Sunshine State looks to Loosen Strings on Motel Hotel Bed Tax

In addition to making sure short term rentals pay hotel motel taxes, bills in Florida want to make certain cities have more options to use bed taxes.

The Tourist Development Tax Bill, HB 585,  would permit hotel,motel & short term rental bed taxes to also be used for:

• infrastructure
• water safety quality projects

Daytona Beach News Journal | LANE: Bed tax bills look at new uses for tourists’ dollars