What is the tax rate?

[brat]

Okay I am from AZ and planning a trip to WDW and could not figue out where to look for the tax rate.Does FL add a luxury tax to restaurants, hotels or other things? We will mostly eat in our RV but might eat a couple meals in the parks depending on how bad the gas prices get by the time we leave.

 

[vicki_c]

It is 6.5% on food, across WDW, I believe.

Room tax is 11.5% and 12.5% I think, it depends on what resort because they are not all in the same county.

 

[brat]

I knew someone here would know.

 

[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)

 

[Kimi313]

Doing the math to see which Dinning Plan would help us the most, does anyone know what the tax on food is?

 

[bumbershoot]

Here is a link to another thread from today!

Remember, just add the tax to the out of pocket calculation. YOu don't have to add tax to the dining plan calculation.