Florida Freedom Week tax holiday starts July 1st for concerts, music, sporting goods and more
It's a new tax free event... As Florida’s first "Freedom Week" is here. It gives residents and visitors a chance at tax-free purchases on concert tickets, sporting event passes, museums, sporting goods and more. Th
Freedom Week came out of a recently signed law, HB 7061, which also made boating and camping supplies, fishing supplies, and outdoor items tax-free along with entertainment event passes for the week, celebrating freedom and intended to help Florida get back to pre-pandemic normal, according to Senate sponsors.
Any tickets you buy for a 2021 event, where the event itself is happening through Dec. 31, 2021, will be eligible for tax-free purchase... from July 1st to July 7th, 2021.
Here’s what qualifies for tax-free purchase during the Freedom Week.
Boating and Water Supplies will be tax-free:
- To the first $75 of the sales price of life jackets and coolers
- To the first $50 of the sales price of safety flares
- To the first $150 of the sales price of water skis, wakeboards, kneeboards and recreational inflatable water tubes or floats that can be towed
- To the first $300 of the sales price of paddleboards and surfboards
- To the first $500 of the sales price of canoes and kayaks
- To the first $75 of the sales price of paddles and oars
- To the first $25 of the sales price of snorkels, goggles and swimming masks
Camping Supplies will be tax-free:
- To the first $200 of the sales price of tents
- To the first $50 of the sales price of sleeping bags, portable hammocks, camping stoves and collapsible camping chairs
- To the first $30 of the sales price of camping lanterns and flashlights
Fishing Supplies will be tax-free:
- To the first $75 of the sales price of rods and reels, if sold individually or the first $150 if sold as a set
- To the first $30 of the sales price of tackle boxes or bags
- To the first $5 of the sales price of bait or fishing tackle, if sold individually, or the first $10 if multiple items are sold together
General Outdoor Supplies will be tax-free:
- To the first $15 of the sales price of sunscreen or insect repellant
- To the first $100 of the sales price of sunglasses
- To the first $200 of the sales price of binoculars
- To the first $30 of the sales price of water bottles
- To the first $50 of the sales price of hydration packs
- To the first $250 of the sales price of outdoor gas or charcoal grills
- To the first $50 of the sales price of bicycle helmets
- To the first $250 of the sales price of bicycles
Sports Equipment will be tax-free:
- To any item used in individual or team sports, not including clothing or footwear, selling for $40 or less
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