Operators must collect Pinellas County's 6% Tourist Development Tax plus state sales and discretionary surtax, hold a DBPR license, and pay city business tax receipts and zoning fees.
Stays of six months or less in Tarpon Springs are subject to Pinellas County's 6% Tourist Development Tax (the 'bed tax'), Florida's 6% sales tax, and the 1% Pinellas discretionary surtax. Hosts register with the Pinellas County Tax Collector's TouristExpress system and file monthly. The city requires a local business tax receipt and may charge zoning verification or tourist home application fees. Florida Statute 509.032 preempts inspection fees that exceed those imposed on similar uses, but the city can still collect standard occupational licensing and code enforcement fees.
Failure to collect or remit the 6% bed tax can trigger Pinellas County penalties, interest, and back taxes; operating without a city business tax receipt risks daily city fines.
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