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Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
      Mon May 30 2005 07:10 PM

As the season gets close to a start, it's important to note that Florida's residents have a "holiday" from sales tax from June 1st until June 12th. No sales tax will be charged on hurricane preparedness items, so there is no excuse this year.

Flhurricane is gearing up for the start of the new season, you may be seeing a few changes happening as we ramp up. Lots more will be coming soon into the first part of the season.

Items follow:

Qualifying items selling for $20 or less:
o Any portable self-powered light source
o Battery-powered flashlights
o Battery-powered lanterns
o Gas-powered lanterns
o Candles

Qualifying items selling for $25 or less:
o Any gas or diesel fuel container

Qualifying items selling for $30 or less:
o Batteries, including rechargeable (listed sizes only)
o AA-cell
o C-cell
o D-cell
o 6-volt (excluding automobile and boat batteries)
o 9-volt (excluding automobile and boat batteries)
o Coolers (food-storage; nonelectrical)
o Ice chests (food-storage; nonelectrical)
o First aid kits (first aid kits are always exempt from sales tax, regardless of the sales price) Qualifying items selling for $50 or less:
o Radios (self-powered or battery-powered)
o Two-way radios (self-powered or battery-powered)
o Weather band radios (self-powered or battery-powered)
o Tarpaulins (tarps)o Flexible waterproof sheeting (visqueen)
o Ground anchor systems
o Tie-down kits

Qualifying item selling for $750 or less:
o Portable generator that will be used to provide light or communications, or to preserve perishable food in the event of a power outage due to a hurricane

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* Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday MikeCAdministrator Mon May 30 2005 07:10 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Kevin   Tue May 31 2005 05:39 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday ticka1   Tue May 31 2005 07:05 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Storm Cooper   Tue May 31 2005 07:29 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Heather   Tue May 31 2005 08:41 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Greenamphibious   Tue May 31 2005 02:15 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday KimsterFL   Tue May 31 2005 11:14 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Kimster   Tue May 31 2005 11:18 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday yecatsjg   Sun Jun 12 2005 06:54 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Storm Cooper   Mon May 30 2005 07:13 PM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Lysis   Tue May 31 2005 09:13 AM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday FlaMommy   Tue May 31 2005 11:02 AM
. * * Re: Florida's Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday vvvteddybearvvv   Tue May 31 2005 01:57 PM

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