I manage a short-term Airbnb rental in Florida, am I personally responsible for collecting the local option transient rental taxes or does the platform do it for me?

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For a Florida short-term Airbnb rental, the answer often depends on how the booking platform handles state and local taxes, and whether the specific county or city has its own transient rental requirements. In many cases, platforms collect and remit certain taxes automatically, but local option taxe For an answer applied to your exact numbers, bring this question to a licensed KGOB CPA in a focused session and leave with a clear next step.