ACTION NEEDED: New tax codes for Florida's 2022 skilled trade workers sales tax holiday
Overview
Recent Florida legislation has established a skilled trade workers sales tax holiday. The legislation creates a seven-day sales tax holiday from September 3-9, 2022, for certain tools used by skilled trade workers. Tax-free items include certain hand and power tools, work boots, safety equipment, shop lights, toolboxes and belts, plumbing and electrical equipment, and industry textbooks and code books.
During the sales tax holiday period, tax is not due on the retail sale of eligible items related to skilled trade workers, as noted above. To support Florida’s sales tax holiday, Avalara has created several new tax codes for qualifying merchandise.
See the Resolution section below on what you need to do by September 3, 2022.
Environment
AvaTax
Resolution
- Determine where you map your items to tax codes.
- If you map your items to tax codes in your business application, update the tax code mapping there.
- If you map your items to tax codes in AvaTax, update your tax code mapping there.
- See these Help Center articles for assistance on tax code mapping:
- Map your eligible items to the new tax codes in the list below by September 3, 2022.
Tax code Tax code description PB100210
Code books and textbooks for the construction industry
PT118802
Battery packs for power tools
PT118808
Drain opening tools
PT118804
Duffle bags and tote bags designed for carrying tools
PT118807
Electrical voltage and testing equipment
PT118806
LED flashlights
PT118800
Hand tools
PT118801
Power tools
PC030317
Clothing and related products (Business to Business) – Protective coveralls
PC040317
Clothing and related products (Business to Consumer) – Protective coveralls
PT118809
Pipe cutting tools – handheld
PT118810
Plumbing inspection equipment
PT118805
Shop lights
PT118803
Toolboxes
PT118811
Toolboxes designed for vehicle installation