State and Local Sales Tax on Villages rental = 11%?
 

I'm renting Feb/March 2025 and the lease calls for 11% state and local sales tax. I see Florida is 6%, and Marion County adds 4%, can anyone tell me what the 1% is?

Your Landlord probably can.

Marion county recently imposed a 1% infrastructure tax. That might be it.

The sales tax in Marion County, FL is 7% (6% state + 1% local). I don’t know what the extra 4% is for. Check with the person you are renting from.
Sales Tax : State of Florida

The 4% is a Tourist Development Tax.

Perhaps you're forgetting about the 4% Tourist Development Tax that has to be paid on Rentals?

& the 1% Infrastructure tax?

& the "Tangible Personal Property Tax" on Rentals?

Next year the OP should rent a property in Sumter County and save 4%!

https://floridarevenue.com/Forms_lib...nt/dr15tdt.pdf

Translation, with no income tax, Florida taxes the tourist and part time residents to make up the difference. The revenue has to come from somewhere, and the tourists and part timers will keep coming regardless.

Does it matter?? 1%. Seriously.

I’m okay with that.

The only fair tax is a tax somebody else pays.

omg!

Teotwawki!

On rentals 6 months or less the state of Florida has a 7% sales tax. The tax is shared with the county. The state keeps 6% and the county gets 1%. Marion county has an additional 4% tax that the county calls a "tourist development tax" on these same short term rentals. That accounts for the 11%. So on a $1000.00 rental the 7% tax would be $70.00 and Marion county would get $10.00 of the $70.00. Marion county would get an additional 4% "tourist development tax" or $40.00 additional. The state and county can look at websites to determine who is renting short term. If you are not collecting and paying this tax, you will eventually be contacted by the state and count.

in Sumter county there is no tourist tax any more

Marion County just voted to raise their sales tax starting January 1.