Facing $2.7B budget shortfall, Florida lawmakers again will ponder ‘e-fairness’ legislation

Published December 2, 2020 5:00pm ET



Florida is one of seven states that does not require remote retailers to collect and remit sales tax from online purchases, placing an honor system on residents to pay the state’s 6 percent sales tax.

Florida also is the nation’s only state that hasn’t changed online sales tax collection laws in the wake of the June 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, which allows states to compel out-of-state remote sellers to remit sales taxes.

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