Escambia County is encouraging residents to participate in Florida’s 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, May 27 through June 9.
On Thursday, May 26, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 7063, Florida’s Family-Focused Tax Relief, which is the largest tax relief plan in Florida’s history.
Why this matters: The Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday was created to incentivize preparedness before hurricane and tropical storm season. Hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through November.
Dig Deeper:
Floridians can expect to be able to purchase the following items without paying sales tax:
- Pet leashes, collars and muzzles ($20 or less)
- Paper towels, toilet paper and soap ($30 or less)
- Candles, flashlights, lanterns and pet beds ($40 or less)
- Batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries ($50 or less)
- Radios powered by battery, solar or handcrank ($50 or less)
- Coolers ($60 or less)
- Smoke detectors ($70 or less)
- Tarps ($100 or less)
- Portable generators ($3000 or less)
For more information and a list of qualifying items, visit floridarevenue.com/disasterprep