A 2% tax is imposed on the gross proceeds (including but not limited to sales of beer and alcoholic beverages) of restaurants, hotels and motels. This tax does not apply to restaurants not selling alcoholic beverages and whose gross sales or gross income is less than $100,000 per year based on the preceding calendar year. In determining gross proceeds of sales or gross income, the sales or income of all establishments owned, operated or controlled by the same persons or corporations shall be aggregated. This levy is in addition to all other taxes imposed. Effective February 1, 1997.

​See Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center Tax & Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau Tax

A 2% tax is imposed on the gross proceeds of the sales of beer, alcoholic beverages, and prepared food by bars and restaurants located in Florence. This levy is in addition to all other taxes imposed. Effective January 1, 1999. Repealed from and after December 31, 2028, or not more than two months following the time that the recreational facilities authorized to be constructed by this act have been completed and the cost of constructing such facilities has been paid.

A 2% tax is imposed on the gross proceeds of sales of restaurants derived from retail sales of prepared food, beer and alcoholic beverages. This levy is in addition to all other taxes imposed. Effective July 1, 1996. No repeal date. 

“Restaurant” means any place where prepared food is sold whether consumed on the premises or not.

​A 3% tax is imposed on the gross proceeds of sales of room rentals of hotels and motels. This levy is in addition to all other taxes imposed. Effective December 1, 2019. Repeal date July 1, 2029.