Monday, July 20, 2015

PHOTOGRAPHY IN FLORIDA - BEWARE THE SALES TAX

PHOTOGRAPHY IN FLORIDA
BEWARE THE SALES TAX
By James Sutton, CPA, Esq, & Matthew Parker, Esq.

 While destination weddings are growing in popularity – so is the focus of state tax departments on photographers. For all practical purposes, Florida is one of the least expensive sunny destination photography locations in the county. Not only for weddings, but also other types of photo shoots as well. While Florida does not have a personal income tax, Florida does have some of the most complicated sales and use tax laws in the country. So photographers from all over the country find themselves on location in the sunny state, but few understand the tax consequences of working here. The purpose of this article is to discuss the sales and use implications of photographers working in Florida – and ways to minimize the tax impact.

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