

Florida: Sales Tax Handbook Combined with the state sales tax, the highest sales tax rate in Florida is 7.5% in the cities of Jacksonville, Tampa, Tallahassee, Pensacola and Gainesville (and 93 other cities).

Q. Does sales tax apply to sales of mobile homes? A. Yes, sales of new mobile homes are subject to state sales tax at the rate of 3% and any applicable discretionary sales surtax.

In many cases, there is a limit to the amount of surtax charged. Discretionary sales surtax applies to the first $5,000 of the sales amount on the sale, use, lease, rental, or license to use any item of tangible personal property.

Transactions over $5,000 are subject to the state and discretionary sales surtax up to $5,000, each dollar over the $5,000 threshold is only taxed at the state rate of 6%. If you are curious to learn more information about Florida sales tax compliance, feel free to visit the Florida Dept.