Main Street Fairness
The Florida Chamber of Commerce has launched a campaign in support of passing legislation requiring out of state retailers to collect sales tax on Internet purchases. Currently, Florida is only one of two states that does not have an economic nexus law requiring out of state retailers to collect and remit sales tax on online purchases if they have a significant economic presence in the state. Historically, brick and mortar businesses have been at a 6 percent disadvantage in Florida compared to their online counterparts because they are required to collect sales taxes. The bill also requires marketplace providers, like Ebay or Amazon, to collect and remit sales tax on behalf of their sellers. Since the pandemic, even more retail sales have occurred through the Internet and this bill levels the playing field for local businesses and their Internet counterparts.
“If you think about local businesses, the brick-and-mortar businesses in Florida that employ so many people, pay taxes, and sponsor little league teams, we have put them at a competitive disadvantage compared to online retailers in other states,” said Florida Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mark Wilson. “We look forward to working with Sen. Joe Gruters, Rep. Chuck Clemons and legislative leadership to ensure SB 50 and HB 15 make it to Governor DeSantis’ desk.”
This bill is important to Florida’s business community because it:
- Puts Florida main street businesses on equal footing with out of state businesses and remote sellers;
- Streamlines the tax collection process for consumers by requiring remote businesses and marketplace providers to collect and remit the tax; and
- Creates equity in Florida’s tax system for all businesses.
The Florida Chamber will be advocating in support of SB 50 and HB 15 to put main street businesses on equal footing with marketplace providers and remote sellers.
Join these Chambers of Commerce Uniting in support of Main Street Fairness Collection
Amplify Clearwater
Boca Raton Chamber
Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches
Citrus County Chamber
Clay County Chamber
Coral Gables Chamber
Coral Springs Coconut Creek Chamber
Dade City Chamber
Daytona Regional Chamber
Delray Beach Chamber
Destin Chamber
East Orlando Chamber
Gainesville Chamber
Hernando Chamber
Hollywood Chamber
Fort Lauderdale Chamber
Fort Myers Chamber
Gulf Coat Minority Chamber
Hobe Sound Chamber
Indian River Chamber
Jackson County Chamber
JAX Chamber
Key Largo Chamber
Lakeland Chamber
Marathon Chamber
Manatee Chamber
Miramar Pembroke Pines Chamber
Nassau County Chamber
Northeast Polk Chamber
Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership
Orlando Economic Partnership
Ormond Beach Chamber
Oviedo-Winter Springs Chamber
Palm Bay Chamber
Palm Beach North Chamber
Palm City Chamber
Palm Coast – Flagler Regional Chamber
Pompano Beach Chamber
Port Orange Chamber
Riverview Chamber
Sanibel Captiva Chamber
Sarasota Chamber
Seminole Chamber
South Tampa Chamber
St. Johns County Chamber
St. Petersburg Chamber
Tampa Bay Chamber
Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber
Tarpon Springs Chamber
Tallahassee Chamber
Venice Area Chamber
West Orange Chamber
Winter Haven Chamber
Ybor City Chamber
Zephyrhills Chamber