A Hernando County vacation rental owes about 11.5% in lodging taxes: Florida's 6% sales tax plus the county's 0.5% surtax (6.5% total), plus a 5% Tourist Development Tax on stays of six months or less.
Short stays in Hernando County carry roughly 11.5% in taxes. Florida charges 6% state sales tax on rentals of six months or less, and Hernando adds a 0.5% discretionary surtax, for 6.5% remitted to the Department of Revenue. On top of that, the county levies a 5% Tourist Development Tax under Ordinance 2014-17 and Fla. Stat. §125.0104, collected by the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners on the gross rental amount. Filing is monthly, due the first and delinquent after the 20th, and a return is required even if no tax is due. Airbnb and Vrbo collect some of these automatically.
Failing to collect or remit the 5% Tourist Development Tax or the 6.5% state tax exposes the host to back taxes, penalties, and interest from the county and the Florida Department of Revenue.
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