Sales tax is a tax on the right to engage in a business activity. Each sale, admission, storage, or rental in Florida is taxable, unless the transaction is exempt. Sales tax is added to the price of taxable goods or services and collected from the purchaser at the time of sale. Florida’s general state sales tax rate is 6% with the following exceptions: 4% on amusement machine receipts, 5.5% (5.7% prior to January 1, 2020) on the lease or license of commercial real property, and 6.95% on electricity.