With 2025 forecasted to be an active year, here’s what every traveler needs to know about staying safe during hurricane season.

Most Florida schools will be starting as soon as they're legally allowed to, but you probably won't see any changed in start ...

A permanent statewide sales tax exemption in Florida will apply to emergency items such as flashlights, portable generators ...

Permanently tax-free items include equipment needed for power outages like portable generators, gas cans under 5 gallons and ...

A permanent statewide sales tax exemption is now in effect for a wide range of disaster preparedness supplies, allowing ...

The permanent tax exemption applies to a wide variety of commonly used emergency supplies, including batteries, portable ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that ends sales tax on certain disaster items and creates a yearly sales tax ...

Along with the school tax holiday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a permanent, year-round hurricane preparedness sales tax ...

Now, that tax break on essential items will be offered year-round. The year-round tax break on hurricane supplies was passed as part of Florida’s fiscal 2025-2026 budget, signed Monday by Gov ...

Floridians can now save on disaster supplies year-round. A new law removes sales tax on essential items like batteries, generators, and tarps — no more waiting for seasonal tax holidays.

DeSantis signs $1.6B tax package to give cuts on school shopping, hurricane supplies, commercial leases Sales taxes will also disappear on admissions to state parks, tickets for NASCAR Cup Series ...

TAX-HOLIDAY CHANGES The new budget axes the hurricane tax holidays, but some items will remain tax-exempt all year.