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Disaster preparedness tax holiday for consumers

By FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE - | Jun 12, 2024

Consumers in Florida can purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies exempt from tax during the 2024 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which is running now through June 14.

– Wet dog and cat food if sold individually or the equivalent if sold in a box or case costing $10 or less

– Manual can openers, collapsible and travel-sized pet food and water bowls, cat litter pans, pet waste disposal bags, and hamster and rabbit substrate costing $15 or less

– Reusable ice, pet leashes, collars and muzzles, and pet pads costing $20 or less

– Cat litter weighing 25 pounds and fewer costing $25 or less

– Portable self-powered light sources and pet beds costing $40 or less

– Portable self-powered radios, two-way radios and weather-band radios, gas and diesel fuel tanks, and AA-cell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, six-volt and nine-volt batteries including rechargeable ones costing $50 or less

– Nonelectric food storage coolers and portable power banks costing $60 or less

– Smoke detectors and smoke alarms, fire extinguishers and carbon monoxide detectors costing $70 or less

– Tarpaulins and other flexible waterproof sheeting, ground anchor systems, portable pet kennels and carriers, dry dog and cat food weighing 50 pounds and fewer, and over-the-counter pet medications costing $100 or less

– Portable generators used to provide light or communications or to preserve food in a power outage costing $3,000 or less

For more information, visit https://floridarevenue.com/disasterprep/Pages/default.aspx.