Polk County levies a 5% Tourist Development Tax on rentals of six months or less. Combined with Florida's 7% sales tax, short-term guests pay about 12%. Owners and property managers collect and remit it monthly.
The Tourist Development Tax (TDT), or 'bed tax,' is 5% in Polk County and applies to transient accommodations—hotels, rental houses, condos, RV parks and similar—rented for six months or less. Owners, property managers and operators collect the tax from tenants and remit it monthly. Remittances are due the first of the month following collection and are delinquent after the 20th. Combined with the 7% state sales and use tax, the total on short-term stays is roughly 12%.
Payments not made by the 20th of the month are delinquent; the Tax Collector may assess penalties, interest and pursue collection for unremitted tourist development tax.
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