Wednesday's Daily Pulse | 4/21/2021 What you should know about Florida’s new online sales tax law Florida on Monday enacted a new law requiring out-of-state online merchants to collect and remit sales tax, which supporters say will bring in an additional $1 billion a year that previously went uncollected. Here’s what it means to consumers. The law, which takes effect on July 1, is mainly concerned with what are called “marketplace facilitators” — platforms such as eBay, Etsy, Overstock and Amazon Marketplace through which independent sellers promote and sell their goods. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and NBC-2. Lawmakers disagree on $36 million for Florida’s unemployment agency