Florida Disaster Sales Tax Holiday Underway

May 27, 2023

The first of two Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays is underway through Friday, June 9. Floridians are expected to save an estimated $144 million on the purchase of tax-free items.

Eligible items include flashlights, batteries, tarps, generators, fuel containers, and coolers. Some new items included in this year’s list are toilet paper, paper towels, soap, sunscreen, cleaning products and trash bags.

A second disaster preparedness sales tax holiday will run August 26 through September 8. A complete list of items is below.

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3 Responses to “Florida Disaster Sales Tax Holiday Underway”

  1. Joni on May 27th, 2023 2:27 pm

    @JJ why don’t we just get rid of the tax breaks for the rich? That would help bring down the national debt without making regular people like us pay more for things. And we should enjoy these minor tax breaks for as long as we can because we may be taking state taxes out someday.

  2. JJ on May 27th, 2023 9:09 am

    Oops, thats nation wide 2-3% tax

  3. JJ on May 27th, 2023 9:08 am

    What a loss income to the state!
    Pay the piper…..
    I am in favor of a 2-3% additional sales tax on everthing,EVERYTHING TO PAY THE NATIONAL DEBT DOWN.