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Must I, as a home owner, charge tourist tax on my own residence or on other units that I own?
This answer has been viewed 2378 times and was last updated on 09/15/2017.
Yes. If your home or other units meet the criteria for tourist tax, you must charge tourist tax (5%). You must also charge Florida sales tax (7%).
Visit our tourist tax new account application page to apply for a tourist tax account. After we create your account, we'll send you a letter containing your account number, instructions for accessing Excise (our online tourist tax system), and your user name and password.
Here's a partial list of taxable unit types:
- Apartment-hotel
- Apartment-motel
- Beach house and/or cottage
- Condominium
- Cooperatively owned apartment
- Hotel
- Mobile home
- Motel
- Multiple-unit structure
- Resort motel
- Rooming house
- Single-family dwelling
- Tourist or trailer camp
- Trailer
- Vacant land for temporary living quarters
For information on sales tax, visit the Florida Department of Revenue website or call (800) 352-3671.
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