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.

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

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

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

A budget stalemate in Tallahassee resulted in a tax-free holiday for disaster supplies not happening before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1. Hurricane season runs from June 1 ...

Hurricane season has begun and so has a tax-free sale on disaster supplies. Here's what you should get. News Sports Business Restaurants Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

No tax on batteries, flashlights & generators. Skip to content. NOWCAST WPBF 25 News Weekends at 8 a.m. ... Tax-free shopping on hurricane supplies starts Friday. No tax on batteries, ...

Hurricane season is just about here, and the state wants Floridians to get ready.Along with all those Memorial Day sales going on, some items are tax free.Everything you need to put together a ...

So far, that tax-free holiday has not been approved by the Florida Legislature. Legislators planned to return to Tallahassee the week of June 2 to work out the details of the state's 2025-2026 budget.