A permanent statewide sales tax exemption in Florida will apply to emergency items such as flashlights, portable generators ...

Florida's new, permanent sales tax exemptions on specific hurricane supplies won't go into effect until Aug. 1, 2025.

Hurricane preparedness items like batteries, portable generators and tarps are permanently exempt from state sales tax.

Permanently tax-free items include equipment needed for power outages like portable generators, gas cans under 5 gallons and ...

A permanent sales tax exemption on specific disaster preparedness items was approved in the Florida 2025-2026 budget.

Florida's proposed 2026 budget axes its disaster preparedness sales tax holiday and permanently expands back-to-school ...

Florida’s 2025 budget replaces two hurricane tax holidays with year-round tax-free items for disaster supplies. Learn about the changes and what’s included.

Along with the school tax holiday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a permanent, year-round hurricane preparedness sales tax ...

Florida has gotten rid of two long-standing hurricane tax holidays this year, the first of which should have come in early June. Instead, the budget passed by legislators will cut sales tax on certain ...

Florida’s 2026 budget seeks to restructure some of those savings by making permanent Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday and permanently exempting sales tax from key hurricane supplies such as ...

In the past, Florida residents have been able to take advantage of a tax break on essential household items needed to prepare ...

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