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Florida pollutants tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond a Florida pollutants registrant files with the Department of Revenue. Florida levies an excise tax on producing or importing pollutants (petroleum products and certain chemicals) under Chapter 376, F.S. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard pollutants tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the penal sum the Department required, and the effective date. The form may add a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score. The executed bond is generated as soon as you pay; larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your pollutants tax registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the pollutants tax bond actually covers
Florida levies an excise tax on pollutants — petroleum products, pesticides, ammonia, chlorine, and similar substances — for the privilege of producing them in, or importing them into, the state. The tax funds the state’s water-quality and inland-protection trust funds under Chapter 376, F.S., and is administered alongside the fuel taxes in Chapter 206 by the Department of Revenue.
Registrants in the pollutants license classification must file security with the Department, the same way fuel licensees do. The bond is generally calculated like the fuel-tax bond — about three times the average monthly tax, with a penal sum capped around $300,000. A surety bond is one accepted form of security, alongside a time deposit or letter of credit.
The bond stands behind the pollutants tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the Department can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. A quick soft credit check may apply, and it never affects your score.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the penal sum the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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From $100. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.