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A display of scented markers and crayons is shown in a Walmart. | Gene J. Puskar, AP
July 28, 2025

Good or bad, back-to-school tax holiday is about to begin

Retailers praise the sales tax holiday, but critics deride it as gimmick with little benefit.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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July 26, 2024

Back-to-school sales tax ‘holiday’ starts Monday

Floridians can save on clothes, school supplies, computers and more beginning Monday.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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Shoppers can save on hurricane supplies during the 2-week sales tax holiday. | Daylina Miller, WUSF
May 23, 2024

Florida is kicking off another hurricane tax-free holiday

The tax holiday will run from June 1 to June 14. It is timed with the start of the six-month…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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Florida for the first time is offering a sales tax holiday as students return from the winter break.
December 28, 2023

Another back-to-school tax holiday starts Monday

Florida for the first time is offering a sales tax holiday as students return from the winter break.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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