[opendtv] Florida Dept. of Revenue - Florida Communications Services Tax

  • From: "Craig Birkmaier" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "brewmastercraig" for DMARC)
  • To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:24:46 -0400

So here is the tax, straight from the horses mouth.

https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/taxesfees/Pages/cst.aspx

Communications services tax (CST) is imposed on each sale of communications 
services in Florida. Examples of communications services include, but are not 
limited to:
Cable and satellite television,
Video and music streaming,
Telephone, including Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP),
Mobile communications, and similar services.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202029040

Florida State and Local Communications Services Taxes

Florida and its local jurisdictions impose a Communications Services Tax (CST) 
on telecommunications, audio and video streaming, direct-to-home satellite, and 
related services. This definition includes voice, data, audio, video, or any 
other information or signals transmitted by any medium.

The Florida Department of Revenue has advised Amazon that video rentals are 
included in the definition of video services. This means some benefits of 
Amazon Prime may also be subject to CST. As a result, CST will be 
proportionately applied to Prime for its taxable services.

For additional information on CST, including any applicable exemptions, go to 
the Florida Department of Revenue Website. 
Regards
Craig

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