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FLORIDA’S 'SALES TAX HOLIDAY' WEEKEND STARTS AUG. 1-3, 2014 Five years ago, the Florida Legislature authorized a three-day weekend “tax-free holiday” for basic school supplies, clothing and certain electronic equipment in anticipation of the new school year. This year’s sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 1, 2014, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, 2014. During this holiday period, Florida law directs that no sales tax or local option tax (also known as discretionary sales surtax) will be collected on purchases of:
Among the allowed school supplies are the following: binders, calculators, cellophane (transparent) tape, blank CDs, construction paper, lunch boxes, notebook filler paper, poster paper and scissors. School supply items that are NOT exempt from sales taxes include: books that are not otherwise exempt; computer paper; correction tape – fluid – pens; masking tape; printer paper; staplers and staples. Miami-Dade School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman’s proposal to promote this holiday to families was approved unanimously by the School Board at the June 2014 meeting. For more information about the sales tax holiday, and for lists of specific items and their taxable status during the tax-free period visit http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/ # # # 14-DGD/014/HD
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