Tax refundable on cancellation?

PickRV adds no Florida tax line to a booking today, so there is no PickRV-collected tax to refund. A cancellation inside the free window refunds what you paid in full.

FL · State tax dossier · 2026 · Statute-cited

Florida RV rental
sales tax, every line.

Q: Do I owe Florida sales tax on an RV rental?

Yes — 7% effective combined rate levied by Florida. PickRV is not registered in Florida, so it collects no tax on these bookings; the obligation stays with the host.

Florida RV rentals owe 6% state sales tax (§ 212.05) plus a discretionary county surtax of typically 1% (§ 212.054) — owed to the state, and not added by PickRV at checkout: PickRV holds no Florida certificate of registration (§ 212.18 requires one to collect), so the host remains responsible for this tax. The $2/day rental-car surcharge does NOT apply: Rule 12A-16.002(1)(c)2 expressly excludes RVs with living facilities, travel/camping trailers, and van conversions. A separate $1/day peer-to-peer car-sharing surcharge (§ 212.0606(3)) may apply to drivable RVs booked through a platform — under legal review, not currently collected.

Browse Florida RVs See the 5-night math

State base: 6%
Effective combined: 7%

6% state baseFlorida has a facilitator law · PickRV not registered yet

Florida has a marketplace facilitator law, which makes the platform the collector once that platform is registered in the state. PickRV is not registered in Florida today, so it adds no tax line at checkout and remits nothing here. Any Florida tax due on the rental stays the host's own responsibility to report and pay — Florida Dept of Revenue — Sales and Use Tax is who confirms what applies. This is information, not tax advice.

PickRV · Tax receiptFL · 2026

Florida rate stack

Statute-cited components

State sales tax6%

Fla. Stat. § 212.05 (state sales tax) · Fla. Stat. § 212.054-.055 (discretionary surtax) · Fla. Admin. Code R. 12A-16.002(1)(c)2 ($2/day surcharge does NOT cover RVs with living facilities) · Fla. Stat. § 212.0606(3) ($1/day p2p surcharge — under legal review for drivable RVs)

Avg. local option (county/city)1%

Local jurisdictions

Effective combined

Charged by Florida, not by PickRV — PickRV is not registered here

Worked example

Five nights, every cent.

A sample 5-night rental at an example $100/night rate — hosts set their own nightly price. The total sums the state's own components; any conditional surcharge is called out below it, never quietly folded in. What Florida's own tax would add. PickRV is not registered here, so it does not add this to your booking.

Nights5Example / night$100Effective7%

PickRV · Tax receipt5 nights

Worked example · 5 nights @ $100/night

Florida · what the state levies, not a PickRV charge

Subtotal (5 × $100)$500.00

State tax (6%)+ $30.00

Local option (1%)+ $5.00

Subtotal + Florida tax

What Florida's own tax would add. PickRV is not registered here, so it does not add this to your booking.

$535.00

Optional coverage (carrier-quoted at checkout) + cleaning fee + service charge calculated separately. See full trip-cost calculator.

Disclosure: Rates current as of 2026-05-25. Confirm current rates with your state's tax authority.

Rates last reconciled against the cited statute on 2026-07-09. Not legal or tax advice.

Host side · Florida

Hosting in Florida — the legal floor.

Every PickRV host listing in Florida signs into these statutory minimums — all primary-sourced, with citations at the bottom of the section.

Income tax on net

0% — no state income tax

Applied to Schedule E net after maintenance + depreciation + insurance deductions.

Primary-sourced

Liability insurance floor

$10K / $20K / $10K

Commercial-rental status also requires full collision + comprehensive coverage.

Primary-sourced

Deposit hold

Up to 15 days after return

Fla. Stat. §83.49 (rental security deposit timing)

Primary-sourced

Sales-tax permit

Required from day one

Florida requires a sales-tax certificate (Form DR-1) the moment you collect rental sales tax — there is no de-minimis threshold for taxable rentals.

Primary-sourced

Worked example · Florida host at $48,000 net

Net rental income

$48,000

State income tax

After state

$48,000

Band: No state income tax. Rate 0% on Schedule E net (after maintenance, insurance, depreciation, and commission paid to PickRV). Federal tax + self-employment tax apply separately and are not modeled here.

Interactive · Florida host projection

What your monthly net could look like

Move the sliders to your nightly rate and projected booked nights. The math chain uses real PickRV fees and Florida's actual income tax band. All numbers are projections, not guarantees.

Nightly rate$175

$60 - $450 range

Booked nights / month10

1 - 28 (default 10 — 60% occupancy on 200 listed days)

Commission

+15% markup

PickRV adds a 15% commission ON TOP of your base, baked into the price renters see — nothing is deducted from your base. Renters also pay a transparent 10% service fee shown before checkout (never a deduction from your payout).

Your gross (base take-home)

$175/night base × 10 nights

$1,750

PickRV commission (added on top — $0 from you)

$0 — the 15% commission is added ON TOP of your base for the renter, never withheld from you

Insurance + maintenance reserve (10%)

Conservative reserve; actual varies by rig age + miles

−$175

Net before state tax

$1,575

Florida income tax (0%)

No state income tax

−$0

Take-home (after Florida tax)

≈ $18,900/year before federal + self-employment tax

$1,575

Numbers are projections based on the values you set + the published PickRV fee schedule (PickRV adds a 15% commission on top of your base, baked into the price renters see; renters pay a transparent 10% service fee shown before checkout) + Florida's 2026 income tax brackets cited above. Federal income tax + self-employment tax (15.3% Social Security + Medicare on Schedule SE) apply on top and are not modeled here. PickRV publishes no average-earnings figure, because we will not put a number behind a claim we cannot source — everything above is arithmetic on the values you set, not a forecast of what you will earn.

What hosts get caught by

Hurricane force-majeure cancellation must be honored when NHC issues a named-storm warning

Florida law treats a National Hurricane Center named-storm warning for the booked county as a force-majeure event. Hosts who deny refunds during an active NHC warning expose themselves to Fla. Stat. §501.204 unfair-trade-practice claims. PickRV's policy mirrors this automatically when the rental county appears on the NHC active-watch list.

Primary source ↗

Tourist development tax (TDT) is on top of state sales tax — county-specific 1-6%

Miami-Dade adds 6% TDT to the 7% state+local sales tax = 13% on a Miami booking. Monroe County (Keys) adds 5% TDT. Hosts must register with the county tax collector + remit TDT separately from state sales tax.

Primary source ↗

Primary sources · 3 citationsShow

Florida Dept of Revenue — Sales and Use Tax ↗
No state income tax; 6% state sales tax base with 0.5-1.5% county discretionary surtax = 6-7.5% total on RV rentals.
FLHSMV — Motor Vehicle License Plates ↗
Recreational RV plates: $27.60 - $47.60/yr depending on GVWR. Commercial rental plates: $100-800/yr by weight class.
Fla. Stat. §627.7415 — Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility ↗
Minimum motor-vehicle liability: $10K BI per person / $20K BI per occurrence / $10K PD. RV used for commercial rental must additionally carry commercial garage-keeper or non-owned auto liability per FLHSMV rules.

Host an RV in Florida How PickRV hosting worksFlat 15% commission, built into the listed price.

Last verified: 2026-06-04. State law changes at budget cycle (typically Jan 1 / Jul 1). PickRV refreshes this dataset annually. Not legal or tax advice — consult a state-licensed CPA before high-volume operation.

Frequently asked

Florida RV tax, answered

Do I owe Florida sales tax on an RV rental?

Yes. Florida taxes RV rentals as either tangible-property sales (most states) or accommodation services. The combined effective rate is 7%. PickRV is not registered in Florida, so it collects no tax on these bookings; the obligation stays with the host.

What's the marketplace facilitator law in Florida?

Florida's marketplace facilitator law makes a registered platform the collector on bookings it processes. Fla. Stat. § 212.05 (state sales tax) · Fla. Stat. § 212.054-.055 (discretionary surtax) · Fla. Admin. Code R. 12A-16.002(1)(c)2 ($2/day surcharge does NOT cover RVs with living facilities) · Fla. Stat. § 212.0606(3) ($1/day p2p surcharge — under legal review for drivable RVs). It will apply to PickRV once PickRV registers in Florida. That has not happened yet, so no PickRV booking carries a Florida tax line today and the host remains responsible for whatever the state requires — confirm with Florida Dept of Revenue — Sales and Use Tax.

Are there any per-day surcharges on Florida RV rentals?

No per-day flat surcharge. Standard sales tax + local option only.

Can I get the tax refunded if I cancel?

PickRV adds no Florida tax line to a booking today, so there is no PickRV-collected tax to refund. PickRV's platform floor gives a full refund of what you paid when you cancel at least 48 hours before pickup (the default host tier is Moderate; no tier can go below the floor). Cancel closer in and the refund follows the band schedule on the cancellation policy page.

Before you book

Florida rules · last verified 2026-05-10