Tax rate at restaurants ?

[eeyoresmom]

Does anyone know what the tax is for sit down and CS reataurants ? And, is tax included in the 2008 dining plan??

 

[JSTX]

I don't know the exact rate, but when I tried to calculate it based up our receipts last month, it appears to be a little over 6%. Yes, with the DDP the tax is included. You just pay the tip.

 

[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)

 

[eeyoresmom]

Thank you

 

[eam]

I don't know the exact rate, but when I tried to calculate it based up our receipts last month, it appears to be a little over 6%. Yes, with the DDP the tax is included. You just pay the tip.

Do you pay tax on the DDP? If so, how much is that? Just wondering.