Register to Collect and/or Report Tax

Introduction

Persons and businesses wishing to engage in taxable activity are required to register with the Department to collect and/or report tax. From this online application, you can register for the following taxes and/or fees:

Sales and Use Tax
Solid Waste Fees and Surcharge
Unemployment Tax
Communications Services Tax
Documentary Stamp Tax
Gross Receipts Tax on Electricity or Gas

If you are also a corporation, upon registration for any of the taxes/fees listed above, you will also be registered for Corporate Income and Corporate Intangible taxes.

This online application system will allow you to:

Begin and submit a new registration
Retrieve and continue an unfinished registration
Retrieve your certificate number after registration

Use this application:

To register a new business entity
To register a new location for an existing business entity
To report a change from county to county in Florida
To report a change of legal entity (i.e., changing from proprietorship to corporation, changing from corporation to limited liability company)

Do not use this application:

If you are already registered to collect and/or pay tax in Florida and you need to enroll to file and pay tax electronically, do not use this application! To enroll in the e-Services program to file and/or pay tax electronically, use the online Enrollment/ Authorization for e-Services.