The Freedom Week Tax Holiday for 2022 begins soon. What does the tax holiday apply to?
The Freedom Week Sales Tax Holiday runs from July 1 through July 7, 2022. During the tax holiday, tax will not be collected on “Specific Admissions and Outdoor Activity Supplies” such as concerts, movies, state parks and fitness facilities. What qualifies for this tax holiday? Here’s a list of eligible items:
Admissions to the following events or performances scheduled to be held between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022:
• Live music events
• Live sporting events
• Movies to be shown in a movie theater
• Ballet
• Plays
• Musical theatre performances
• Fairs
• Festivals
• Cultural events
• Private and membership clubs providing physical fitness facilities
Fans enjoying a concert!
(Photo by Eric Bouvet/Getty Images)Admissions purchased for any of the following:
• Museums, including annual passes
• State parks, including annual passes
• Season tickets for ballets, plays, music events, and musical theatre performances
The Dali Museum
(Photo by Michael Weimar/Getty Images)Boating and water activity supplies:
On the first $25 of the sales price:
• Goggles • Snorkels
• Swimming masks
(New for 2022)
On the first $35 of the sales price:
• Inflatable chairs • Pool floats
• Pool toys • Recreational pool tubes
On the first $50 of the sales price:
• Safety flares
On the first $75 of the sales price:
• Coolers • Life jackets
• Oars • Paddles
On the first $150 of the sales price:
• Inflatable recreational water tubes and floats
capable of being towed
• Kneeboards • Wakeboards • Water skis
On the first $300 of the sales price:
• Paddleboards • Surfboards
On the first $500 of the sales price:
• Canoes • Kayaks
Boating in Tampa Bay. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Camping supplies:
On the first $30 of the sales price:
• Camping lanterns • Flashlights
On the first $50 of the sales price:
• Camping stoves • Collapsible camping chairs
• Portable hammocks • Sleeping bags
On the first $200 of the sales price:
• Tents
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Fishing supplies:
On the first $5 of the sales price if sold
individually or the first $10 of the sales price if
multiple items are sold together:
• Bait • Fishing tackle
On the first $30 of the sales price:
• Tackle Bags • Tackle boxes
On the first $75 of the sales price if sold individu-
ally or the first $150 of the sales price if sold as a
set:
• Reels • Rods
Note: Excludes supplies used for commercial fishing
purposes.
Fishing trip
(Photo by Sergi Alexander/Getty Images for Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)General outdoor supplies:
On the first $15 of the sales price:
• Insect repellant • Sunscreen
On the first $30 of the sales price:
• Water bottles
On the first $50 of the sales price:
• Bicycle helmets*
• Hydration packs
* Bicycle helmets marketed for use by youth are
always exempt from sales tax.
On the first $100 of the sales price:
• Sunglasses (except prescription**)
** Prescription eyeglasses are always exempt from
sales tax.
On the first $200 of the sales price:
• Binoculars
On the first $250 of the sales price:
• Bicycles
• Outdoor gas or charcoal grills
Outdoor grill
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)(New for 2022) Residential pool supplies
(New for 2022)
Residential pool supplies
On the first $100 of the sales price:
• Covers • Filters
• Lights • Nets
• Residential pool and spa replacement parts
On the first $150 of the sales price:
• Residential pool and spa chemicals when
purchased by an individual
Backyard pool
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Sports equipment:
Selling for $40 or less:
• Any item used in individual or team sports, not
including clothing or footwear
(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
