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Florida sales tax on commercial rent

December 27, 2024
December 27, 2024

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Q. Would Florida sales tax on commercial rent still be charged, collected and remitted on a rent charge that we abate? A majority of the time, we are offering an abatement (one month ‘free’ rent) as a courtesy to a new tenant. A. (Answered by our Sales Tax Advisor, Diane Yetter of YETTER and the Sales Tax Institute.) I’ve looked at the FL guidance – and there isn’t anything completely clear – but here is what it says: Florida state sales tax at the rate of 5.5%, plus any applicable…

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