back-to-school sales tax holiday<\/a> created last year will now begin on July 20 (before school starts) and run through Aug. 20 each year. <\/p>\nNew Tax Holiday \u2014 Creates a new hunting, fishing and camping sales tax holiday from Sept. 1 – Dec. 31 this year. The items covered by this provision are as follows:<\/p>\n
ItemSales Price CapTents$200Fishing rods and reels (sold as a set)$150Fishing rods and reels (sold individually)$75Sleeping bags$50Portable hammocks$50Camping stoves$50Collapsible camping chairs$50Camping lanterns$30Flashlights$30Tackle boxes or bags$30Bait or fishing tackles (multiple sold together)$20Bait or fishing tackles (sold individually)$10Ammunition–Firearms–Firearm accessories (ex: holsters, barrels)–Bows–Crossbows–Arrows and bolts–Quivers, sights and wristguards–<\/p>\n
Home Hardening \u2014 Allows purchasers of home hardening products \u2014 such as impact-resistant doors, garage doors and windows \u2014 to seek a sales tax refund for purchases between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2029.<\/p>\n
Propane Tanks \u2014 Creates a permanent tax exemption for propane tanks with a capacity of 20 pounds or less.<\/p>\n
State Universities \u2014 Allows state colleges and universities to obtain refunds for sales tax paid by contractors on materials used in public works contracts.<\/p>\n
Sports Tournaments \u2014 Exempts admissions to any Association of Tennis Professionals\u2019 ATP Masters 1000 tournament or any Women\u2019s Tennis Association\u2019s WTA 1000 tournament from sales taxes through July 1, 2029.<\/p>\n
Heavy Trucks \u2014 Allows purchasers of certain heavy trucks to designate up to $105 of sales tax paid to an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.<\/p>\n
PROPERTY TAXES<\/p>\n
Save Our Homes \u2014 Allows the \u201cSave Our Homes\u201d benefit to transfer to a new homestead from any homestead abandoned in the prior three years.<\/p>\n
Listing Websites \u2014 Requires online properly listing platforms to include the estimated property taxes for residential properties.<\/p>\n
Intelligence Officers \u2014 Lets a homeowner continue to qualify for homestead benefits when the property is rented to another person, so long as the homeowner is a diplomatic, intelligence, consular, or foreign service officer of the federal government who is required to live outside of Florida.<\/p>\n
Military Members \u2014 Adds additional named military operations for the deployed servicemember property tax exemption and allows deployments in 2023, 2024 and 2025 on named operations to qualify for the exemption.<\/p>\n
OTHER RULES<\/p>\n
School Levies \u2014 Removes the requirement for a board of county commissioners to call an election for school district levies, instead requiring school board-approved resolutions to be voted on by voters in the next general election held over 90 days after adoption.<\/p>\n
Alarm Systems \u2014 Extends a temporary exemption through June 30, 2028, for non-interest-bearing written obligations to pay $3,500 or less, when given by a customer to an alarm system contractor for the sale of an alarm system.<\/p>\n
Slot Machines \u2014 Reduces the tax on slot machine revenues from 35% to 34%.<\/p>\n
Cardroom Revenues \u2014 Reduces the gross receipts tax on cardroom revenues from 8% to 5%.<\/p>\n
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