St. Lucie County levies a 5% Tourist Development (bed) tax on rentals of six months or less, collected and remitted to the County Tax Collector. That is on top of Florida's 7% state sales tax and the state DBPR license fees.
Every host renting living quarters for six months or less must open a Tourist Development Tax account with the St. Lucie County Tax Collector and remit 5% of gross rental revenue. This is separate from and in addition to Florida's 6% state sales tax plus the 1% county surtax (7% total in St. Lucie County). State DBPR vacation-rental license fees run about $50 plus a $10 hospitality-education fee, with county-share license fees around $170/year for a single unit.
Unremitted tourist development tax accrues penalties, interest, and collection action by the St. Lucie County Tax Collector; failure to register the account is enforceable under county tax ordinance.
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