Florida counties add a discretionary surtax, usually 0.5-1.5%.
$108.00 in total, of which $8.00 is sales tax.
Florida sales tax rate
Florida's state sales tax is 6%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 8%. Florida counties add a discretionary surtax, usually 0.5-1.5%. Of the 51 state-level rates, 6% is the 17th-highest (tied with 10 other states); the 8% top combined rate is the 24th-highest, tied with 4 other states.
Combined sales tax in Florida cities
The 15 Florida cities we list range from 6.5% to 7.5%, a local share of 0.5% to 1.5%.
Combined rates as published by the Florida Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Gainesville
7.5%
1.5%
$7.50
Jacksonville
7.5%
1.5%
$7.50
Tallahassee
7.5%
1.5%
$7.50
Tampa
7.5%
1.5%
$7.50
Fort Lauderdale
7%
1%
$7.00
Hialeah
7%
1%
$7.00
Hollywood
7%
1%
$7.00
Lakeland
7%
1%
$7.00
Miami
7%
1%
$7.00
Pembroke Pines
7%
1%
$7.00
Port St. Lucie
7%
1%
$7.00
St. Petersburg
7%
1%
$7.00
Cape Coral
6.5%
0.5%
$6.50
Orlando
6.5%
0.5%
$6.50
West Palm Beach
6.5%
0.5%
$6.50
Sales tax on a purchase in Florida
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 7% is $46.73 of goods and $3.27 of tax.
Tax owed at Florida rates
Price
State only (6%)
Median listed city (7%)
Highest (8%)
$25.00
$1.50
$1.75
$2.00
$100.00
$6.00
$7.00
$8.00
$1,000.00
$60.00
$70.00
$80.00
$2,500.00
$150.00
$175.00
$200.00
Groceries in Florida
Florida exempts groceries from both the state rate and the county surtax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $14.00 on the same spend of other goods at the 7% median city rate.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Florida
6% state, up to 8% with local taxes. The middle of the 15 Florida cities we list is 7%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Florida?
8% combined. Among listed cities the highest is Tampa at 7.5%.
Are groceries taxed in Florida?
Florida exempts groceries from both the state rate and the county surtax. A $200.00 grocery bill carries no tax, against $14.00 on the same spend of other goods at the 7% median city rate.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Miami?
$70.00 at Miami's 7%, $1,070.00 in total; $60.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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