{"id":67449,"date":"2020-05-15T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=67449"},"modified":"2020-05-15T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:40:00","slug":"floridas-2020-hurricane-sales-tax-holiday-starts-may-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=67449","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s 2020 Hurricane Sales Tax Holiday Starts May 29"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The one-week tax break ends on June 4 and covers sales taxes on storm-prep items, such as portable generators, flashlights, batteries and home-protection gear.<\/div>\n
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MIAMI \u2013 It\u2019s May in Florida and that can only mean one thing: It\u2019s time to start preparing for the 2020 hurricane season. To help residents get ready for a storm, the 2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The sales tax holiday begins May 29 and extends through June 4.<\/p>\n

During the sales tax holiday period, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness are exempt from sales tax.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of items that qualify this year for the sales tax exemption:<\/p>\n

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  • Selling for $10 or less: Reusable ice (reusable ice packs)<\/li>\n
  • Selling for $20 or less: Any portable, self-powered light source (powered by battery, solar, hand crank, or gas): candles, flashlights, lanterns<\/li>\n
  • Selling for $25 or less: Any gas or diesel fuel container, including LP gas and kerosene containers<\/li>\n
  • Selling for $30 or less: Batteries, including rechargeable batteries, listed sizes only (excluding automobile and boat batteries): AAA, AA, C, D, 6-volt, 9-volt; coolers and ice chests (food-storage; nonelectrical)<\/li>\n
  • Selling for $50 or less: Bungee cords; ground anchor systems; radios (powered by battery, solar, or hand crank), two-way or weather band; ratchet straps; tarpaulins (tarps), tie-down kits; plastic sheeting, plastic drop cloths and other flexible waterproof sheeting<\/li>\n
  • Selling for $750 or less: Portable generators used to provide light or communications, or to preserve food in the event of a power outage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    A basic emergency supply kit for your home should include not only enough supplies to get through the storm but for the potentially lengthy and unpleasant aftermath.<\/p>\n

    Have enough non-perishable food, water and medicine to last each person in your family a minimum of three days. Electricity and water could be out for at least that long. You\u2019ll need extra cash, a battery-powered radio and flashlights. You may need a portable crank or solar-powered USB charger for your cell phones.<\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s a suggested list of supplies you should have on hand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • One gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation<\/li>\n
    • Food, at least enough for three to seven days, including: non-perishable packaged or canned food and juices, food for infants and the elderly, snack food, vitamins, paper plates and plastic utensils.<\/li>\n
    • Battery-powered or hand crank radio<\/li>\n
    • Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger<\/li>\n
    • Flashlight and extra batteries<\/li>\n
    • First-aid kit, plus medicines and prescription drugs<\/li>\n
    • Whistle to signal for help<\/li>\n
    • Toiletries, including hygiene items, moisture wipes, sanitizer<\/li>\n
    • Garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation<\/li>\n
    • Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities<\/li>\n
    • Manual can opener<\/li>\n
    • Plastic sheeting and duct tape (to shelter in place)<\/li>\n
    • Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place<\/li>\n
    • Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container<\/li>\n
    • Cash and change<\/li>\n
    • Pet care items, proper identification, immunization records, ample food and water, medicine, a carrier or cage and leash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Store important documents in a fire and waterproof container, including<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Insurance papers<\/li>\n
      • Medical records<\/li>\n
      • Bank account numbers<\/li>\n
      • Social Security cards<\/li>\n
      • Deeds or mortgages<\/li>\n
      • Birth and marriage certificates<\/li>\n
      • Stocks and bonds<\/li>\n
      • Recent tax returns<\/li>\n
      • Wills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Usually, evacuees are told to take a few important things to a shelter. Food. Batteries. Flashlights. A change of clothes. Medication. Maybe a book or two and comfort items for children.<\/p>\n

        The coronavirus has already meant a new addition to your shelter supply list. The CDC recommends if you need to go to a public shelter, bring at least two cloth face coverings for each person and, if possible, hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        The one-week tax break ends on June 4 and covers sales taxes on storm-prep items, such as portable generators, flashlights, batteries and home-protection gear. MIAMI \u2013 It\u2019s May in Florida and that can only mean one thing: It\u2019s time to start preparing for the 2020 hurricane season. To help residents get ready for a storm, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"saved","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67450,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67449\/revisions\/67450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}