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Jan 30, 2024

Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday for consumers

Consumers in Florida can purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies

Consumers in Florida can purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies exempt from tax during the 2023 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which is running now through June 9.

Qualifying supplies include:

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

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

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

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

– Laundry detergent and supplies (powder, liquid and pods), fabric softener, dryer sheets, stain

removers, bleach, toilet paper, paper towels, paper napkins and tissues, facial tissues, hand soap, bar soap, body wash, sunscreen and sunblock, dish soap and detergents (powder, liquid and pods), dishwasher rinse agents, cleaning or disinfecting wipes and sprays, hand sanitizer, and trash bags costing $30 or less

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

– Portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, 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 alarms, fire extinguishers and carbon monoxide detectors costing $70 or less

– Tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting, ground anchor systems, portable pet kennels and carriers, dog and cat food weighing 50 or fewer pounds, 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.