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Tourist Development Tax Increase Effective July 1, 2021

By Forgotten Coast Web Team | June 8, 2021

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Effective July 1, 2021, the tourist development tax rate on transient rental transactions occurring within Franklin County increases from 2% to 3%. The combined tax rate for Franklin County transient rentals will be 10%, composed of the 6% state sales tax, the 3% tourist development tax, and the 1% small county surtax. The Franklin County Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 2021-06 increasing the tourist development tax. A copy of the TIP notice can be found here.