Hospitality
The county Tourist Development Tax (bed tax) on lodging, high-volume POS reconciliation, tipped payroll, and food-vs-alcohol sales tax for hotels, motels, and restaurants.
Hospitality accountingFlorida · Industry Accounting
Florida accounting, built for your industry.
Florida's tax rules hit every industry differently — the Tourist Development Tax for hospitality, the 6% transient rental tax and county tourist taxes for short-term rentals, the vessel sales-tax cap for marine, the real-property-improvement rule for construction, trust records for real estate and law firms, and the 5.5% corporate tax for professional firms. We build the books around what your industry actually needs, by your TechBrot team, with every close reviewed by a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.
Monthly bookkeeping: $500–$2,500+ a monthWhat sets the price
§ The short version
Florida industry accounting from TechBrot covers seven verticals the state’s tax rules shape most: hospitality, short-term rentals, real estate, construction, marine, healthcare and professional services. Each vertical’s page shows the Florida rule that shapes its books, from the 6% transient rental tax to the vessel sales-tax cap; monthly bookkeeping runs $500–$2,500+/mo.
§ 01 · Florida-weighted verticals
Seven Florida industries we build books for.
Each page is built around that industry’s Florida-specific accounting — not a keyword swap.
Short-Term Rentals
Airbnb, Vrbo, and direct-booking payouts traced to each stay, the 6% transient rental tax and county surtax kept apart from county tourist taxes, and owner ledgers for managers.
Short-term rental accountingReal Estate
Multi-entity ledgers, broker and property-management trust records, the Tourist Development Tax on short-term rentals, property tax, and 1031 — records only, never holding funds.
Real estate accountingMarine & Boating
The Florida vessel sales-tax cap, boat-dealer inventory, marina slip/fuel/storage/repair revenue, yacht-brokerage trust records, and use-tax handling.
Marine accountingConstruction
Job costing, WIP, AIA billing, retainage, the Florida real-property-improvement sales-tax rule, DBPR- and bonding-ready books, and subcontractor 1099s.
Construction accountingHealthcare
Insurance-AR and reimbursement reconciliation, provider payroll, the PA/PLLC corporate tax, and equipment on the TPP return — from financial data only, no PHI.
Healthcare accountingProfessional Services
Project and matter profitability, Florida Bar IOLTA trust-record keeping for law firms, partner draws, and the PA corporate tax — records only, never holding funds.
Professional servicesDon’t see your industry? E-commerce, agencies, manufacturing, nonprofits, and others are served via our global industry pages — with the Florida specifics built into your file. Tell us what you do
§ 02 · Around this page
Around Florida.
Florida QuickBooks ProAdvisor & bookkeeping
The state page: services, industries, cities and the Florida tax terms in one place.Also in Florida
Florida cities
Not sure where your file stands? Start with the free QuickBooks file review · how Florida compares: state-by-state tax quirks.
§ 03 · Questions
Florida industry accounting questions.
What industries do you serve in Florida?
We build dedicated, Florida-specific books for seven state-weighted verticals: hospitality (hotels, motels, restaurants), short-term and vacation rentals, real estate, marine and boating, construction, healthcare, and professional services (consultancies, agencies, and law firms). Each is built around that industry’s Florida tax rules — not a keyword swap. Industries not listed are served through our global industry pages, with the Florida specifics applied to your file.
Why does my industry need Florida-specific accounting?
Because Florida’s rules hit each industry differently: the county Tourist Development Tax for hospitality and short-term rentals, the vessel sales-tax cap for marine, the real-property-improvement rule for construction, trust accounting for real estate and law firms, and the 5.5% corporate tax for professional firms — on top of 6% + county surtax sales tax, the taxability of services, and the TPP return for everyone. A generic setup misses these, and fixing them later is a cleanup.
What if my industry isn’t one of the seven?
We still serve you — through our global industry pages — with the Florida specifics (the 5.5% corporate tax, 6% + county surtax sales tax, the taxability of services, the TPP return) applied to your file. The seven listed here are the verticals where Florida creates genuinely distinct requirements; everywhere else, the Florida stack still gets built in.
Do you work in my own QuickBooks file?
Yes — your file, your data, in QuickBooks Online or hosted Desktop, with a senior bookkeeper assigned to your file, and every close reviewed by a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor before it reaches you, connected to the tools your industry runs on.
Do you hold client or trust funds for real estate, marine, or law firms?
No. For real estate brokers/property managers, yacht brokers, and law firms, we keep the trust/escrow records and reconciliations accurate, but we never hold, control, or disburse client or escrow funds — those stay with you and your bank. We keep the books and records behind them right.
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