Florida short-term rental tax: 6% state sales tax + county surtax + county tourist development tax
What Florida charges on Airbnb and Vrbo stays, who files it, and when it's due, from the state's own pages (checked 2026-10-27). Then build your return numbers from your export, free.
Florida lodging taxes at a glance
| Item | Florida rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State sales tax | 6% on rentals of living or sleeping accommodations for 6 months or less | Florida DOR |
| County discretionary sales surtax | Added on top where the county levies it | Florida DOR |
| Tourist development tax (TDT) | County local option transient rental tax; county maximums run from 3% to 6% depending on eligibility | Florida DOR |
| Who collects the TDT | Many counties administer their own TDT; in the rest, it is reported to the Florida DOR | Florida DOR (DR-15TDT) |
Checked on 2026-10-27 from: Florida DOR brochure GT-800034 (transient rentals) · Florida DOR — Local option transient rental tax rates (DR-15TDT) · Florida DOR — Local option taxes. Rates change; confirm on the official page before you file. Local rates differ by city and county and are not listed here unless shown above.
What this means for your return
In Florida the sales tax and the county tourist tax are often filed with two different offices. The DR-15TDT list shows each county's TDT rate and whether the county self-administers.
Lodgetally doesn't look up rates: you type the ones that apply to your property (state, county, city, fee), and it applies them to the taxable receipts it builds from your Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking.com export.
Build the numbers for your Florida return
- Download your Airbnb earnings CSV, Vrbo report or Booking.com export.
- Drop it in the tool above and enter the Florida rate(s) that apply to you.
- Set the period and date basis, mark which platforms remit for you, and download the worksheet.
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FAQ
Does Airbnb collect Florida lodging tax for me?
Often for some taxes, not always for all of them. Airbnb and Vrbo publish the taxes they collect by location; anything they don't collect is yours to report. Lodgetally separates platform-remitted stays from the ones you owe tax on.
Is this page tax advice?
No. It summarizes the Florida revenue department's public pages as checked on 2026-10-27, with links. Confirm the rules for your property with the tax office.
Is it really private?
Yes. Your file is read by JavaScript running in your browser tab; its contents — guest names, earnings, listings — are never sent over the network. You can verify this in your browser's developer tools (Network tab), or go offline after the page has loaded.
Is this tax advice?
No. Lodgetally does the arithmetic from your platform files using the rates and rules you enter. Rules differ by state, county and city — check what's taxable, the exemptions, and whether a platform collects for you with your tax office, and file on their form.
Which files work?
The Airbnb earnings / transaction history CSV, Vrbo payout and stay-tax reports, the Booking.com extranet reservations export, and most property-management exports with stay dates and amounts — CSV, TXT, XLSX, XLS or ODS. Columns are detected automatically and you can change any of them; your choice is remembered for that layout.
Why by check-in date and not payout date?
Most lodging-tax returns are based on when guests stayed. Payout dates drift from stay dates at every period boundary. You can choose check-in, check-out, payout date, or splitting each stay's receipts by nights in each month.
Does it know my tax rate?
No — you enter it (one or more rates, e.g. state + county + city), so the worksheet always matches your jurisdiction's current rate.
What's free?
Everything, one file at a time, for reports covering up to 40 reservations — the full worksheet, checks, CSV summary and printable worksheet. Pro removes the limit, combines several files (e.g. Airbnb + Vrbo + Booking.com), and adds the Excel workbook and per-stay CSV.