What happens during the 2022 Florida Tool Time Sales Tax Holiday?
Beginning Saturday, September 3, 2022, and ending Friday, September 9, 2022, you may purchase qualifying items commonly used by skilled trade workers, such as power tools, work boots, and toolboxes, exempt from sales tax on retail sales. A list of qualifying items that are exempt from tax during the seven-day sales tax holiday period is provided in Tax Information Publication (TIP) No. 22A01-09. These include:
• Toolboxes for vehicles selling for $300 or less
• Power tools selling for $300 or less
• Work boots selling for $175 or less
• Power tool batteries selling for $150 or less
• Handheld pipe cutters, drain opening tools, and plumbing inspection equipment selling for $150 or less
• Industry textbooks and code books selling for $125 or less
• Tool belts selling for $100 or less
• Electrical voltage and testing equipment selling for $100 or less
• Shop lights selling for $100 or less
• Toolboxes selling for $75 or less
• Hand tools selling for $50 or less
• Safety glasses selling for $50 or less per pair (or the equivalent if sold in sets of more than one pair)
• Protective coveralls selling for $50 or less
• Duffle bags or tote bags selling for $50 or less
• LED flashlights selling for $50 or less
• Work gloves selling for $25 or less
2. If I purchase an item that costs more than the limits stated above, do I only owe sales tax on the portion of the price that exceeds the limit for that item?
If you purchase an item that would otherwise qualify for the sales tax exemption but costs more than the limits listed above, the item is not exempt, and you must pay sales tax on the entire price of the item.
3. Is there a limit on the number of qualifying items that can be purchased tax-exempt during the sales tax holiday period?
No, there is no limit on the number of qualifying items that can be purchased tax-exempt.
