Florida Sales Tax Login: How to File and Pay Online

Updated October 2026

Quick answer: File Florida sales tax at the Florida sales and use tax login page. Choose "Log In with User ID and Password" if you are enrolled, or use the Business Partner Number and Certificate Number options. Complete your DR-15 for the period. Returns and payments are due on the 1st and late after the 20th of the following month. Electronic payments have an earlier initiation cutoff, explained below.

If your old login does not work: The new system launched December 1, 2025. Ordinary web filers keep their existing credentials, but must enter them manually on their first visit. Browser-saved credentials do not transfer automatically. Use the recovery help in the File and Pay Information Center. Its Secure Services re-registration notice applies to file-transmission users, not all web filers.

Use the current Florida sales tax portal

Florida moved sales and use tax to its new eServices File and Pay system on December 1, 2025. If a saved bookmark or older screenshot looks different, use the official entry page above. The DOR transition information explains the change and access options.

When Florida sales tax is due

Your assigned reporting schedule can be monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual. For a January monthly return, February 1 is the due date and February 20 is the usual last timely filing date.

Electronic payment cutoff: Initiate payment and receive a confirmation by 5 p.m. Eastern on the business day before the 20th. Check the current Florida eServices payment calendar for holiday adjustments. An electronically filed return submitted separately from payment may be filed on the next business day when the 20th falls on a weekend or state or federal holiday.

Timely electronic filing and payment qualify for a collection allowance of 2.5% of the first $1,200 of tax due, capped at $30 per reporting location. File every period even with no tax due. Required electronic filers face separate $10 penalties for failing to e-file and failing to e-pay. See the official filing and payment rules.

For rates and county surtax background, see our Florida sales tax rates guide.

Prepare your records before starting the DR-15

Create a working file for the exact period you are filing. Include sales, returns, exemptions, tax collected and any use tax information relevant to the business. Reconcile other sales channels as well as Shopify, and distinguish marketplace-collected tax from amounts you are responsible for remitting.

If you use Shopify Tax, the United States sales tax report provides state and jurisdiction detail. Filter to Florida and the filing period, then keep the export with your supporting records. Resolve differences between reports before entering the return.

Review and submit the return

1. Confirm the business account and reporting period in the DOR system.
2. Open the applicable sales and use tax return. Use the current instructions for the DR-15 or other return assigned to your account.
3. Work from your reconciled records. Keep gross sales separate from tax collected, and review county surtax and exemptions where applicable.
4. Check the total due and investigate differences from your records.
5. Submit the return and save its confirmation.

The Florida sales and use tax guidance covers reporting requirements, surtax and filing reminders. A submitted return and a successful payment are separate things to verify.

Make the payment and save the confirmation

Follow the payment instructions for your account, check the bank information and effective date, and retain the payment confirmation with the return. Verify that the payment was accepted. Schedule time for payment processing before the deadline shown by the Department.

Keep a single folder for the return, payment confirmation, Shopify export and reconciliation notes. That makes the next filing easier and gives you a clear record if a question comes up later.

Trouble logging in or filing?

• Your bookmark looks different. Start from the Florida sales and use tax login page linked above and choose the sign-in option for your account.
• Your saved login fails. Enter your existing credentials manually. If needed, use the Department's user ID or password recovery guidance.
• You cannot find your certificate number. Check your registration records or use the Department's registration and certificate retrieval guidance.
• You are unsure whether filing succeeded. Save both the submitted return confirmation and successful payment confirmation.

Common questions about filing Florida sales tax

Do I need to file when no tax is due?

Florida requires a return for each reporting period even when no tax is due. Do not skip a period simply because sales were quiet. See the DOR filing guidance.

Does exporting a Shopify report file my return?

An export is supporting information. Make sure the return has actually been submitted and the payment handled, whether you file yourself or use a filing service.

Can I use Florida's simpler DR-15EZ return?

Do not assume you qualify if you ship across Florida. The DR-15EZ instructions require the full DR-15 when deliveries go into counties with different discretionary surtax rates. That can affect online sellers shipping statewide; it is not a blanket exclusion based only on being an out-of-state seller. Businesses that paid $200,000 or more in sales and use tax during Florida's prior fiscal year and certain industries are also excluded. If you received a DR-15EZ but need the full return, call Taxpayer Services at 850-488-6800.

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