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| What is the Parking Surcharge? | ||||||||||
| On July 22, 2004,
the City Commission of the City of Miami approved Ordinance No. 12563,
which institutes a 15% surcharge for parking transactions at parking
facilities within the limits of the City of Miami. The effective
date for the implementing the surcharge is October 1, 2004. To read
the entire City (ORDINANCE NO. 12563), please click the following
link: City of Miami Parking Surcharge Ordinance
The surcharge is applicable to all
parking facilities, public or private, where there is a charge, fee or
exchange for parking. It also applies to parking associated with
valet service, events and parking validations.
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| What is the Purpose of the Surcharge? | ||||||||||
| The proceeds, up
to the maximum 80% as stipulated in the legislation, will be used to
reduce ad valorem (property) taxes and other non-ad valorem fees.
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| What Parking Revenue is Subject to the Surcharge? | ||||||||||
| The surcharge will
be levied on the sale, lease, or rental of space at parking facilities
including, but not limited to, daily, weekly, monthly, annually payments
and is applied to the gross revenues derived from any charge, fee or
exchange excluding sales tax.
The surcharge does not apply to residential parking for tenants or residents, in apartments, condominiums, or co-operatives as defined in the Ordinance. It does not apply to meters on the public right of way (streets) but all other meters are subject to the surcharge.
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| Who is Responsible for Paying the Surcharge? | ||||||||||
| Any individual,
partnership, association, corporation, or other entity which owns,
controls, conducts, leases, operates, or causes to be operated a Parking
Facility which offers Parking accommodations for a Charge, Fee, or
Exchange is responsible for paying the surcharge. The intent of
this definition is to place the burden for collection of the surcharge
on the owner of the facility in addition to the entity that operates the
Facility if different from the owner.
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| Do I Pay Sales Tax on Top of Surcharge? | ||||||||||
| According to The
Florida Department of Revenue, surcharge is subject to sales tax.
Each entity is advised to check with their accountant. Click the
following link to read the letter from the State of Florida Department
of Revenue.
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| Where Are Payments to be Mailed? | ||||||||||
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City of Miami
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| How Can I Get More Information Regarding the Surcharge? | ||||||||||
| For more
information regarding the parking surcharge, please contact the Parking
Network at 305.571.1951 or email us at info@parkingnetwork.com.
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