No state income tax. Not no taxes.
Every number on this page is computed by Post’s tax engine — the same one that runs the dashboard — from Florida’s 2026 rules, not copied from a blog post.
Florida's constitution forbids a personal income tax, which is a large part of why so many creators end up here. But the move solves only the state half of the tax problem — and that was never the big half. Federal income tax plus self-employment tax is the whole bill in Florida, paid quarterly to the IRS, and platform income arrives with exactly as little withholding in Miami as it did wherever you left.
The mistake Florida transplants make isn't underestimating the federal bill — it's assuming the old state disappeared the day the moving truck did. States tax the income you earned while you were their resident, and the aggressive ones look hard at high earners who leave mid-year. The move is real when your life actually moves; the paperwork should prove it.
Florida takes nothing off your creator income — the IRS still takes two bites: federal income tax on your brackets, and 15.3% self-employment tax (Social Security + Medicare) on 92.35% of net profit, from the first dollar. Both are in the worked example below.
A $8,000/mo creator in Florida, single filer
Effective rate: 21% of net profit. Your expenses, filing status, and income change this — run your own numbers below.
Generally yes, if you expect to owe $1,000+ in federal tax for the year — platform and brand-deal income has no withholding, so the IRS expects four payments a year. Post computes both and reminds you before each date.
It depends on income and filing status — flat percentages lie. As one honest reference point: a single filer earning $96,000 a year with $19,200 of business expenses owes about $15,910 all-in (federal + self-employment) — an effective 21% of net profit. Post recalculates your number as money lands.
Gifted product you keep is generally taxable income at fair market value on your federal return — and state taxable income starts from the federal numbers. Post logs PR at FMV in seconds so April doesn't surprise you.
Not for the part of the year you lived there. Your old state taxes income earned while you were its resident, which usually means a part-year return for the year of the move — and high-tax states scrutinize departures, so document the date your domicile actually changed. Worth a CPA conversation; on Pro, your CPA gets a free seat and sees your real numbers.
Not an income tax, but Florida LLCs owe an annual report to the Division of Corporations each spring, due May 1 — it's a filing, not a tax, but missing it triggers a stiff late penalty and eventually administrative dissolution. Put the date somewhere you'll see it.