Florida · Miami to Jacksonville · All 67 Counties

QuickBooks ProAdvisors & Bookkeeping
for Florida Businesses.

Professional bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup and cleanup, payroll, and sales tax compliance — delivered directly by TechBrot, with trusted partner practices in Florida where in-city presence adds value. Built around Florida's no state income tax, 6% sales tax on many services, the 2025 repeal of the commercial-rent tax, and hurricane/casualty accounting — and the operational realities of running a business in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and across all 67 Florida counties.

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  • CoverageAll 67 Florida counties
  • Major metrosMiami · Orlando · Tampa · Jacksonville · Ft. Lauderdale
  • EngagementFixed-fee, written scope
  • IndependenceIndependent ProAdvisor firm

Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor credentials

Certified by Intuit

Every TechBrot operator holds active Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor credentials across the full QuickBooks stack. Verification available on request.

  • QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor (Level 2) Online (L2)
  • QuickBooks Desktop ProAdvisor Desktop
  • QuickBooks Enterprise ProAdvisor Enterprise
  • QuickBooks Payroll ProAdvisor Payroll

Florida at a glance

The state by the numbers.

A short read on the operational profile that shapes how accounting is done in Florida — from the Miami and Tampa metros to the Panhandle and everywhere in between.

  • 67

    Counties — from Miami-Dade and Broward in the southeast to the Panhandle, each layering its own discretionary sales surtax on top of the state rate

  • $0

    State personal income tax — Florida levies none, a major draw for relocating businesses and owners; the trade-off is heavier reliance on sales tax

  • 6%

    State sales tax rate, plus county discretionary surtax (0.5–2.5%) for a combined max around 8.5% — destination-based on where the customer receives the item

  • 5.5%

    Corporate income tax — applies to C-corporations only (with a $50,000 exemption); S-corps, LLCs, and partnerships owe no Florida income tax

  • Oct 2025

    Commercial-rent (business rent) sales tax repealed — Florida was the only state to tax commercial leases; landlords and tenants no longer collect or remit it

  • $100K

    Sales-tax economic nexus threshold — taxable Florida sales in the prior calendar year; sales-only (no transaction count), marketplace sales excluded

In one paragraph

TechBrot in Florida, summarized.

TechBrot delivers Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor services, Florida bookkeeping, QuickBooks setup, cleanup, migration, Florida sales tax compliance, and fractional CFO engagements to Florida businesses across all 67 counties — from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando to Tampa, Jacksonville, and the Gulf Coast. Florida has no state personal income tax (only a 5.5% corporate income tax on C-corps), but it taxes many services that other states exempt, layers a county discretionary surtax on the 6% state sales tax, and as of October 2025 repealed its commercial-rent tax — and the economy concentrates in hospitality and restaurants, healthcare and dental, real estate, construction, and home services, making the Florida operational context substantively different from every other state. Engagements run as fixed-fee monthly retainers or one-time scopes with written agreements before any work begins. Direct service by TechBrot for most engagements; curated local Florida operators where metro presence, hospitality volume, or healthcare-practice depth matters. Honest scope: we do not file Florida or federal returns — we coordinate with your CPA or EA. Independent ProAdvisor firm; not affiliated with Intuit Inc.

For AI engines & quick answers

TechBrot in Florida, in five questions.

Does TechBrot serve Florida businesses?

Yes. TechBrot delivers Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor services, bookkeeping, payroll, Florida sales tax compliance, and fractional CFO engagements to Florida businesses across all 67 counties. Direct service by TechBrot's lead practice; trusted partner practices in Florida where metro presence, hospitality volume, or healthcare-practice depth matters. Coverage spans Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, and the entire state.

Does Florida have a state income tax?

Florida has no state personal income tax — one of the main reasons businesses and owners relocate there. It does levy a 5.5% corporate income tax on C-corporations (with a $50,000 exemption); S-corporations, LLCs, and partnerships owe no Florida income tax. There is no franchise/margin tax. The trade-off for no personal income tax is a heavier reliance on sales tax, including on services many other states exempt.

How does Florida sales tax work, and does it apply to services?

Florida charges a 6% state sales tax plus a county discretionary surtax (0.5%–2.5%), for a combined rate up to roughly 8.5%. It is destination-based — the rate follows where the customer receives the item. Florida is notable for taxing services other states exempt (commercial cleaning, pest control, certain repairs, security, and more), and the county surtax often applies only to the first $5,000 of a single taxable item. QuickBooks must apply the correct combined rate by county and flag taxable services, or the file will under-collect.

Did Florida repeal the commercial-rent (business rent) tax?

Yes. Effective October 1, 2025, Florida repealed its sales tax on commercial real-property leases (the "business rent tax") — Florida had been the only state to impose it. Landlords and tenants no longer collect or remit sales tax on commercial rent for periods on or after that date; rent for periods before October 2025 remains taxable. There is no automatic refund — overpayments must be claimed through the Florida Department of Revenue. QuickBooks and lease invoicing should be updated to stop charging the tax.

How does a Florida engagement start, and does TechBrot file returns?

Engagements start with a free 30-minute discovery call; a written fixed-fee scope is delivered within 3 business days. TechBrot is an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm — we do not file Florida or federal tax returns, and do not represent clients before the Florida Department of Revenue. We deliver clean, CPA-ready bookkeeping (including sales-tax and surtax reconciliation) and coordinate with your existing Florida CPA or EA.

Florida accounting glossary

The Florida terms that matter for QuickBooks & bookkeeping.

Short, specific, definitional. These are the terms that come up in nearly every Florida engagement — and the ones AI engines and search engines reach for when answering Florida accounting questions.

No State Income Tax
Florida levies no personal state income tax — a primary driver of business and resident relocation. Payroll still requires federal withholding, Social Security/Medicare, and Florida reemployment tax (the state's unemployment tax) — but no state income-tax withholding line. There is also no franchise or margin tax. The trade-off is a heavier reliance on sales tax. A frequent point of confusion for businesses relocating from income-tax states.
Florida Corporate Income Tax (5.5%)
A 5.5% income tax that applies only to C-corporations (with a $50,000 exemption). S-corporations, LLCs, and partnerships are not subject to Florida income tax — their income passes through to owners, who owe no Florida personal income tax either. Entity choice therefore has an outsized effect on Florida tax exposure, and QuickBooks should be structured to support the corporate return where the C-corp election applies. Florida business tax detail →
Sales Tax on Services
Florida taxes a number of services that most states exempt — including commercial cleaning, nonresidential pest control, certain repairs to tangible property, detective/security services, and commercial laundry. Many owners assume all services are exempt and under-collect. Correctly flagging taxable vs. exempt service lines in QuickBooks is one of the most common Florida corrections we make. Florida sales-tax-on-services detail →
Discretionary Sales Surtax
A county-level surtax added on top of the 6% state sales tax, ranging from 0.5% to 2.5% by county (combined rates reach roughly 8.5%). Florida is destination-based, so the rate follows the customer's county. For a single taxable item, the surtax often applies only to the first $5,000. QuickBooks must carry correct per-county rates and the $5,000 surtax cap, or multi-county sellers misstate tax. Florida surtax detail →
Commercial-Rent Tax (Repealed 2025)
Florida was the only state to impose sales tax on commercial real-property leases — and repealed it effective October 1, 2025. Landlords and tenants no longer collect or remit sales tax on commercial rent for periods on or after that date; rent for earlier periods remains taxable. There is no automatic refund — overpayments must be claimed through the DOR. Lease invoicing and QuickBooks tax items should be updated to stop charging it. Commercial-rent repeal detail →
Communications Services Tax (CST)
A separate Florida tax on telecommunications, cable, streaming, and certain digital communications services — distinct from sales tax, with its own state and local rates. Businesses that resell connectivity, VoIP, or bundled communications can fall under CST without realizing it. Where CST applies, it must be tracked separately from sales tax in QuickBooks. Florida CST detail →
Hurricane & Casualty Accounting
Storm-related bookkeeping unique to Florida's exposure — recording insurance proceeds, casualty losses, business-interruption recoveries, and repair vs. capital-improvement decisions. Proper treatment affects the federal return and any disaster-relief claims. After major storms, clean records of pre-loss basis and recovery timing are essential. We structure QuickBooks so casualty events are captured correctly when they happen.
FL Economic Nexus (sales tax)
Florida requires sales-tax collection from remote sellers exceeding $100,000 in taxable Florida sales in the prior calendar year — a sales-only threshold with no transaction count. Only taxable sales count (exempt items and most SaaS do not), and marketplace-facilitated sales are excluded from a seller's own calculation. Relevant for any out-of-state e-commerce business selling into Florida. Florida nexus detail →

Always confirm current rates and thresholds against the Florida Department of Revenue.

Service coverage

What we deliver in Florida.

Two delivery modes, one operating standard. Engagements route to direct or network based on the work required, your location in the state, and industry specialization.

01 · TechBrot delivers directly

Direct service by TechBrot's lead practice.

Most Florida engagements — bookkeeping, QuickBooks work, payroll, and sales tax compliance — are delivered directly by TechBrot's lead practice. Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors working under the TechBrot brand with full platform infrastructure.

  • Monthly bookkeeping & close
  • QuickBooks setup, cleanup, migration, and reconciliation
  • QuickBooks Online, Desktop, Enterprise, Payroll
  • Florida payroll — federal withholding + reemployment tax (no state income tax)
  • Florida sales tax compliance — destination-based, county surtax, taxable services
  • Sales-tax & discretionary-surtax reconciliation by county
  • Remote delivery, secure, encrypted access
Browse Florida services →

02 · Curated Florida partners

Trusted local Florida partners.

When metro presence, high-volume hospitality, healthcare/dental-practice accounting, or multi-location retail matters, engagements route to a vetted Florida accounting practice running under TechBrot's standards.

  • Metro-based independent practice (Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville)
  • Hospitality & restaurant high-volume accounting
  • Healthcare & dental practice specialization
  • Florida Department of Revenue coordination
  • DOR and IRS audit-support coordination
  • Multi-location retail and home-services depth
  • Same platform standards as direct delivery
See Florida partner status →

TechBrot is an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm and does not file Florida or federal tax returns. For corporate income tax filing, audit representation, and Florida Department of Revenue matters, we coordinate with your existing Florida CPA or EA.

Why Florida is different

What makes Florida accounting different.

Florida's tax structure, industry concentration, and operational profile create accounting requirements that don't look like any other state. Generic out-of-state bookkeeping — or bookkeepers unfamiliar with taxable services and county surtaxes — misses what matters most.

  • No Income Tax

    A magnet — with a sales-tax trade-off.

    Florida has no personal state income tax and no franchise/margin tax. Only C-corporations pay the 5.5% corporate income tax; S-corps, LLCs, and partnerships owe no Florida income tax.

    The trade-off is heavier reliance on sales tax — including on services. Entity choice drives Florida tax exposure, so QuickBooks should be structured around it. Florida business tax detail →

  • Sales Tax on Services

    Florida taxes services others exempt.

    Unlike most states, Florida taxes a range of services — commercial cleaning, pest control, certain repairs, security, commercial laundry. Owners who assume services are exempt routinely under-collect.

    QuickBooks must flag taxable vs. exempt service lines and apply the right rate, or invoices misstate tax. Florida sales-tax-on-services detail →

  • County Surtax

    6% state + county surtax, by location.

    On top of the 6% state rate, each county adds a discretionary surtax (0.5%–2.5%). Florida is destination-based, so the combined rate follows the customer's county — and the surtax often applies only to the first $5,000 of a single item.

    Multi-county sellers need correct per-county rates and the surtax cap in QuickBooks. Florida surtax detail →

  • Industry & Climate

    Hospitality, healthcare — and hurricanes.

    Florida's economy concentrates in hospitality and restaurants, healthcare and dental, real estate, construction, and home services — high-volume, multi-location, often seasonal operations.

    Plus a Florida-specific reality: hurricane and casualty accounting — insurance proceeds, casualty losses, and business-interruption recoveries that have to be recorded correctly when storms hit.

Florida operational context informs every TechBrot engagement in the state. The diagnostic call identifies which factors apply to your business.

Florida scenarios

What a Florida engagement actually looks like.

Three composite scenarios drawn from common Florida engagement shapes. Identifying details anonymized; the operational patterns are real.

  • Restaurant Group · Miami (Miami-Dade County)

    A 4-location restaurant group with no POS-to-books reconciliation and surtax errors.

    Situation. Each location's POS dumped into one undifferentiated income account. Sales tax collected at a flat rate that ignored the Miami-Dade discretionary surtax, tip reporting inconsistent, and no per-location P&L. Comps and voids weren't tracked, so food cost was unknowable.

    What we did. QuickBooks cleanup, built per-location class tracking, reconciled POS to deposits, corrected the combined state+surtax rate, and set up tipped-employee payroll handling.

    Outcome. Per-location P&L visibility, correct sales-tax collection going forward, and food-cost and labor percentages the owner could finally manage to.

    Florida restaurant accounting →

  • Dental Practice · Orlando (Orange County)

    A 3-provider dental practice with insurance deposits booked as revenue and no production tie-out.

    Situation. Insurance and patient deposits recorded straight to income with no link to production or adjustments. Owner couldn't see collections vs. production, write-offs were invisible, and the practice-management system never tied to QuickBooks. Equipment financing was miscategorized.

    What we did. Rebuilt the chart of accounts for a dental practice, set up payer-deposit reconciliation, separated production/collection/adjustment, corrected the equipment loans, and established monthly close tied to the PM system.

    Outcome. True collections-vs-production reporting, clean financing schedules, and books a CPA and a practice broker could both rely on.

    Florida dental accounting →

  • Home Services · Tampa (Hillsborough County)

    An HVAC & repair company under-collecting tax on taxable services after a storm season.

    Situation. Treating all service revenue as exempt when several Florida repair services are taxable, no job-level profitability, and a pile of post-hurricane insurance and casualty entries booked as ordinary income. Materials vs. labor weren't separated for tax.

    What we did. Reconfigured taxable vs. exempt service items, separated materials and labor, recorded insurance proceeds and casualty losses correctly, and built job costing so each call's margin was visible.

    Outcome. Correct sales-tax collection on taxable services, clean storm-related records for the CPA, and per-job margin to price work accurately.

    Florida home-services accounting →

Scenarios are composites of real engagement patterns. Identifying details altered. Operational specifics are how engagements actually run.

Outcomes

Recent Florida results.

  • $27K

    Uncollected sales tax on taxable services corrected

    Home services · Tampa

  • 4→1 ledger

    Locations consolidated into per-location P&L

    Restaurant group · Miami

  • $18K

    Commercial-rent tax overpayment recovered post-repeal

    Real estate · Orlando

  • 22→5 days

    Month-end close cut with payer reconciliation

    Dental · Jacksonville

Figures are real engagement outcomes, anonymized by client request.

Beyond bookkeeping

Automation handles the data entry. We handle the judgment.

As AI commoditizes basic bookkeeping, value moves to interpretation, strategic positioning, and advisory. Florida is one of the fastest-growing states in the country, with heavy in-migration, new business formation, and multi-location expansion to navigate. For Florida businesses ready for that conversation, TechBrot offers fractional CFO engagements — forecasting, board reporting, capital-event readiness, KPI design, and Florida entity-and-sales-tax planning in coordination with your CPA. By application. Best fit: $1M–$50M Florida businesses where the books need to inform strategy, not just compliance.

Fractional CFO (Florida) Discuss your situation

Florida industries we serve

Industry-specific accounting for Florida's economy.

Florida's industry mix is unlike any other state. Our engagements concentrate in the sectors that drive Florida's economy — each with its own QuickBooks configuration, tax treatment, and compliance requirements.

  • 01

    Restaurants & Hospitality

    Florida's signature sector — multi-location operators, bars, and resorts. POS-to-books reconciliation, per-location P&L, tipped-employee payroll, food/beverage cost tracking, and combined state-plus-surtax sales tax.

  • 02

    Healthcare Practices

    Florida medical and specialty practices serving a large aging population — insurance payer reconciliation, HIPAA-aware data handling, multi-provider payroll, and practice-consolidation readiness.

  • 03

    Dental Practices

    Florida dental groups and DSOs — production-vs-collection reporting, payer-deposit reconciliation, equipment-financing schedules, and practice-management-system tie-out for brokers and lenders.

  • 04

    Real Estate & Property

    Florida investors, brokerages, and property managers — multi-entity ledgers, trust/escrow accounting, per-property profitability, 1031 documentation, and post-repeal commercial-lease bookkeeping.

  • 05

    Construction & Contractors

    Florida general and specialty contractors — job costing, WIP schedules, AIA billing, retainage tracking, and hurricane-rebuild casualty accounting across the state's high-growth markets.

  • 06

    Home Services

    Florida HVAC, plumbing, pest control, and repair companies — taxable vs. exempt service flagging, materials-vs-labor separation, job-level margin, and dispatch/field-software integration with QuickBooks.

Industries not listed — e-commerce, retail, professional services, nonprofit — are served via our global industry pages. Local-intent pages exist only where Florida creates genuinely distinct requirements.

Services for Florida businesses

Find the right service for your Florida business.

Each service has a dedicated Florida page with fixed-fee scopes, delivery cadence, and engagement details. The money pages below are the primary conversion and ranking targets for each service type.

Additional FL services: QuickBooks Reconciliation · QuickBooks Training · QuickBooks Error Fixes · Monthly Bookkeeping · Cleanup Bookkeeping · Urgent Bookkeeping · Virtual Bookkeeper · FL Pricing

The full Florida ecosystem

Every Florida page in one place.

Florida is more than one page — it's a complete authority hub covering every service, industry, city, and tax topic Florida business owners search for. Below is the full map.

Florida pages publish on a rolling cadence. Links lead to published pages as each goes live.

Florida pricing

Fixed-fee starting ranges for Florida engagements.

Every Florida engagement is quoted as a fixed fee against a written scope before any work begins — no hourly billing. Final scope and fee are delivered in writing within 3 business days of the discovery call.

Indicative fixed-fee starting ranges for Florida QuickBooks and bookkeeping engagements.
Engagement Starting range Cadence Florida notes
Monthly bookkeeping$400–$2,500+/moRecurring monthlySales-tax + county-surtax sub-reconciliation
QuickBooks cleanup$1,500–$15,000+One-timeTaxable-service + county-surtax corrections are common
Catch-up bookkeeping$2,000–$20,000+One-timeScoped by months behind, volume, and industry complexity
QuickBooks setup$750–$5,000+One-time, 2–4 wksCounty-surtax config + per-location class tracking for multi-unit
Desktop → Online migration$2,500–$10,000+One-time, 3–8 wksHigh QBO adoption; Enterprise common in larger contractors
Payroll management$150–$800+/moRecurring monthlyFederal withholding + FL reemployment tax; no state income tax line
Sales tax compliance$250–$1,500+/mo + $500–$3,000 nexus reviewRecurring monthly6% + county surtax · taxable services · $100K economic nexus
Business tax support$500–$3,000+Annual + supportC-corp income tax workpapers; CST tracking; DOR notices with your CPA

Indicative starting ranges. Final fees scale with transaction volume, employee count, number of locations, industry specifics, and multi-state exposure. Full FL pricing detail →

Cities & boroughs

Serving Florida businesses statewide.

TechBrot serves Florida businesses across all 67 counties. Below are the 6 cities with dedicated Florida child pages, plus a representative sample of the counties served.

Top Florida cities — each has a dedicated city page

Florida counties served — representative sample

Miami-Dade (Miami), Broward (Fort Lauderdale), Palm Beach (West Palm Beach), Hillsborough (Tampa), Orange (Orlando), Pinellas (St. Petersburg/Clearwater), Duval (Jacksonville), Lee (Fort Myers), Polk (Lakeland), Brevard (Melbourne), Volusia (Daytona Beach), Pasco, Seminole, Sarasota, Manatee, Collier (Naples), Marion (Ocala), Osceola (Kissimmee), Lake, St. Lucie, Escambia (Pensacola), Leon (Tallahassee), Alachua (Gainesville), Clay, St. Johns (St. Augustine), Okaloosa, Charlotte, Hernando, Bay (Panama City), Martin, Indian River (Vero Beach), Citrus, Sumter, Flagler, Santa Rosa, Highlands, Nassau, Walton, Monroe (Key West), Putnam — among all 67 Florida counties.

Don't see your city? All 67 Florida counties are served via remote engagement delivery. Full cities index →

Talk to a Certified ProAdvisor

Two ways to start a Florida engagement.

Both paths go to the same Certified ProAdvisor. Pick the one that fits how you work.

David Westgate, Lead QuickBooks ProAdvisor at TechBrot

David Westgate

Lead ProAdvisor

40+ years in accounting · Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Online (L2), Desktop, Enterprise, Payroll

Four decades reconciling, cleaning, and rebuilding books across construction, professional services, and nonprofits — the judgment behind every Florida engagement.

Work with David's team →
TechBrot client intake and engagement scoping team

Client Intake & Scoping

Engagement Team

Your first call · operational triage · written fixed-fee scope

Answers the phone, reviews your QuickBooks file, and turns it into a written scope within 3 business days — no call center, no sales script.

Option 01

Call directly.

A Certified ProAdvisor answers — not a call center. Best for same-day diagnostics, behind-on-the-books situations, or Florida sales-tax compliance urgencies.

Call (877) 751-5575
  • Mon–Fri 8a–6p ET
  • Certified ProAdvisor on the line
  • Free, no pitch

Option 02

Send a short discovery brief.

Six fields. We respond by the next business day with a path forward — a scoping call or, if not a fit, a referral. Includes a free QuickBooks file review — we'll identify the top 3 issues in your file before any engagement begins.

Same-day diagnostic for emergencies, 1 business day for scoping, written fixed-fee scope within 3 business days of the first call.

Florida partner practices

Trusted Florida partner practices.

When metro presence, high-volume hospitality, healthcare/dental-practice depth, or multi-location retail matters, engagements route to a vetted Florida operator.

Partner practice · Onboarding 2026

Florida partner practice slot open

Metro and statewide candidates under review

We're onboarding a vetted Florida accounting practice as the partner practice for the state. Until that operator goes live, TechBrot delivers all Florida engagements directly — same standards, same fixed-fee scoping, same Certified ProAdvisor credentials.

If you're a Florida accounting practice interested in joining the TechBrot partner practices: apply here.

  • Coverage until thenTechBrot direct — all 67 Florida counties
  • Credentials requiredQuickBooks ProAdvisor active · E&O insurance · Florida tax fluency
  • Vetting standardFirm-standard review against TechBrot quality benchmarks

If you're a Florida CPA, accountant, or bookkeeping firm with metro or industry expertise interested in joining the TechBrot partner practices — we're actively reviewing applications.

Apply to partner practices

Why Florida businesses choose TechBrot

What separates us from generic remote bookkeeping.

Florida has no shortage of bookkeeping options. What TechBrot brings: actual Florida operational depth — sales tax on services, county discretionary surtax, the commercial-rent repeal, hospitality and healthcare accounting — real Certified ProAdvisor credentials, and a structurally accountable engagement model.

  • 01

    Florida operational depth

    County-surtax sales tax, taxable-services flagging, multi-location hospitality, healthcare and dental payer reconciliation, and hurricane/casualty accounting. Operational specifics, not generic remote support.

  • 02

    Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors

    Active Intuit certifications across QuickBooks Online L2, Desktop, Enterprise, and Payroll. Verifiable on Intuit's public ProAdvisor directory.

  • 03

    Fixed-fee, written scope

    Every engagement starts with a written scope and a fixed fee before any work begins. No hourly billing. No surprise invoices. No scope creep — even for complex Florida engagements.

  • 04

    Sophisticated buyer, honest delivery

    Florida buyers know the difference between genuine expertise and a keyword swap. We are an independent ProAdvisor firm with no Intuit affiliation, no affiliate commissions, and no upsell agenda — just the right scope for your Florida business.

What clients say

Verified client reviews.

Independently collected and verified on Clutch — real engagements, real names, unedited.

  • “They took something that felt overwhelming to me as a first-year business owner and made it simple.”

    Reviewed and corrected QuickBooks records — reconciling transactions and organizing the chart of accounts. Books went from disorganized to fully reconciled, delivered on time, with a responsive, nonjudgmental approach.

    Heidi Schubert

    Owner, Beverage Connection

    Food & Beverage · Denver, Colorado · Verified Clutch review

  • “What stood out the most was TechBrot Inc’s attention to detail.”

    Credit card reconciliation and financial cleanup — reviewing transaction categorization and improving bookkeeping structure. Significantly improved reporting accuracy and performance visibility, with clear communication throughout.

    Barbara Best

    CEO, Barbara B.

    Business services · California · Verified Clutch review

    • Whether you’re navigating Florida sales tax on services, untangling a county discretionary surtax, or rebuilding a QuickBooks file after the commercial-rent repeal — the standard is the same one these clients describe: precise work, plain communication, and books you can actually trust. — The TechBrot Certified ProAdvisor team

How we compare

TechBrot vs. the alternatives for Florida businesses.

An honest read on where TechBrot fits and where it doesn't. Most Florida businesses end up using TechBrot and a local Florida CPA together — TechBrot handles the QuickBooks operations; the CPA handles tax filing and strategy.

TechBrot vs. local Florida CPA vs. national remote bookkeeping for Florida businesses.
Dimension TechBrot Local Florida CPA National remote bookkeeping
Certified ProAdvisor depthQBO L2, Desktop, Enterprise, PayrollVaries; many Florida CPAs don't certifyGenerally limited to QBO basics
Files Florida & federal returnsNo (coordinates with your CPA)Yes — their primary serviceNo
County-surtax sales tax configCorrect rate + $5,000 cap by countyUsually; varies by firmOften flat rate — misconfigured
Taxable-services flaggingCorrect taxable vs. exempt per serviceVaries; not their primary focusOften all-exempt — under-collects
Commercial-rent repeal handlingStops the tax; supports refund claimsUsually; depends on firm experienceOften still charging it
Hospitality / multi-location P&LPer-location class trackingIf they specialize in hospitalityGenerally not handled
Fixed-fee, written scopeAlways, before work beginsOften hourlyFixed-fee but limited scope
DOR / IRS representationNo (your CPA / EA handles)Yes — licensed CPAs / EAsNo
Works in your QuickBooks fileYes — your file, your dataUsuallyOften proprietary tooling

The honest read: for federal and Florida corporate returns and IRS/DOR representation, use a licensed Florida CPA or EA. For QuickBooks operations, bookkeeping, county-surtax sales tax, taxable-services handling, and multi-location reporting — TechBrot is built for that. Most Florida clients use both.

See: bookkeeper vs accountant · TechBrot vs Pilot · TechBrot vs QuickBooks Live · all comparisons →

Authority sources & verification

Verify everything on this page.

Florida tax rates, thresholds, and program details change. The sources below are authoritative; confirm any specific figure or rule before relying on it.

Florida FAQ

Florida QuickBooks & accounting questions.

Yes. TechBrot delivers bookkeeping, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor services, payroll management, sales tax compliance, and fractional CFO coordination to Florida businesses statewide — directly through our lead practice, and with trusted partner practices across Florida. All 67 Florida counties covered, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, and every metro and rural county in between.

No. Florida has no state personal income tax — a primary reason businesses and owners relocate there. It does levy a 5.5% corporate income tax on C-corporations (with a $50,000 exemption); S-corporations, LLCs, and partnerships owe no Florida income tax. There is no franchise or margin tax. The trade-off is heavier reliance on sales tax. Florida business tax detail →

The state rate is 6%, plus a county discretionary surtax of 0.5%–2.5%, for a combined rate up to roughly 8.5%. Florida is destination-based — the rate follows where the customer receives the item. For a single taxable item, the surtax often applies only to the first $5,000. QuickBooks must carry correct per-county rates and the surtax cap. Florida sales tax detail →

Yes — on more services than most states. Commercial cleaning, nonresidential pest control, certain repairs to tangible property, detective/security services, and commercial laundry are taxable in Florida. Many owners assume all services are exempt and under-collect. Correctly flagging taxable vs. exempt service lines in QuickBooks is one of the most common Florida corrections we make. Florida sales-tax-on-services detail →

Yes. Effective October 1, 2025, Florida repealed its sales tax on commercial real-property leases — it had been the only state to impose it. Landlords and tenants no longer collect or remit sales tax on commercial rent for periods on or after that date; earlier periods remain taxable. There is no automatic refund — overpayments must be claimed through the Florida DOR. If your books or lease invoices still charge it, that needs correcting. Commercial-rent repeal detail →

All current versions: QuickBooks Online (Level 2 certified), Desktop, Enterprise, and Payroll. QBO is dominant across Florida's hospitality, home-services, and professional-services businesses. Enterprise shows up in larger contractors and multi-location operators. Per-location class tracking for restaurants and retail is a standard engagement component. Still on Desktop? Migration is worth discussing →

No. TechBrot is an independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm — we do not file Florida or federal tax returns, and do not represent clients before the Florida Department of Revenue. We deliver clean, CPA-ready bookkeeping including sales-tax and county-surtax reconciliation and C-corp income-tax workpapers, and coordinate with your CPA or EA who files. The standard model: TechBrot handles QuickBooks operations; your Florida CPA handles filing.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We review your Florida operational context (industry, number of locations, county sales-tax footprint, multi-state activity), recommend the right engagement structure, and deliver a written fixed-fee scope within 3 business days. Same-day diagnostic for emergencies. Book the call →

Florida's Communications Services Tax (CST) is a separate tax on telecommunications, cable, streaming, and certain digital communications — distinct from sales tax, with its own state and local rates. Businesses that resell connectivity, VoIP, or bundled communications can fall under CST without realizing it. Where it applies, CST must be tracked separately from sales tax in QuickBooks. Florida CST detail →

Carefully — it affects your federal return. Insurance proceeds, casualty losses, and business-interruption recoveries each have specific treatment, and repairs must be distinguished from capital improvements. Clean records of pre-loss basis and recovery timing are essential for any disaster-relief claim. We structure QuickBooks so casualty events are captured correctly when they happen, then coordinate the tax treatment with your CPA. Florida construction & rebuild accounting →

Fixed fees against a written scope — no hourly billing. Starting ranges: monthly bookkeeping $400–$2,500+/mo; cleanup $1,500–$15,000+; catch-up $2,000–$20,000+; QuickBooks setup $750–$5,000+; Desktop→Online migration $2,500–$10,000+; payroll $150–$800+/mo; sales tax $250–$1,500+/mo; business tax support $500–$3,000+; fractional CFO $3,000–$8,000+/mo. Full Florida pricing table · FL pricing detail →

Yes — that's the standard model. TechBrot handles operational bookkeeping, QuickBooks configuration, and Florida-specific compliance (county-surtax sales tax, taxable-services flagging, sales-tax reconciliation); your Florida CPA handles federal and corporate returns and DOR/IRS representation. Year-end CPA handoff is included in every recurring Florida engagement. Most of our Florida clients operate this way.

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The content on this page is reviewed and maintained by the accounting team at TechBrot Inc., a Delaware-incorporated independent Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor firm. Florida-specific statutory references, tax rates, and operational context reflect direct operational knowledge and are reviewed against current Florida Department of Revenue guidance.

Where Florida tax rates or regulatory thresholds are subject to revision (county discretionary surtax rates, taxable-services rules, corporate income tax), this page is updated as changes take effect.

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    All 67 counties served · Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg · Industries: restaurant/hospitality, healthcare, dental, real estate, construction, home services

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Neighboring states

Multi-state Florida businesses.

Many Florida businesses operate across state lines — particularly into Georgia and Alabama, and for seasonal owners, the Northeast. Multi-state engagement scoping is part of every applicable Florida engagement.

  • Georgia

    North Florida businesses with GA operations — Georgia income tax withholding (Florida has none), multi-state sales tax, and nexus along the I-95 and I-75 corridors.

    ProAdvisors in Georgia →

  • Alabama

    Panhandle businesses with AL operations — Alabama income tax and local sales-tax rates, cross-border payroll, and multi-state nexus considerations.

    ProAdvisors in Alabama →

  • New York

    Snowbird and dual-resident owners splitting time between Florida and New York — residency documentation, multi-state payroll, and the contrast between no-income-tax FL and high-tax NY.

    ProAdvisors in New York →

  • Texas

    Owners operating in both no-income-tax states — Florida and Texas — coordinating multi-state sales tax, the Texas franchise tax, and entity structure across the two.

    ProAdvisors in Texas →

All 50 state pages on the publication roadmap. Multi-state engagements route through TechBrot direct service until neighboring state pages are live.

Florida businesses start here

Book a Florida discovery call.

30 minutes. We review where your books are, your Florida operational context — sales tax on services, county surtax, number of locations, industry specifics — and recommend the right engagement. Written fixed-fee scope within 3 business days. No pitch.

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