2024 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Fort Lauderdale

6.00%

2024 Fort Lauderdale sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Fort Lauderdale, Florida sales tax is 6.00% , the same as the Florida state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Florida does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

• The Fort Lauderdale Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Fort Lauderdale
• Groceries are exempt from the Fort Lauderdale and Florida state sales taxes
• Fort Lauderdale collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Florida law
• Fort Lauderdale has a lower sales tax than 91.5% of Florida's other cities and counties

Fort Lauderdale Florida Sales Tax Exemptions

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. Fort Lauderdale doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Prepared Food is subject to special sales tax rates under Florida law. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Florida state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.

Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. Florida's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Fort Lauderdale.

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All merchants operating in Fort Lauderdale must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the Florida Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Florida sales tax.

Fort Lauderdale Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Fort Lauderdale sales tax region partially or fully covers 47 zip codes in Florida. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in Florida here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Fort Lauderdale Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the Fort Lauderdale sales tax is up to date, we can offer no warranty as to the accuracy of the data provided. Please let us know if any of our data is incorrect, and we will update our database as soon as possible.

• Learn more about the Florida sales tax
• View Florida sales taxes by county
• Fort Lauderdale sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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