Miami Sales Tax Guide for Businesses in 2025

No matter where you live or where your online business is based — if you have customers in Miami, you must follow city and local sales tax rules in addition to Florida’s rules. That’s what this guide is for! This guide includes everything you need to know about digital tax laws in Miami, whether your customers live in Edgewater or Coconut Grove.

Miami Tax Jurisdiction Breakdown for 2025

Florida State Sales Tax: 6%

Miami-Dade County Sales Tax: 1%

Miami City Sales Tax: 0%

What is the sales tax rate in Miami, Florida?

The minimum combined 2025 sales tax rate for Miami, Florida is 7%. This is the total of state, county and city sales tax rates. The Florida sales tax rate is currently 6%. The Miami-Dade County sales tax rate is 1%. The Miami city sales tax rate is 0%, bringing the total to 7%.

These rates go for standard taxable products. But other rates might apply to your business.

If you’re selling “vice” products like tobacco or alcohol, you might have an increased rate. Miami imposes additional taxes on marijuana.

If you’re selling essential items, such as medicine or clothing, or educational materials, you might have an exempt or reduced rate. More on that next!

What products are exempt from Miami sales tax rate?

• Software as a Service (SaaS) & most digital goods (see next section!)
• Prescription drugs & medical devices
• Sales to government agencies & nonprofits
• Common household remedies
• Independent living items (under price caps)
• General groceries (Ready-to-eat products and prepared meals are taxable)
• Packaging material
• Interstate commerce equipment
• Certain items during Miami-Dade County's tax-free month of August, including:
  • Clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less
  • School supplies priced at $50 or less
  • Learning aids and puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less
  • Personal computers and accessories priced up to $1,500 (for non-commercial use)

What digital products are taxed in Miami?

First, let’s confirm what you’re trying to sell in Miami. Are you selling digital products?

A digital product is any product that’s stored, delivered, and used in an electronic format. These are goods or services that the customer receives via email, by downloading them from the Internet, or through logging into a website.

You’re probably consuming and using digital products all day long, whether or not you realize it. Here are some common ones on the market today:

• E-books, images, movies, and videos, whether buying a copy from Shopify or using a service like Netflix. In tax language, these products are in a category usually called, “Audio, visual, or audio-visual products.”
• Downloadable and streaming music, whether buying an MP3 or using a service like SoundCloud or Spotify. Of course, these products also fall in the audio category.
• Cloud-based software and as-a-Service products, such as Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Websites, site hosting services, and internet service providers.
• Online ads and affiliate marketing. Income from these services can be considered taxable under digital tax policies.

In Miami, most digital goods delivered electronically are not subject to sales tax, since Florida does not tax products that are entirely digital. However, sales tax does apply if any part of the product is delivered on a tangible medium (e.g. USB drive, CD, or DVD), or if the transaction includes taxable tangible goods or services.

How does Miami sales tax compare to the rest of Florida?

Miami’s combined sales tax rate of 7% is fairly typical for Florida, where rates can vary from 6% to 8.5% in some cities and counties due to the addition of local district taxes. This reflects the city’s approach to addressing local issues and funding city services through the sales tax system.

Learn more about sales tax rules state-wide in this Business Guide to Sales Tax in Florida.

What creates sales tax nexus in Miami?

Since Miami is located in Florida, it follows the same state-level sales tax nexus rules. Forms of Florida state sales tax nexus include:

• Economic nexus: When a business sells goods worth $100,000 in annual sales in the previous calendar year. More on that below!
• Physical location: This could be an office or a warehouse holding your inventory.
• Employee location: If you have an employee or any other type of representation based in a particular state or city, your business must register for sales tax there.
• Affiliate nexus: If you rely on in-state businesses to promote and refer your business, and you receive a substantial amount of income through these affiliates, then you have sales tax nexus.
• Trade Shows: You may be liable for collecting and remitting Florida use tax on orders taken or sales made during Florida conventions or trade shows, even if only in the state for trade show activity for one day.

Miami economic nexus as a remote seller

If your business is fully located outside of Florida, then economic nexus is your main concern. Here’s how it works. The economic threshold amount refers to your total sales in the whole state, from sales into Florida during the previous calendar year.

Basically, if your annual sales in Florida remain below $100,000, then you don’t need to worry about sales tax at all. Phew!

But once your sales do surpass $100,000, then you must register for sales tax and comply with all of the Florida rules around tax rate and collection, invoices, and filing returns.

Who needs a seller’s permit in Miami?

Any business with sales tax nexus, according to the rules above, must apply for a seller’s permit in Florida right away.

The seller’s permit comes with a sales tax registration number, which establishes you in the Florida tax system as a legal business. This number tracks your business through the system: the taxes you pay, the tax credits you receive, plus the tax you charge from customers.

How to get a seller’s permit in Miami

So, it turns out you do need to register for tax in Miami. Don’t worry! Just follow these instructions on how to register for sales tax in Florida and that will cover you across the state.

How to calculate Miami sales tax?

Once you’re registered for taxes, you’re expected to apply sales tax to every taxable sale to a Miami resident. That means 7% for most products.

If your customer is a fellow business, and they’ve provided a valid sales tax exemption certificate, then adding and collecting tax isn’t necessary.

How to collect sales tax in Miami

Tax-compliant receipts in Miami

In order to comply with tax laws, you should include the following information on your receipts or invoices to customers in Miami:

• Your business’ name and address
• Your business’ sales tax registration number
• Invoice date
• Invoice sequencing number
• Buyer’s name and address
• Buyer’s sales tax registration number, if they have one.
• sales tax (amount and rate) applied to each item
• Final amount after tax is added

The easiest solution for the sales tax receipt would be to use a sales tax software that automatically generates and sends all invoices (as soon as the sale is complete), and also stores them in the cloud for you.

Quaderno provides automatic tax invoicing for every transaction. The app sends tax-compliant receipts, invoices, and credit notes automatically, on the spot. You can also set up recurring invoicing. In fact, Quaderno helps automate many other parts of tax compliance, from adding the correct tax rate calculations to your sales to providing instant reports for filing returns. Give it a try for free.

How to file and pay sales tax in Miami

Charging and collecting tax is only the first half of staying compliant. The second half is filing returns and paying whatever you might owe to the government.

Most new businesses in Florida are set up to file and pay sales and use tax quarterly. Depending on the amount of tax you collect, you may qualify for a different filing frequency.

Here are the possible filing frequencies for sales tax returns in Florida:

• Monthly: If your annual sales tax collections are more than $1,000
• Quarterly: If your annual sales tax collections are between $501-$1,000
• Semiannual: If your annual sales tax collections are between $101 - $500
• Annual: If your annual sales tax collections are $100 or less

Florida sales tax returns are due on the 1st of month following the reporting period, but late after the 20th. If the 20th day falls on a weekend or holiday, the late date is the next business day.

You can usually file and pay online! Check out more instructions on how to file sales tax in Florida.