• Considering Business Opportunities in Florida? (GT-800029) - Tax Information You May Need for a Successful Start.
• New Business Start-up Kit - Links to documents distributed to new business registrants.
• Taxes and Fees or Refunds - Links to specific taxes and fees or refund information.

SCORE provides Florida businesses the tools and resources they need to be successful. SCORE is a nonprofit association of volunteer business counselors supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Their experienced volunteers provide free or low-cost business advice and mentoring, as well as workshops and webinars.

Presented by the Department’s General Tax Administration Program, the following webinars are available on SCORE’s website:

File and Pay Florida Taxes with Confidence. In this recorded webinar, learn how to enroll to file and pay electronically, where to file and pay on the Department’s website, line-by-line information using the long form sales tax return, and information about resources that will help. Listen to this webinar recorded in February 2019.

Use Tax and You: What businesses should know about Florida’s most misunderstood tax. In this recorded webinar, learn the definition of use tax, how it differs from sales tax, how it applies to your business, when it is due, and why it is often discovered during audits. Listen to this webinar recorded in July 2018.

Florida Reemployment Tax Basics: Foundation for Your Success. In this recorded webinar, learn about reemployment tax requirements and responsibilities, how to file and pay electronically, records you will need to keep, and more. Listen to this webinar recorded in July 2017.

The following guides and tutorials provide overviews and additional information on subject matters commonly used by taxpayers when interacting with the Department. You may need to disable pop-up blockers.

For more brochures, forms, guides, and additional information, visit the Department's Forms and Publications webpage.

Guides to Completing Tax Applications

• Guide to Completing the Paper Florida Business Tax Application (Form DR-1) - Provides additional information for completing specific fields.
• Guide to Completing the Paper Application for Registered Businesses to Add a New Florida Location (Form DR-1A) - Provides additional information for completing specific fields.

Tutorials - Tax and Fee Overviews

• Overview of Sales and Use Tax for Business Owners - Recommended before completing other sales and use tax tutorials.
• Prepaid Wireless E911 Fee - Provides an overview of Prepaid Wireless E911 Fees.
• Reemployment Tax Basics for Employers - Helps employers understand their responsibilities for reemployment tax.

Tutorials - Tips for Success

• How to Complete Sales and Use Tax Return (Form DR-15) - Takes you step-by-step through completing your tax return and includes information about estimated tax, use tax, credits, and local option taxes.
• How to Complete Sales and Use Tax Return (Form DR-15EZ) - Takes you step-by-step through completing your tax return and includes information about use tax and local option taxes.
• How to Calculate and Pay Estimated Sales and Use Tax - Recommended for taxpayers who must pay estimated tax.
• How to Calculate, Collect, and Report Your Discretionary Sales Surtax - Focuses on how to report DSS and explains the $5,000 cap, and how to report DSS collected at different county rates.
• How to e-File and e-Pay Sales and Use Tax Return (Form DR-15) - Recommended for taxpayers who wish to file and pay sales and use tax online.
• Internet Enrollment for eServices - Helps taxpayers and reemployment tax agents enroll an account, maintain the user profile, and retrieve a user ID and password.
• Motor Vehicle Dealers: How to Calculate, Collect, and Report Sales Tax - Helps motor vehicle dealers to collect and pay Florida taxes timely, avoid filing errors, and accurately complete the Sales and Use Tax Return (Form DR-15).
• Pay Using the Payment Only Website - Helps taxpayers understand the process of making a tax, fee, or remittance payment only.
• Remote Sales - Aids taxpayers in understanding remote sales and explains 2021 legislation regarding requirements to register and collect sales tax on remote sales.
• Voluntary Disclosure - Provides taxpayers information on how to voluntarily self-disclose previously unpaid or underpaid tax liabilities.
• What to Expect from a Florida Tax Audit - Tax audits can identify underpaid and overpaid taxes and can be educational and promote voluntary compliance. This tutorial provides information to help taxpayers prepare for and know what to expect during an audit.

• Industry Specific Brochures - Sales and use tax information relating to particular types of businesses.
• Subscribe to Our Publications - Stay up-to-date on tax law changes and get information to help you file your taxes accurately, efficiently, and on time.