FLORIDA MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE TO $15.00 AN HOUR EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30TH

On September 30, 2026, the Florida minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour. The hourly wage paid to tipped employees is also going up. Starting September 30th tipped employees must be paid a wage of at least $11.98 an hour, not including tips. The cash wage of $11.98 an hour paid to a tipped employee is in addition to tips the employee receives from customers.

A tipped employee’s wage of $11.98 an hour plus tips received from customers during their shift must add up to at least the state minimum wage of $15. If not, the employer must make up the difference.

Since 2020, the Florida minimum wage has automatically increased by $1 every September 30th. Starting in 2027, the minimum wage will stop going up in $1 increments each year and will instead be adjusted annually for inflation.

IT PAYS TO BE A MEMBER! FREE MINIMUM WAGE POSTERS HAVE BEEN MAILED TO ALL FUBA MEMBERS 

All Florida businesses are required to display a Florida minimum wage poster, even if all employees are paid higher than minimum wage. This poster updates every September.
 
We have mailed you an updated Florida minimum wage poster this week with the hard copy of this newsletter. Please post it at your workplace where employees can see it.

Additional copies of this poster are free for FUBA members. You can either print additional copies from the Publications section of our website at FUBA.org, or you can request additional color copies by emailing us at FUBA@fuba.org.

One of the most valuable benefits of your company’s FUBA membership is this free subscription to the posters required to be posted at your workplace. The experts at FUBA monitor all workplace posters so you do not have to.

DID YOUR BUSINESS FILE A BOI REPORT? GOOD NEWS: THE GOVERNMENT IS DELETING THIS DATA

If your business was one of the millions that filed a Beneficial Ownership Information report (BOI) back in late 2024 or early 2025, there is good news: The US government has agreed to destroy all BOI reports that were filed. This information will no longer be kept on file.

The BOI report was a short-lived mandatory report for all US small businesses. It required business owners to submit copies of their driver’s licenses along with information about their company.

The BOI was officially abolished in March 2025 by the United States Treasury Department and is now required only for foreign businesses registered in the United States.

Since the BOI report was abolished, the 32 million small businesses around the country who filed their BOI have been understandably concerned about what the government would do with their sensitive information contained in the BOI filing.

The US Department of Treasury announced on August 11th that they will delete all information that had been filed by US small businesses.

One more friendly reminder about BOI scams: You may receive “reminder” emails about filing the BOI. Please know that these emails are misleading. They are solicitations from private companies that want to charge you for filing a BOI report on your behalf, even though you do not need to file one!

NEW PORTAL REQUIRED FOR FILING AND PAYING STATE REEMPLOYMENT TAXES

At the end of each quarter, Florida businesses must report the wages paid to their employees during the past three months and pay the state reemployment tax due on those wages. These quarterly wage statements are called RT-6s, and this tax used to be called the “unemployment tax.”

Most businesses are required to file this information and pay the taxes online. The Florida Department of Revenue has updated the website for businesses to report and remit their quarterly state reemployment taxes.

Starting with the wage reports and taxes for the third quarter of 2026 that are due October 31st,  businesses must use this new electronic portal located at floridarevenue.com/taxes/filepay.
 
Select the Reemployment Tax – Employers, Agents, and Employee Leasing link to log into the new system. Sales and Use Tax under the eFile and Pay Taxes and Fees section. The new system should automatically load your user profile information.

HUNTING, FISHING, AND CAMPING SUPPLIES ARE TAX-FREE SEPTEMBER 1ST – DECEMBER 31ST

For four months starting Tuesday, September 1st, purchases of qualifying hunting, fishing, and camping supplies will be tax-free. If your business sells these items, plan now to stop collecting sales tax on them through the end of the year.

  • Camping lanterns and flashlights selling for $30 or less
  • Camping stoves, portable hammocks, collapsible camping chairs, and sleeping bags selling for $50 or less
  • Tents selling for $200 or less
  • Ammunition, firearms and accessories, and bows and crossbows and their accessories
  • Bait and fishing tackle selling for $10 or less if sold individually or $20 or less if multiple items are sold together
  • Tackle boxes and bags selling for $30 or less
  • Rods and reels selling for $75 or less if sold individually or $150 or less if sold as a set

If your business sells any of these items do not collect state sales tax on them from September 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. Report these sales as exempt on your Florida sales tax filing. For more information, visit floridarevenue.com/HuntFishCamp.