Author: Tashie Tierney

Here are the disaster items you can buy during Florida’s tax-free hurricane holiday

Source(s): WUSF Public Media

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Floridians are saving money this hurricane season as House Bill 7063 comes into effect. The recently signed bill implements tax-free holidays for disaster-planning items, encouraging people to buy qualifying items.

Through June 9 — and again from Aug. 26 through Sept. 8 — certain household necessities will be exempt from sales tax.

The purpose is to prompt citizens to stock up on items that would better prepare themselves for hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

The Florida Department of Revenue provides a list of tax-free items that Floridians are encouraged to purchase. The list covers a range of necessities, outlining common household items with a sales price of $30 or less. The qualifying list of household items includes:

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