Florida · Corporate, Services & TPP Tax
Florida’s business taxes beyond sales tax, tracked in your books.
No personal income tax doesn’t mean no business tax. We keep the figures behind Florida’s 5.5% corporate income tax (for C-corps), the taxability of services Florida applies that others exempt, and the annual tangible personal property return clean in your QuickBooks file — so your CPA can compute and file accurately. We keep the books; your CPA computes and files.
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor team · Independent · not Intuit or the DOR · We track · your CPA computes & files
TechBrot keeps the figures behind Florida’s business taxes clean in your QuickBooks file — the 5.5% corporate income tax (for C-corps), the taxability of services (Florida taxes services other states exempt), and the annual tangible personal property return — so your CPA can compute and file. We track the figures; computation and filing stay with the Department of Revenue’s rules and your CPA. (Florida’s commercial-rent tax was repealed effective Oct 2025 and no longer applies.) Full summary below.
Reviewed by the Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor team at TechBrot Inc., an independent firm — not affiliated with Intuit Inc. or the Florida Department of Revenue. The commercial-rent (business rent) tax was repealed effective Oct 1, 2025. Rates and exemptions change — confirm with the Department and your CPA. TechBrot does not compute the liability or file the returns.
The short version.
TechBrot keeps the figures behind Florida’s business taxes beyond sales tax clean in your QuickBooks file. Florida has no personal income tax, but C-corporations pay a 5.5% corporate income tax (Form F-1120, with a standard exemption) to the Department of Revenue; Florida applies sales tax to a range of services other states exempt (commercial cleaning, pest control, certain repairs, security, laundry); and every business files an annual tangible personal property return (DR-405). We track the revenue and expense figures for the corporate tax, flag taxable service lines, and maintain a fixed-asset schedule for the TPP return — so your CPA can compute and file. Florida’s commercial-rent (business rent) sales tax was repealed effective October 1, 2025 (HB 7031) and no longer applies. In your own QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop file across all 67 counties, fixed-fee. Independent firm — not affiliated with Intuit Inc. or the Department. Rates and exemptions change — confirm current figures.
Florida corporate, services & TPP tax, in five questions.
Does Florida have a corporate income tax?
Yes — 5.5% on C-corporations (Form F-1120), administered by the Florida Department of Revenue, with a standard exemption (around the first $50,000 of income). There’s no personal income tax, and pass-throughs (S-corps, most LLCs, partnerships) generally don’t pay the corporate tax — entity type decides. We track the figures; your CPA computes and files.
Does Florida tax services?
Yes — unlike most states, Florida applies sales tax to a range of services: commercial cleaning, pest control, certain repairs, security, commercial laundry, and others. Owners who assume services are exempt routinely under-collect. We flag taxable vs. exempt service lines in QuickBooks; your CPA confirms taxability.
What is the tangible personal property (TPP) return?
Florida businesses file an annual TPP return (DR-405) on equipment, furniture, and fixtures with the county property appraiser, with an exemption available. We keep a maintained fixed-asset schedule so the return is straightforward; valuation and the exemption stay with your CPA.
Didn’t Florida used to tax commercial rent?
It did — Florida was the only state to tax commercial real-property leases (the “business rent tax”). That tax was repealed effective October 1, 2025 (HB 7031) and no longer applies; landlords and tenants no longer collect or remit it. If you have open pre-repeal periods, your CPA addresses them.
Do you file my Florida corporate, services, or TPP taxes?
No — TechBrot keeps the books CPA-ready and coordinates with your CPA, who computes and files all of them. We are an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm, not affiliated with Intuit Inc. or the Department, and we do not determine taxability or represent clients.
The figures your CPA needs, kept clean all year.
We keep the corporate, services, and TPP figures reconciled — the computation and filing stay with your CPA.
Corporate-tax figures tracked
Revenue and expenses kept clean so your CPA can compute the 5.5% corporate income tax (Form F-1120) for a C-corp.
Bookkeeping services →Taxable services flagged
Taxable vs. exempt service lines flagged in QuickBooks so Florida’s tax on services is collected correctly — the line owners miss.
Sales tax help →TPP fixed-asset schedule
Equipment, furniture, and fixtures tracked so the annual tangible personal property return (DR-405) is a quick export.
QuickBooks accountant →Sales tax handled alongside
The 6% + county surtax sales tax configured and reconciled in the same file, with the $5,000 single-item surtax cap, so every Department obligation stays clean.
Sales tax help →Reemployment tax tracked
Florida reemployment (unemployment) tax wages tracked so your payroll provider and CPA can file the RT-6 accurately.
Payroll →Cleanup before handoff
If the file is behind or miscategorized, a one-time cleanup brings the figures to a CPA-ready standard.
QuickBooks cleanup →Three Florida business taxes your books must support.
No personal income tax doesn’t mean no business tax — these three are computed from your books.
The 5.5% corporate income tax
Florida has no personal income tax, but C-corporations pay a 5.5% corporate income tax (Form F-1120) to the Department of Revenue, with a standard exemption (around the first $50,000 of income). Pass-throughs (S-corps, most LLCs, partnerships) generally don’t — entity type decides. We track the figures; your CPA computes and files.
Florida taxes services others exempt
Unlike most states, Florida applies sales tax to a range of services — commercial cleaning, pest control, certain repairs, security, commercial laundry. Owners who assume services are exempt routinely under-collect. We flag taxable vs. exempt service lines in QuickBooks; your CPA confirms taxability.
The tangible personal property return
Florida businesses file an annual tangible personal property return (DR-405) on equipment, furniture, and fixtures with the county property appraiser, with an exemption available. We keep a maintained fixed-asset schedule so it’s ready; valuation and any exemption stay with your CPA.
What we do — and what we don’t.
What TechBrot does
- Track revenue and expenses cleanly for the 5.5% corporate income tax (C-corps)
- Flag taxable vs. exempt service lines for Florida’s tax on services
- Maintain a fixed-asset schedule for the tangible personal property return (DR-405)
- Keep sales tax (with the $5,000 surtax cap) and reemployment-tax figures clean in the same file
- Clean up a behind or miscategorized file before the CPA handoff
- Hand reconciled, computation-ready figures to your CPA
What your CPA does
- Compute the corporate income tax or determine service taxability
- Determine whether you owe the corporate tax or the TPP exemption
- File Form F-1120, sales-tax returns, or the TPP return
- Represent you before the Florida Department of Revenue or provide tax advice
Four steps from messy to handled.
Free file review
A Certified ProAdvisor reviews whether your books track the figures the corporate, services, and TPP taxes need, at no cost.
Written fixed-fee scope
Within 3 business days you get a written scope and fixed fee for cleanup and ongoing tracking.
Track the figures
We get revenue and expenses clean, flag taxable service lines, and maintain the fixed-asset schedule.
Hand off to your CPA
Ahead of each deadline we hand reconciled, computation-ready figures to your CPA, who computes and files.
Automation handles the data entry. We handle the judgment.
Florida’s “no income tax” reputation hides three real business taxes: the 5.5% corporate income tax for C-corps, the sales tax on services Florida applies that others exempt, and the annual tangible personal property return. Each is computed from the books, and each trips up businesses whose records were never set up to track it. Clean bookkeeping makes all three a non-event for your CPA.
We hold the line clearly: we keep the figures reconciled, your CPA computes the liabilities, confirms service taxability, and files. (The commercial-rent tax that Florida once levied was repealed in October 2025 and no longer applies.) Rates and exemptions change — we flag movement, your CPA confirms the current numbers.
Florida corporate & business tax questions.
Does Florida have a corporate income tax?
Does Florida really tax services?
What is the tangible personal property return (DR-405)?
Didn’t Florida used to have a commercial-rent (business rent) tax?
What does TechBrot do for these Florida business taxes?
Do you file my Form F-1120, sales tax, or TPP return?
Reviewed by the TechBrot Certified ProAdvisor team.
Reviewed and maintained by the accounting team at TechBrot Inc., an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and bookkeeping firm serving Florida businesses remotely across all 67 counties. Florida business-tax references — the 5.5% corporate income tax and its exemption, the taxability of services, and the tangible personal property return — reflect rules current as of the date below and are reviewed periodically against the Florida Department of Revenue. The Florida commercial-rent (business rent) sales tax was repealed effective October 1, 2025 (HB 7031) and no longer applies. Exact rates and exemptions change; confirm current figures with the Department and your CPA. TechBrot tracks the figures in the books and coordinates with your CPA; we do not compute the liability, determine taxability, file the returns, or represent clients before the Department.
Reviewer
TechBrot Certified ProAdvisor team · 40+ years combined operational accounting experience
Standards
Verified vs the Florida Department of Revenue · Commercial-rent tax repealed Oct 2025 (no longer applies) · No tax-computation, taxability, filing, or representation claims (out of scope) · No fabricated data
Independence
Independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm · Not affiliated with Intuit Inc. or the Department of Revenue
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Want Florida’s business taxes to be a non-event at filing time?
Book a free discovery call. We’ll review whether your books are tracking the figures your CPA needs for the corporate, services, and TPP taxes, and send a written fixed-fee quote within 3 business days. Independent firm — we keep the books; your CPA computes and files.