Florida levies a 6% transient rental tax under Fla. Stat. 212.03(1)(a), and St. Johns County adds a 5% Tourist Development Tax on stays of six months or less, collected by the county Tax Collector.
A short-term rental in St. Johns County carries roughly 11% in bed taxes. Florida imposes a 6% state sales tax on the total rental for living quarters rented six months or less (Fla. Stat. 212.03), remitted to the Department of Revenue. On top of that, St. Johns County levies a 5% Tourist Development Tax under Fla. Stat. 125.0104, collected by the St. Johns County Tax Collector, on any accommodation rented for six months or less. Stays under a bona fide written lease longer than six months are exempt. Hosts also need a DBPR license and a county business tax receipt; Airbnb and Vrbo collect some of these taxes automatically.
Failing to collect or remit the state 6% tax or the county 5% Tourist Development Tax exposes the host to back taxes, penalties, and interest from the Florida Department of Revenue and the St. Johns County Tax Collector.
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