Fiction writer James Patterson came to Venice High School on May 21 to encourageâ¦ (Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angelesâ¦) James Patterson has written so many books, he's lost track of the exact number. Ask him how many novels he's penned for 2012 alone and he shrugs, then guesses: Twelve or 13?.
This is not true of prepared meals and beverages served in restaurants. At the time of publication, the Florida sales and use tax rate is 6 percent, although municipalities may charge an additional percentage. Restaurant tax issues concern not only sales of food and beverages but tips for employees.
2017 List of Florida Local Sales Tax Rates. Florida has state sales tax of 6.00%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 1.50%. There are a total of 61 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 0.83%. Click here for a larger sales tax map, or here for a sales tax table. Combined with the state sales tax, the highest sales tax rate in Florida is 8.00% in the cities of Bristol, Hosford, Telogia and Sumatra.