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Alachua Chronicle
Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday eliminates sales tax on summer items throughout July
By Jennifer Cabrera,
2024-07-02
Staff report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The 2024 Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday eliminates sales tax through July 31 on admissions to music events, sporting events, and cultural events, state park annual passes, and fitness facilities, as well as electric scooters, certain boating and water activity supplies, camping supplies, fishing supplies, general outdoor supplies, and residential pool supplies.
Items that are exempt from sales tax include the following:
Admissions
Live music events*+
Live sporting events*
Movies*
Museum entry,including annual passes
State park entry, including annual passes
Ballets*+
Plays*+
Musical theater performances*+
Fairs*
Festivals*
Cultural events*
Private and membership clubs providing physical fitness facilities*
* To be held on any date(s) from July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024 + Including season tickets
Electric scooters with a sales price of $500 or less: vehicles with two or fewer wheels, with or without a seat or saddle for the rider, which are equipped to be propelled by an electric motor and which weigh less than 75 pounds, are less than 2 feet wide, and are designed for a maximum speed of less than 35 miles per hour
Boating and water activity supplies
The following items with a sales price of $500 or less:
Canoes
Kayaks
The following items with a sales price of $300 or less:
Paddleboards
Surfboards
The following items with a sales price of $150 or less:
Water skis
Wakeboards
Kneeboards
Recreational inflatable water tubes or floats capable of being towed
The following items with a sales price of $75 or less:
Life jackets
Coolers
Paddles
Oars
The following items with a sales price of $50 or less:
Safety flares
The following items with a sales price of $35 or less:
Recreational pool tubes
Pool floats
Inflatable chairs
Pool toys
The following items with a sales price of $25 or less:
Snorkels
Goggles
Swimming masks •
Camping supplies
The following items with a sales price of $200 or less:
Tents
The following items with a sales price of $50 or less:
Sleeping bags
Portable hammocks
Camping stoves
Collapsible camping chairs
The following items with a sales price of $30 or less:
Camping lanterns
Flashlights •
Fishing supplies *
The following items with a sales price of $150 or less:
Rods and reels, if sold as a set
The following items with a sales price of $75 or less:
Rods and reels, if sold individually
The following items with a sales price of $30 or less:
Tackle boxes or bags
The following items with a sales price of $10 or less:
Bait or fishing tackle, if multiple items are sold together
The following items with a sales price of $5 or less:
Bait or fishing tackle, if sold individually
* Does not include supplies used for commercial fishing purposes.
General outdoor supplies
The following items with a sales price of $500 or less:
Bicycles
The following items with a sales price of $250 or less:
Outdoor gas or charcoal grills
The following items with a sales price of $200 or less:
Binoculars
The following items with a sales price of $100 or less:
Sunglasses
The following items with a sales price of $50 or less:
Hydration packs
Bicycle helmets (Note: Bicycle helmets marketed for use by youth are permanently exempt.)
The following items with a sales price of $30 or less:
Water bottles
The following items with a sales price of $15 or less:
Sunscreen or sunblock
Insect repellent
Residential pool supplies
The following items with a sales price of $150 or less:
All residential pool and spa chemicals purchased by an individual
The following items with a sales price of $100 or less:
Individual residential pool and spa replacement parts, nets, filters, lights, and covers
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