Florida business tax registration starts before the first sale
Sunbiz does not create a Florida Revenue account, so a business must separately check which state tax accounts its sales, rentals, workers, and other activities require.
Sunbiz creates or updates the business record. It does not open a Florida Revenue tax account.
Use Revenue’s application before the first taxable sale or other taxable activity. Hiring a worker can also create a reemployment-tax account, though the liability and deadline depend on the employer and wages. The online form covers sales and use tax, reemployment tax, documentary stamp tax, and other accounts.
Florida stopped taxing commercial real-property rent on October 1, 2025. Yet some rentals can still be taxable. These include short stays and certain parking, marina, docking, and aircraft-space rentals. For that reason, the word “rental” is not enough to settle the tax.
The Revenue form asks what the business will do. An address or name change may only need an update. A new owner or legal form can require a new application.
Keep the tax number, login, filing cycle, and first due date together. Also keep them apart from the Sunbiz record and any local business-tax receipt. Check the Revenue page again when the business activity or owner changes.
Official sources
- Florida Revenue - Account Registration
- Florida Revenue - Online Taxpayer Application
- Florida Revenue - Commercial real property rent tax repeal
Last checked against these sources: July 27, 2026.
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