PRIVILEGE TAX COLLECTIONS

Local Business Tax Receipt
A Local Business Tax Receipt is a miscellaneous tax imposed by local government, in accordance with county ordinance, which also charges the Tax Collector with the responsibility of collection and dispersement of fees. The Local Business Tax Receipt grants the privilege of engaging in or managing a business, the fee for these licenses is $30.00 per year. The Local Business Tax Receipts expire September 30th each year, and are renewable each year, on or before October 1st.

Hunting and Fishing Licenses
The Tax Collector serves as an agent of The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. In this capacity, the Tax Collector is responsible for the sale of a variety of hunting and fishing permits. It is the Tax Collectors' duty to collect all monies from these sales and maintain the records associated with these transactions. Also, as an agent for The Department of Natural Resources, the Tax Collector handles the sale of saltwater fishing permits.

Driver License
As an agent for The Department of Highway Safety, Driver License Division, we issue Driver Licenses, in the Kissimmee Main Office only, which is located at 2501 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, in the Osceola County Government Center. All Driver License services are provided, except the road test and some suspensions; which must be handled at the State Driver License Office. An additional service fee of $5.25 is charged for this service.

Tag/License Plates
As an agent for The Department of Highway Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles, the Tax Collector is responsible for issuance of automobile license plates/decals, mobile home decals, disabled persons parking permits, vessel decals, and title applications where applicable. The Tax Collector is responsible for maintenance of records, reporting sales, accounting for inventory, and dispersing monies collected in a timely manner, to the Division of Motor Vehicles. The issuance of registrations and title applications is done in accordance with, rules and regulations of the Department of Highway Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles, and Florida Statutes.

Sales Tax
Sales tax is required, by Florida Statute, at 6% of the purchase price, less trade-in, on vehicle purchases. As an agent for The Florida Department of Revenue, the Tax Collector is responsible for collection, and dispersement of this tax, along with a 1% surtax, imposed on Osceola County residents. The surtax is 1% on the first $5,000 of the vehicle purchase price.

More detailed information on each of these services is provided thru out this web site. You may also, call our office at 407-742-4000 or you may e-mail us at webinfo@osceola.org.