How much is tax, title and license in Florida?

On a $40,000 new car it comes to about $2,815 — $2,450 of sales tax and $365 of title and registration fees. The tax scales with the price, the fees mostly do not, so a cheaper car pays much less tax but roughly the same fees.

What is the car sales tax rate in Florida?

6% statewide. Florida charges 6% statewide, plus your county’s surtax on the first $5,000 of the price only. The most any county can add is $75.

Does a trade-in lower the sales tax in Florida?

Yes. Florida charges tax on the price after the dealer's trade-in allowance is deducted, so a $10,000 trade-in on a $40,000 car saves you 6% of $10,000 in tax. This only works when the dealer takes the trade in the same transaction — selling your old car privately first does not count.

What is the title fee in Florida?

$77.25. It is charged once, to put the car in your name, and it is the same for everyone — it is not a dealer charge and it is not negotiable.

How much is car registration in Florida each year?

About $365 is due at signing for the title and first registration, and roughly $0 a year after that for a gas car. Electric cars pay more in most states because of road-use fees that replace fuel tax.

Is the dealer documentation fee included in this?

No, and that is deliberate. The documentation fee is the dealership's charge, not the state's, and Florida does not publish it — so there is no figure we could cite. It is also the one line on the paperwork worth questioning. Everything in the total above is fixed by law.

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Florida Car Tax, Title and License Calculator

Tax, title and license on a $40,000 new car in Florida comes to about $2,815 — $2,450 of that sales tax and $365 government fees. Put your own price in below and every charge is itemized, with a link to the agency that publishes each figure.

Fill in two things and you have your answer. Everything below is prefilled with the most common case, so change only what applies to you.

Price you agreed to pay

Prefilled with $40,000, the median price of the 81 new models we track. Use the price on your quote.

Trade-in allowance

Florida taxes the price after your trade-in comes off, so this lowers your tax. Leave it at 0 if you are not trading a car in.

Your county

Florida uses the county in your address on the registration, not the dealer’s. It sets a surtax that applies to the first $5,000 of the price only.

Vehicle weight

Florida sets the yearly registration by weight. If you are not sure, the number is on the sticker inside the driver’s door.

What it runs on

Florida charges no extra fee on electric cars.

Paying cash or financing?

Financing adds a small fee to record the lender’s lien on your title.

Tax, title and license in Florida

$2,815

on top of the $40,000 price — $2,450 of it tax, $365 government fees. Then $33 a year to keep it registered.

Every charge, itemized
Charge	When	At signing
State sales tax (6%)	Once, at signing	$2,400.00
County surtaxCharged on the first $5,000 of the price only.	Once, at signing	$50.00
Initial registration feeA one-time charge for a plate that is new to you. It is not charged again at renewal, and it does not apply if you transfer a plate you already hold.	Once, at signing	$225.00
Certificate of title (new vehicle)Electronic title. A printed paper title adds $2.50.	Once, at signing	$77.25
License plate fee	Once, at signing	$28.00
Annual registration (by weight)Florida rates automobiles in three weight bands. Most sedans land in the middle band and most SUVs in the top one.	Every year	$32.50
Lien recording fee	Once, at signing	$2.00
Total due at signing		$2,814.75

The short answer

Florida charges 6% sales tax on the price after your trade-in comes off, plus $365 in title and registration fees on a typical new car. Florida’s county surtax only applies to the first $5,000 of the price, so your county can move the bill by $100 at most — not by hundreds.

Florida charges 6% statewide, plus your county’s surtax on the first $5,000 of the price only. The most any county can add is $75.
The county that counts is the one in your address on the title and registration — not the dealer’s.
A trade-in taken by the dealer in the same transaction reduces the taxable amount.
Dealer charges that are part of the sale — preparation, freight, handling, closing fees — are taxable. State-mandated title, registration and lien fees are not.
Keeping it on the road afterwards costs $33 a year in Florida.
This covers the charges that go to the government. What the dealer adds on top — the documentation fee especially — is a separate fight; see which dealer fees are negotiable.

What each charge on a Florida car actually is

Four kinds of money change hands when you buy a car, and only two of them are fixed by law. Knowing which is which is the difference between paying the right amount and paying whatever the paperwork says.

Who charges what
Charge	Who sets it	Can you argue with it?
Sales tax	Florida law — 6% statewide	No. The rate is fixed. What you can change is the taxable amount, by negotiating the price down or the trade-in up.
Title fee	Florida, to put the car in your name	No. It is the same figure for everyone.
Registration and plates	Florida, to put it on the road	No, though the amount depends on the vehicle and where you live.
Dealer documentation fee	The dealership	Yes — this one is the dealer's, not the state's. It is not in the total above.

First time buying? The short version: the price you agree on is not the money you hand over. Add roughly $2,815 in Florida on a $40,000 car before the dealer adds anything of their own. Budget for it up front, because it is due at signing and it cannot be talked down.

What this calculator leaves out, and why

Everything above is a charge Florida publishes. These are the ones it does not, so we do not guess at them — an invented number would be worse than a missing one.

The dealer documentation fee. Florida does not cap it and does not publish it.
The $6.25 service fee some tax collector offices add, which depends on where you file.
Florida charges no extra registration fee on electric vehicles — bills to add one have not become law, so nothing is charged.
Weight bands use the vehicle’s net weight on the registration. We match them against curb weight, which can differ by a few pounds and only matters within about 30 lbs of a band edge.
Used, private-party and lease transactions.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is published by the agency that charges it. Nothing is estimated, averaged or copied from another calculator. Here is each document and the date we last read it.

Florida sources, last checked 2026-07-28
Document	Published by	Last verified
Sales and Use Tax on Motor Vehicles (GT-800030) (R. 08/22)	Florida Department of Revenue	2026-07-28
Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026 (DR-15DSS) (R. 11/25 — calendar year 2026)	Florida Department of Revenue	2026-07-28
Fees	Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles	2026-07-28

We re-check every state once a year and show the date here rather than quietly serving an old figure. Fee schedules move with legislative sessions, so if you are reading this well after the date above, confirm the total with your county tax office before you sign.

Frequently asked questions

How much is tax, title and license in Florida?: On a $40,000 new car it comes to about $2,815 — $2,450 of sales tax and $365 of title and registration fees. The tax scales with the price, the fees mostly do not, so a cheaper car pays much less tax but roughly the same fees.
What is the car sales tax rate in Florida?: 6% statewide. Florida charges 6% statewide, plus your county’s surtax on the first $5,000 of the price only. The most any county can add is $75.
Does a trade-in lower the sales tax in Florida?: Yes. Florida charges tax on the price after the dealer's trade-in allowance is deducted, so a $10,000 trade-in on a $40,000 car saves you 6% of $10,000 in tax. This only works when the dealer takes the trade in the same transaction — selling your old car privately first does not count.
What is the title fee in Florida?: $77.25. It is charged once, to put the car in your name, and it is the same for everyone — it is not a dealer charge and it is not negotiable.
How much is car registration in Florida each year?: About $365 is due at signing for the title and first registration, and roughly $0 a year after that for a gas car. Electric cars pay more in most states because of road-use fees that replace fuel tax.
Is the dealer documentation fee included in this?: No, and that is deliberate. The documentation fee is the dealership's charge, not the state's, and Florida does not publish it — so there is no figure we could cite. It is also the one line on the paperwork worth questioning. Everything in the total above is fixed by law.

The same calculator for other states

We build these one state at a time, because each one is a different fee architecture rather than the same table with different numbers. 4 states are live so far.