2024 Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday: Which items are exempt from sales tax?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Do you have your disaster supplies kit stocked up?

With the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season beginning Saturday, the State of Florida is offering Floridians a chance to purchase things like batteries, coolers, and generators.

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The 2024 Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs from Saturday, June 1 through Friday, June 14, and again from Saturday, August 24 through Friday, Sept. 6.

The following items are exempt from sales tax during the sales tax holidays:

$10 or less

• Wet dog or cat food if sold individually or the equivalent if sold in a box or case

$15 or less

• Manual can openers
• Collapsible or travel-sized food or water bowls for pets
• Cat litter pans
• Pet waste disposal bags
• Hamster or rabbit substrate

$20 or less

• Reusable ice
• Leashes, collars, and muzzles for pets
• Pet pads

$40 or less

• Portable self-powered light sources (candles, flashlights, lanterns)
• Pet beds

$50 or less

• Portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, or weather-band radios
• Gas or diesel fuel tanks
• Batteries, including rechargeable batteries, listed sizes only:

1. AA-cell
2. AAA-cell
3. C-cell
4. D-cell
5. 6-volt
6. 9-volt

$60 or less

• Non-electric food storage coolers
• Portable power banks

$70 or less

• Smoke detectors or smoke alarms
• Fire extinguishers
• Carbon monoxide detectors

$100 or less

• Tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting
• Ground anchor systems
• Bungee cords
• Ratchet straps
• Tie-down kits
• Portable pet kennels or pet carriers
• Dry dog or cat food weighing 50 or fewer pounds
• Over-the-counter pet medications

$3,000 or less

• Portable generators used to provide light or communications or to preserve food in a power outage

For more information about the Disaster Prep Sales Tax Holiday, click here.

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