Wire ServicesApril 15, 2021
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Tax holidays for back-to-school, disaster preparedness and ... Freedom Week?
Tag: Back-to-School sales tax holidayCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Wire ServicesApril 15, 2021
Drew WilsonJanuary 29, 20213min2057
Back-to-school and disaster preparedness holidays made the cut.
Drew WilsonApril 9, 2020
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It includes disaster preparedness and back-to-school sales tax holidays.
Drew WilsonMarch 14, 2020
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Disaster preparedness in May. Back to school in August.
Melissa S. RazdrihJuly 29, 20193min623
The back-to-school tax free holiday provides relief for Florida families and economic stimulus for local businesses.
Staff ReportsAugust 5, 2018
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The second biggest shopping holiday of the year is here. No, it’s not the U.S. Coast Guard’s birthday, not in Florida at least. It’s the “Back-to-School” sales tax holiday. According to the Florida Retail Federation, the weekend — scheduled yearly by Florida lawmakers — is second only to Black Friday when it comes to getting […]
Phil AmmannAugust 5, 20164min468
Florida’s popular back-to-school sales tax holiday returns this weekend, with tax exemptions on a broad range of school-related products. The 2016 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, somewhat shorter than in past years, begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. During the three-day period, purchases of specified school supplies and clothing […]
Drew WilsonMarch 11, 2016
2min227
With the 2016 Legislative Session in the books, the Florida Retail Federation said Friday that Florida’s 270,000 retail businesses have plenty of reasons to celebrate. The trade group said “a number of positive retail-specific bills” made it through the House and Senate and their impact will be felt at “pharmacies, grocers, convenience stores, restaurants, law […]