Hotel and short-term rental stays in Jacksonville carry a 6 percent Duval Tourist Development Tax administered by the Tax Collector under Ordinance Code 776, a 6 percent Florida state sales tax, and a 0.5 percent Duval discretionary surtax for a total around 12.5 percent.
Ordinance Code Chapter 776 levies the 6 percent Duval County Tourist Development Tax on rentals of six months or less, funding the Convention Visitors Bureau (Visit Jacksonville), TIAA Bank Field debt service, and beach renourishment. The Florida state sales tax of 6 percent and Duval's 0.5 percent local discretionary sales surtax stack on the same room charge, bringing the combined transient rate to roughly 12.5 percent. Operators register with the Duval Tax Collector and remit monthly under FL Sec. 125.0104. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit the bed tax on Florida bookings under voluntary collection agreements but operators remain responsible for state sales tax registration with the Department of Revenue.
Failing to register or remit bed tax violates Ord. Code 776 and FL Sec. 125.0104, with interest, penalty up to 25 percent of tax owed, and possible criminal charges for willful evasion under FL Sec. 212.15.
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