Stock Up on Hurricane Supplies This Tax Free Holiday

[Note: This post references the 2020 Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday (May 29 – June 4, 2020). Recommend updating with current-year dates or rewriting as an evergreen resource.]

The Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is here. In past years there have sometimes been multiple tax holidays for disaster preparedness supplies, but check the current year’s schedule for exact dates. It’s time to stock up on high-demand hurricane supplies and general household items before hurricane season starts on June 1st, since a lot of disaster preparedness items are sales tax exempt during this time.

Hurricane Prep Savings Galore

When a hurricane hits, you don’t want to be scrambling to find these important disaster preparedness items. You can avoid long lines and a lot of stress by planning to pick up these high-demand disaster preparedness items during the sales tax holiday. While there are price limits on what you can buy, the range of tax-exempt emergency supplies isn’t half bad.

Planning Ahead

Remember that the most common emergency items are typically always exempt from taxes, including first-aid kits, basic foodstuffs (including baby formula), bottled water, and prescription medications.

There’s little worse than running smack into an emergency without the supplies you need! Now is the time to get the fuel, food, and lighting you need if worst comes to worst. Don’t stand in line with everyone else, only to find out the items you need most are sold out. Prep for hurricane season now (without those pesky taxes!) and rest easy when the storm hits.

Synergy Insurance has been helping Floridians improve family safety for years, and we want to help you too—whether you’re a client or not! For more information about disaster prep, download our Disaster Preparedness Plan to learn more about what to do when a storm touches down. If you have any questions about how homeowners insurance can help you get the coverage you need to stave off the worst of the storm, call Synergy Insurance today.