Disaster preparedness tax holiday for consumers
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.