What is Jacksonville's combined sales tax rate?

Jacksonville (Duval County) charges a combined 7.5% sales tax: Florida's 6.0% state rate plus a 1.5% Duval County discretionary surtax. The surtax can change by referendum, so confirm the current rate for large purchases.

Does the Duval surtax apply to the whole purchase?

Florida's discretionary surtax applies on the full amount for most goods, but it is capped at the first $5,000 of a single tangible item sold to a business. For everyday consumer purchases the full 7.5% applies.

Are groceries taxed in Jacksonville?

Most unprepared grocery food and prescription drugs are exempt from Florida sales tax. Prepared food, restaurant meals, and most other goods remain taxable, so use the exemption toggle to model exempt purchases.

Why might my receipt show a slightly different total?

Florida uses a bracket system for rounding tax on amounts under a dollar, so a single small item can differ by a cent from straight percentage math. Across a full basket the totals line up closely.

How is the total calculated?

The tool multiplies your amount by the rate to get the tax, then adds it back to your amount for the grand total. Exempt items show zero tax and a total equal to the price.

Jacksonville Combined Sales Tax Calculator

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Calculate Jacksonville sales tax

Jacksonville sits in Duval County, Florida, where the sales tax you pay at the register combines the statewide rate with a local county surtax. The combined rate is 7.5% — Florida’s 6.0% state sales tax plus a 1.5% Duval County discretionary surtax. This calculator turns any pre-tax price into the tax owed and the final total.

How it works

The combined rate is applied to the taxable amount, and exempt items (like qualifying groceries or prescription drugs) are zeroed out:

taxable amount = exempt ? 0 : purchase amount
tax            = taxable amount * (rate / 100)
total          = purchase amount + tax

The default rate already merges Florida’s 6.0% state share and Duval County’s 1.5% surtax. Because surtax rates differ by county and can change by referendum, the rate field is editable for purchases made outside Jacksonville.

Tips and example

A 100 purchase at 7.5% incurs 7.50 in tax for a 107.50 total. Toggle the exemption on for a 100 grocery purchase and the tax drops to 0, keeping the total at 100.

Note that Florida’s discretionary surtax is capped at the first 5,000 of a single tangible item for business purchases, and Florida rounds small amounts using a bracket schedule, so a receipt total can vary by a cent on tiny purchases.