Sales Surtax Information for 2019
In addition to the state sales and use tax rate, individual Florida counties may impose a sales surtax called discretionary sales surtax or local option county sales tax. Sales tax dealers must collect both discretionary sales surtax and the state sales tax from the purchaser at the time of sale, and remit the taxes to the Florida Department of Revenue.
The Department distributes the discretionary sales surtax to the counties where the surtax is levied. The counties use the funds to pay for local authorized projects.
For 2019, the following counties have changes to their surtax rates:
New for 2019 – Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2019 Download here
Call WXC for more details.
