Overview of Florida Taxes
Florida is known for having low taxes. Delving into the numbers, the state mostly lives up to the reputation. Despite having no income tax, though, there are some taxes that Florida residents still have to pay.
Your 2025 Estimated State Income Tax:
Breakdown of Your Income Taxes
Your Annual Take-Home Pay
About This Calculator
Our income tax calculator calculates your federal, state and local taxes based on several key inputs: your household income, location, filing status and number of personal exemptions.
How Income Taxes Are Calculated
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First, we calculate your adjusted gross income (AGI) by taking your total household income and reducing it by certain items such as contributions to your 401(k).
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Next, from AGI we subtract exemptions and deductions (either itemized or standard) to get your taxable income. Exemptions can be claimed for each taxpayer.
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Based on your filing status, your taxable income is then applied to the tax brackets to calculate your federal income taxes owed for the year.
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Your location will determine whether you owe local and / or state taxes.
When Do We Update? - We check for any updates to the latest tax rates and regulations annually.
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Assumptions
Deductions
- "Other Pre-Tax Deductions" are not used to calculate state taxable income.
Credits
- The only federal credit automatically calculated is the Savers Credit, depending on your eligibility.
- We do not apply any refundable credits, like the Child Tax Credit or Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
- We do not apply state credits in our calculations.
Itemized Deductions
- If itemizing at the federal level, you may need to itemize at the state level too. Some states don't allow itemized deductions, which is accounted for in our calculations.
- When calculating the SALT deduction for itemized deductions, we use state and local taxes, and we assume your MAGI.
- We assume that there is no cap to itemized deductions, if a state allows them.
- We do not categorize itemized deductions (such as medical expenses or mortgage interest), which could be subject to specific caps per state.
Local Tax
- Depending on the state, we calculate local taxes at the city level or county level. We do not include local taxes on school districts, metro areas or combine county and city taxes.
- With the exception of NYC, Yonkers, and Portland/Multnomah County, we assume local taxes are a flat tax on either state taxable income or gross income.
Actual results may vary based on individual circumstances and changes in tax laws or IRS regulations. Estimates provided by this calculator do not guarantee income tax amounts or rates. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Taxes in Florida
Florida State Tax Quick Facts
- Income tax: None
- Sales tax: 6% – 8%
- Property tax: 0.75% median effective rate
- Gas tax: 39.4 cents per gallon
Florida’s official nickname is “The Sunshine State,” but it may as well be “The Low-Tax State.” That’s because Florida doesn’t collect income taxes of any kind. The state does charge a sales tax rate of 6% though, and most counties charge sales taxes of their own. There are, however, some taxes that are higher in Florida than elsewhere in the U.S.
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Florida Income Taxes
Come tax season, taxpayers in Florida can finish up their federal taxes, then kick back and enjoy the sunshine. No state income tax means no state income tax return. It means there’s no need to research special state deductions and credits. For high income earners, it means there is a huge incentive to take their talents to South Beach.
Florida Sales Tax
The statewide sales tax rate in Florida is 6%. Additionally, some counties also collect their own sales taxes of up to 2%, which means that actual rates paid in Florida may be as high as 8%. The combined sales tax rate in Florida is 7.055%. There is no sales tax charged at the city level in Florida. Here are the combined state and local sales tax rates for each of Florida’s counties.
Sales Tax Rates (Updated December 2025)
| County Name | Total Sales Tax Rate |
|---|---|
| Alachua County | 7.5% |
| Baker County | 7% |
| Bay County | 7.5% |
| Bradford County | 7.5% |
| Brevard County | 7% |
| Broward County | 7% |
| Calhoun County | 7.5% |
| Charlotte County | 7% |
| Citrus County | 6.5% |
| Clay County | 7.5% |
| Collier County | 7.5% |
| Columbia County | 7.5% |
| Desoto County | 7.5% |
| Dixie County | 7% |
| Duval County | 7.5% |
| Escambia County | 7.5% |
| Flagler County | 7% |
| Franklin County | 7.5% |
| Gadsden County | 7.5% |
| Gilchrist County | 7.5% |
| Glades County | 7.5% |
| Gulf County | 7.5% |
| Hamilton County | 8% |
| Hardee County | 7.5% |
| Hendry County | 7.5% |
| Hernando County | 7% |
| Highlands County | 7.5% |
| Hillsborough County | 7.5% |
| Holmes County | 7.5% |
| Indian River County | 7% |
| Jackson County | 7.5% |
| Jefferson County | 7.5% |
| Lafayette County | 7.5% |
| Lake County | 7.5% |
| Lee County | 7.5% |
| Leon County | 7.5% |
| Levy County | 7.5% |
| Liberty County | 7.5% |
| Madison County | 8% |
| Manatee County | 7% |
| Marion County | 7.5% |
| Martin County | 7% |
| Miami-Dade County | 7% |
| Monroe County | 7.5% |
| Nassau County | 7.5% |
| Okaloosa County | 7% |
| Okeechobee County | 7.5% |
| Orange County | 7.5% |
| Osceola County | 7.5% |
| Palm Beach County | 7% |
| Pasco County | 7.5% |
| Pinellas County | 7.5% |
| Polk County | 7.5% |
| Putnam County | 7.5% |
| Santa Rosa County | 7.5% |
| Sarasota County | 7% |
| Seminole County | 7% |
| St Johns County | 7.5% |
| St Lucie County | 7% |
| Sumter County | 7.5% |
| Suwannee County | 7.5% |
| Taylor County | 7% |
| Union County | 7% |
| Volusia County | 7% |
| Wakulla County | 7.5% |
| Walton County | 7.5% |
| Washington County | 7.5% |
Most consumer products are subject to these tax rates, including all electronics, clothing, cleaning supplies and furniture. However, most groceries and medicine are exempt. Additionally, some services may require payment of the sales tax. For example, admission to one of Florida’s famous amusement parks is taxable.
Like most states, Florida also enforces a use tax. That means that if you buy a product outside of the state and no tax is collected on that purchase, you are required to file a Sales and Use Tax Return with the Florida Department of Revenue.
Florida Property Tax
If you’re thinking about buying a beach house somewhere along Florida’s 8,436 miles of ocean shoreline, you’ll want to take property taxes into account. Florida’s effective property tax rate (property taxes as a percentage of the median home value) is 0.75%, which is below the national median. Floridians pay $2,933 on a median home property value of $396,900.
Because property tax is only collected at the county level in Florida, it ranges significantly depending on where you live. In Miami-Dade County, for example, effective rates are 0.76% of home value. That means if you own a home worth $547,200, you could expect to pay around $4,141 in property taxes annually.
If you’re thinking about buying a home in Florida and are planning on using a mortgage, take a look at our Florida mortgage guide for information on rates and getting a mortgage in Florida.
Florida Communication Services Tax
In addition to the taxes above, Florida also collects a special communication services tax on all phone, internet and television services. The total tax rate is 7.44%, with state tax accounting for 4.92% of that, and gross receipts taking up the remaining 2.52%.
Florida Gas Tax
Florida has one of the higher gas taxes in the nation, ranking 13th in the U.S. Floridians pay a 39.4 cents per gallon tax on gasoline.
Florida Estate Tax
If you’re looking to pass on that beach house in Miami to your heirs, you can rest easy. As of December 31, 2004, there’s no estate tax in Florida.
Florida Alcohol Tax
Florida’s taxes on distilled alcohol is the 22nd-highest in the U.S. The Sunshine State’s tax on alcohol is $6.50 per gallon. For beer, it ranks as the ninth-highest in the nation at 48 cents per gallon.
Florida Cigarette Tax
Florida has a cigarette tax of $1.34 per pack.