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.

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

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

Florida's 2026 budget finally lands on Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk and shakes up some of the state's tax-free holidays. The budget kills Florida's hurricane supply sales tax holiday but makes some items ...

After months of contentious debate, some in public, Florida lawmakers passed a budget Monday that included $1.3 billion in state and local tax cuts, but nothing as radical as leaders were proposing.

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.

Floridians can now save on disaster supplies year-round. A new law removes sales tax on essential items like batteries, generators, and tarps — no more waiting for seasonal tax holidays.

Florida hurricane sales tax holiday underway with pet supplies now on list BY Spectrum News Staff Florida UPDATED 4:03 PM ET May. 31, 2022 ...

Now, that tax break on essential items will be offered year-round. The year-round tax break on hurricane supplies was passed as part of Florida’s fiscal 2025-2026 budget, signed Monday by Gov ...

TAX-HOLIDAY CHANGES The new budget axes the hurricane tax holidays, but some items will remain tax-exempt all year.

Need hurricane supplies? Looking to buy them without paying sales tax? The Florida budget has done away with two tax holiday periods — at the start and at the height of the season and offered ...