Miami-Dade County collects a 6% Convention and Tourist Tax on short-term rentals: 3% Convention Development Tax, 2% Tourist Development Tax, and 1% Sports Franchise Tax. Combined with 6% FL sales tax, total burden is approximately 12-13%.
Miami-Dade County levies a 6% tax on transient rental accommodations for periods of six months or less, collected by the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER) Business Section as of October 1, 2024. The 6% breaks down as 3% Convention Development Tax, 2% Tourist Development Tax, and 1% Sports Franchise Tax. Florida state sales tax of 6% also applies. Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo auto-collect state sales tax and most county tourist development taxes. Miami Beach has a separate 7% municipal resort tax. STR operators must register with the Florida Department of Revenue for tax purposes.
Failure to collect and remit required taxes may result in penalties, interest, and back-tax assessments. Florida Department of Revenue can audit and assess unpaid sales tax with penalties.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Miami-Dade County, FL
Miami-Dade is not a sanctuary jurisdiction. After being labeled a sanctuary 2013 to 2017, then-Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered full ICE cooperation in January 2...
Miami-Dade County, FL
Miami-Dade cannot mandate paid sick leave or predictable scheduling for private employers. House Bill 433 (2024) preempts all local employment benefits, hour...
Miami-Dade County, FL
Miami-Dade cannot set its own minimum wage above the Florida rate. The state Constitution Article X Section 24 fixes the floor at $14.84 in 2026, rising to $...
Miami-Dade County, FL
Every business operating in unincorporated Miami-Dade needs a Local Business Tax Receipt under Chapter 8A, with rates set by classification on a county sched...
Miami-Dade County, FL
Miami-Dade's Living Wage Ordinance (Chapter 2 §2-8.9, enacted 1999 as the first U.S. county living-wage law) requires direct county service contractors and a...
Miami-Dade County, FL
Hotels and short-term rentals in Miami-Dade collect a combined 13 percent tax: 6 percent state sales tax, 4 percent Convention Development Tax, 3 percent Tou...
See how Miami-Dade County's taxes & fees rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.