Each sale, admission, storage, or rental in Florida is taxable, unless the transaction is exempt. Sales tax is added to the price of taxable goods or services.Because Florida doesn't have income taxes, you won't pay a capital gains tax on the sale of your home here. FIRPTA imposes income tax on foreign persons in the disposition appreciated real property located in the United States. The state of Florida doesn't charge capital gains tax on the profit made from property sales because there is no state income tax. Information on the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA) and how it affects a foreign person with real property interest.