30 May Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Starts May 31 & Goes Through June 6

The 2019 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday has been passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor DeSantis. This sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 31, 2019 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2019.

During this holiday period, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness are exempt from sales tax. However, the sales tax holiday does not apply to the rental or repair of any of the qualifying items. Additionally, the sales tax holiday does not apply to sales in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.

For more information and a list of qualifying items, please see the Department of Revenue’s Taxpayer Information Publication on the 2019 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday – Click on link below.

https://revenuelaw.floridarevenue.com/LawLibraryDocuments/2019/05/TIP-122405_TIP%2019A01-02_FINAL_RLL.pdf