Fla. Stat. 212.0596
Taxation of remote sales


(1)

As used in this chapter, the term:“Remote sale” means a retail sale of tangible personal property ordered by mail, telephone, the Internet, or other means of communication from a person who receives the order outside of this state and transports the property or causes the property to be transported from any jurisdiction, including this state, to a location in this state. For purposes of this paragraph, tangible personal property delivered to a location within this state is presumed to be used, consumed, distributed, or stored to be used or consumed in this state.“Substantial number of remote sales” means any number of taxable remote sales in the previous calendar year in which the sum of the sales prices, as defined in s. 212.02(16), exceeded $100,000.

(a)

“Remote sale” means a retail sale of tangible personal property ordered by mail, telephone, the Internet, or other means of communication from a person who receives the order outside of this state and transports the property or causes the property to be transported from any jurisdiction, including this state, to a location in this state. For purposes of this paragraph, tangible personal property delivered to a location within this state is presumed to be used, consumed, distributed, or stored to be used or consumed in this state.

(b)

“Substantial number of remote sales” means any number of taxable remote sales in the previous calendar year in which the sum of the sales prices, as defined in s. 212.02(16), exceeded $100,000.

(2)

Every person making a substantial number of remote sales is a dealer for purposes of this chapter.

(3)

The department may establish by rule procedures for collecting the use tax from unregistered persons who but for their remote purchases would not be required to remit sales or use tax directly to the department. The procedures may provide for waiver of registration, provisions for irregular remittance of tax, elimination of the collection allowance, and nonapplication of local option surtaxes.

(4)

A marketplace provider that is a dealer under this chapter or a person who is required to collect and remit sales tax on remote sales is required to collect surtax when the taxable item of tangible personal property is delivered within a county imposing a surtax as provided in s. 212.054(3)(a).

Source: Section 212.0596 — Taxation of remote sales, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0212.­0596 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

212.01
Short title
212.02
Definitions
212.03
Transient rentals tax
212.04
Admissions tax
212.05
Sales, storage, use tax
212.06
Sales, storage, use tax
212.07
Sales, storage, use tax
212.08
Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax
212.09
Trade-ins deducted
212.11
Tax returns and regulations
212.12
Dealer’s credit for collecting tax
212.13
Records required to be kept
212.14
Departmental powers
212.15
Taxes declared state funds
212.16
Importation of goods
212.17
Tax credits or refunds
212.18
Administration of law
212.19
All state agencies to cooperate in administration of law
212.20
Funds collected, disposition
212.21
Declaration of legislative intent
212.031
Tax on rental or license fee for use of real property
212.051
Equipment, machinery, and other materials for pollution control
212.052
Research or development costs
212.054
Discretionary sales surtax
212.055
Discretionary sales surtaxes
212.081
Legislative intent
212.084
Review of exemption certificates
212.085
Fraudulent claim of exemption
212.096
Sales, rental, storage, use tax
212.097
Urban High-Crime Area Job Tax Credit Program
212.098
Rural Job Tax Credit Program
212.099
Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations
212.133
Information reports required for sales of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products
212.134
Information returns relating to payment-card and third party network transactions
212.151
Jurisdiction of suits for violation of Florida Revenue Act of 1949
212.181
Determination of business address situs, distributions, and adjustments
212.183
Rules for self-accrual of sales tax
212.184
Rule of construction
212.185
Sales tax hotline
212.186
Registration number and resale certificate verification
212.202
Renaming and continuation of certain funds
212.205
Sales tax distribution reporting
212.211
Savings provision
212.0305
Convention development taxes
212.0306
Local option food and beverage tax
212.0501
Tax on diesel fuel for business purposes
212.0506
Taxation of service warranties
212.0515
Sales from vending machines
212.0596
Taxation of remote sales
212.0597
Maximum tax on fractional aircraft ownership interests
212.0598
Special provisions
212.0601
Use taxes of vehicle dealers
212.0602
Education
212.0606
Rental car surcharge
212.0801
Qualified aircraft exemption
212.0821
Legislative intent that political subdivisions and public libraries use their sales tax exemption certificates for purchases on behalf of specified groups
212.1831
Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations
212.1832
Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations
212.1833
Credit for contributions to the New Worlds Reading Initiative
212.1834
Credit for contributions to eligible charitable organizations
212.1835
Child care tax credits
212.03055
Super majority vote required for levy at rate in excess of 2 percent under ch. 95-290
212.05011
Combined rate for tax collected pursuant to ss
212.05965
Taxation of marketplace sales

Current through Fall 2025

§ 212.0596. Taxation of remote sales's source at flsenate​.gov