County continues to pursue online taxes - Business ...

“The purpose is to collect the taxes from the people who rent hotel rooms in the state of Florida and it should be collected on the total amount those people pay on the hotel room. ... “As a matter of policy and practice, online companies have never been taxed on fees they charge to help a consumer find and book a room,” Weinstein said. “The bill before the Florida Legislature would codify this long-standing practice and policy that the fees charged by intermediaries are ...