With hurricane season upon us, Florida’s 2018 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday began on Friday, June 1st and will run through Thursday, June 7th.
During the week-long holiday, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness will be available to customers tax-free, according to the Florida Department of Revenue.
Eligible items include:
Always exempt
Bottled water (unflavored, uncarbonated)
Canned food, including meats, vegetable, frutis, peanut butter and other nonperishable items
First aid kits
Prescription and nonprescription medications
Baby food and formulas
Under $10: reusable ice packs
Under $20: candles, flashlights and lanterns
Under $25: gas or diesel containers
Under $30: AAA-cell, C-cell, AA-cell, D-cell, 6-volt and 9-volt batteries (not including car and boat batteries); coolers
Under $50: bungee cords; ground anchor systems; radios (battery, solar or hand-crank); ratchet straps; tarps; tie-down kits; other flexible waterproof sheeting
Under $750: portable generators
The 2018 hurricane season will begin on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30.