Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
The holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2014, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, 2014. During this holiday period, qualifying items related to hurricane preparedness are exempt from sales tax.
Qualifying Items
Printable list of qualifying items
Selling for $10 or less:
- Reusable ice (reusable ice packs)
Selling for $20 or less:
- Any portable self-powered light source
- Battery-powered flashlights
- Battery-powered lanterns
- Gas-powered lanterns (including propane, kerosene, lamp oil, or similar fuel)
- Tiki-type torches
- Candles
Selling for $25 or less:
- Any gas or diesel fuel container (including LP gas and kerosene containers)
Selling for $30 or less:
- Batteries, including rechargeable batteries and excluding automobile and boat batteries (listed sizes only)
- AA-cell
- C-cell
- D-cell
- 6-volt
- 9-volt
- Coolers (food-storage; nonelectrical)
- Ice chests (food-storage; nonelectrical)
- Self-contained first-aid kit (already tax exempt)
Other items your disaster supply kit should include
For more information on the sales tax exemption, go to: http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/tips/tip14a01-03.pdf
