Tax in restaurants

[AMaloy314]

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I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't get the 'search' to work for me. I'm trying to budget for our food and compare the DDP and DDE with no plan.

Can anyone tell me what the tax percentage is on food in the parks and/or at the resorts?

Is it the same outside property?

Thanks for any help!

 

[kaytieeldr]

6.5% through most of the property; 7% at the All Stars and AKL (or is it AK?) because they're in a different county from most of Walt Disney World.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The basic Sales Tax rate in Florida is 6.0% and is on most goods and services. The counties have an option, by vote of their residents, to add a surtax of 0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0% or 1.5% to the state rate.

Orange County, which is most of WDW has a surtax of 0.5%, so purchases (including meals) are taxed at 6.5%.

Osceola County, which has the All-Stars Resorts and Wide World of Sports in it, has a 1.0% surtax so purchases at those locations are subject to a 7.0% tax.

In addition, counties are allowed to have a tax on transient lodging. In both Orange and Osceola Counties it is 6.0%, so all lodging except the All Stars is 12.5% while the All Stars, in Osceola County, is 13.0%.

Mike (CPA Retired)