tax holiday

The tax holiday will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on a wide range of recreational items and activities throughout July.

It includes items such as clothes, backpacks, school supplies, and personal computers and related accessories that cost $1,500 or less.

Key components of a Florida tax package (HB 7063) include a 14-day period in which sales taxes would be lifted on hurricane supplies, common household items and pet supplies, along with a separate three-month effort encouraging people to be more physically active, dubbed “Freedom Summer.”

Florida’s first “tool time” sales-tax holiday will allow shoppers to avoid paying sales taxes on numerous home-repair and construction items from Saturday through September 9t

Biden wants Congress to give people a break on the federal gas tax for the summer. But economists say that won't translate into big savings at the pump — and could hurt efforts to curb inflation.

Gas prices are finally dropping a bit after topping $5 per gallon, but the president says he's still considering suspending the federal gas tax, which could save Americans up to 18.4 cents per gallon.

With the state’s coffers brimming from federal stimulus money and higher-than-expected tax collections, the House and Senate will have to agree on a final package of tax cuts. Both chambers have not embraced DeSantis’ proposal to suspend the gas tax during the second half of the year.

The increased sales could take place as students who remained home last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic return to school.

Floridians preparing for the looming hurricane season can avoid paying sales taxes on many types of disaster gear starting late next week, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $196.3 million tax package on Friday.

A three-day tax “holiday” for back-to-school shoppers will begin Friday. During the holiday, shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on clothes…

TALLAHASSEE --- Starting Friday, shoppers in Florida emerging from coronavirus stay-at-home orders can avoid paying sales taxes while putting together…