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Florida sales-tax-ready books for your CPA, reconciled every month.
Books your CPA can file Florida sales tax from: we configure the 6% + county surtax rate by location in your QuickBooks file and reconcile it so the Florida Department of Revenue return ties — no surprise liability, no manual cleanup at filing time. We keep the sales-tax records, reconciliations and schedules your CPA or EA needs to file. Taxability and nexus stay with the Department’s rules and your CPA.
If your file needs our paid diagnostic first, its fee is credited in full against the cleanup. Either way, you get a fixed fee in writing before any work starts.
State rule
Florida rule: the general state sales tax rate is 6%, and many counties add a discretionary sales surtax that applies to a taxable item or service delivered into that county; QuickBooks carries the combined rate per county so each DR-15 ties. Source: Florida Department of Revenue.
§ The short version
Florida sales tax in QuickBooks is the 6% state rate plus the discretionary surtax of the county where the sale is delivered. TechBrot configures those rates by location, maps the sales-tax items and reconciles the liability every period so each Department of Revenue return ties. Whether you must collect, and what is taxable, stays with your CPA.
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Tax-ready bookkeeping and documentation support only — no tax-return preparation, filing, tax representation or tax advice. TechBrot does not prepare or file tax returns; we work with your CPA or EA. TechBrot is a bookkeeping and advisory firm — not a tax authority, not the Florida Department of Revenue, not Intuit, and not a CPA, EA, or attorney. This page is educational; it is not tax or legal advice.
§ 01 · Florida sales-tax facts that shape the setup
Three Florida sales-tax facts your QuickBooks must reflect.
Florida sales tax is county-driven and Department-administered — these three decide how it’s configured.
6% + surtax
6% state + discretionary county surtax
Florida sales & use tax is 6% at the state level plus the discretionary sales surtax of the county the item or service is delivered into, where that county imposes one (Florida Department of Revenue: Florida Sales and Use Tax). The combined rate depends on the delivery county, so QuickBooks has to be set per county, not a single statewide rate.DOR
Administered by the Department of Revenue
Sales and use tax is reported on Form DR-15 to the Florida Department of Revenue, not the IRS, on the monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual schedule the Department sets from the tax you collect — with a collection allowance when you file and pay electronically on time. We keep the books so the return ties; your CPA or your team files it.Nexus
Economic & physical nexus — a CPA call
Whether you must collect Florida sales tax — physical presence, the remote-seller threshold (taxable remote sales into Florida over $100,000 in the previous calendar year), marketplace rules, and what’s taxable — is a determination for the Department’s rules and your CPA. We build the answer into QuickBooks; we don’t make the determination.§ 02 · What sales-tax help covers in Florida
Configured by county, reconciled every period.
We make QuickBooks compute and track Florida sales tax correctly — the determinations stay with your CPA and the Department.
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Rate configured by county
The correct 6% + county surtax set per location in QuickBooks — not a single statewide guess.Bookkeeping services
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Sales-tax items mapped right
Products and services mapped to the correct taxability so QuickBooks computes tax correctly on every invoice.QuickBooks accountant
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Reconciled every period
The sales-tax liability reconciled each month, quarter, or year so the Department return ties to the books — collection allowance captured.Monthly bookkeeping
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Cleanup of a misconfigured file
A common fix: sales tax was set to one statewide rate or the county surtax was missed. We correct it and reconcile back.QuickBooks cleanup
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Marketplace & channel reconciliation
Amazon, Shopify, and marketplace-collected tax reconciled against what QuickBooks records so nothing double-counts.Virtual bookkeeper
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Coordinated with your CPA
We hand reconciled, return-ready figures to your CPA, who confirms taxability and files. Clean handoff, no gaps.Corporate tax help
§ 03 · The scope
What we do — and what we don’t.
What TechBrot does
- Configure the correct 6% + county surtax by location in QuickBooks
- Map products and services to the correct sales-tax items
- Reconcile the sales-tax liability each filing period and capture the collection allowance
- Reconcile marketplace-collected tax against the books
- Correct a misconfigured or single-rate sales-tax setup
- Hand reconciled, return-ready figures to your CPA
What your CPA does
- Determine whether you have Florida sales-tax nexus
- Make taxability determinations on your products or services
- File the Florida sales-tax return with the Department of Revenue
- Represent you before the Florida Department of Revenue or provide tax advice
- Step 1
Free sales-tax review
A QuickBooks ProAdvisor reviews how sales tax is configured in your QuickBooks file and flags what’s wrong, at no cost. - Step 2
Written fixed-fee scope
Within 3 business days you get a written scope and fixed fee for setup, cleanup, and ongoing reconciliation. - Step 3
Configure & correct
We set the correct rates by county, map items, and reconcile any prior misconfiguration back to clean. - Step 4
Reconcile each period
We reconcile the liability every period and hand return-ready figures to your CPA, who confirms taxability and files.
§ 05 · The advisory line
Automation handles the data entry. We handle the judgment.
Florida sales tax goes wrong in predictable ways — one statewide rate instead of per-county-surtax, the surtax cap on single items missed, marketplace tax double-counted, items mapped as taxable when they’re not. None of those are filing problems; they’re bookkeeping problems, and they’re exactly what a QuickBooks ProAdvisor fixes so the return your CPA files actually ties.
Records example: a Sales Tax Payable liability account that keeps the 6% state tax separate from each county’s discretionary sales surtax, the QuickBooks Sales Tax Liability report for the period, and a reconciliation tying that balance to the amounts your CPA reports on Form DR-15. The deliverable is designed for CPA review; acceptance depends on the recipient’s requirements.
We draw a hard line: we configure and reconcile, the Department’s rules and your CPA decide taxability and nexus and file the return. That division keeps each decision with the person qualified to make it.
§ 06 · Around this page
Around Florida.
Florida QuickBooks ProAdvisor & bookkeeping
The state page: services, industries, cities and the Florida tax terms in one place.Sales-tax records, nationally
The national engagement this page is the Florida version of — same scope, same written fixed fee.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.
§ 07 · Around the engagement
Before you engage anyone.
Sales tax compliance guide
Nexus, registration, collection, and filing — the whole cycle, and where QuickBooks tracking goes wrong.
Open§ 08 · Common questions
Florida sales tax questions.
What is the Florida sales tax rate?
6% at the state level plus a discretionary county surtax that varies by county — so the combined rate differs depending on the county the item or service is delivered into. Because of that, QuickBooks has to be configured per county, not set to a single statewide rate. The surtax also stops at $5,000: the sales amount above $5,000 on any single item of tangible personal property is not subject to the surtax, which the books need to handle correctly.
Who do I file Florida sales tax with?
The Florida Department of Revenue, on Form DR-15, on the monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual schedule the Department sets from the tax you collect — with a collection allowance when you file and pay electronically on time. TechBrot keeps the QuickBooks file reconciled so the return ties; your CPA or your team files it.
Do I have to collect Florida sales tax for my business?
That’s a determination for the Department’s rules and your CPA — it depends on physical presence, the $100,000 economic-nexus threshold for remote sellers (taxable remote sales into Florida over $100,000 in the previous calendar year), marketplace-facilitator rules, and whether what you sell is taxable. We configure QuickBooks to match the answer your CPA confirms; we don’t make the determination ourselves.
What does TechBrot actually do for my sales tax?
We configure the correct 6% + county surtax by location, map your products and services to the right sales-tax items, reconcile the liability each period (capturing the collection allowance), reconcile marketplace-collected tax, and correct a misconfigured setup — so the Department return ties to the books with no surprise liability. We keep the books; your CPA confirms taxability and files.
My QuickBooks sales tax is set to one rate for all of Florida. Is that a problem?
Usually, yes. The combined rate varies by county surtax, so a single statewide rate either over- or under-collects, and the return won’t tie. It is a bookkeeping fix — we set the correct per-county rates, apply the $5,000 single-item surtax limit, and reconcile prior periods back to clean.
Do you file my Florida sales-tax return?
No. We keep the sales-tax records, reconciliations and schedules your tax professional needs to file; we do not file returns. TechBrot is a bookkeeping and advisory firm — we keep the QuickBooks file accurate and reconciled and coordinate with your CPA, who confirms taxability and nexus and files the return. We do not file or represent clients, and we are not affiliated with Intuit Inc. or the Florida Department of Revenue.
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