Hurry — It’s Emergency Preparedness Weekend in Texas!
Russ Chastain 04.22.17
Our editor in chief discovered today that April 22-24 is Emergency Preparedness Weekend in Texas. Sweet!
Texans can capitalize on this by purchasing many different items right up until 11:59 PM this Monday without paying the “if it please the crown” fee, a.k.a. sales tax.
This includes the following goods and services:
- Portable generators priced less than $3,000
- Less than $300 Emergency ladders
- Hurricane shutters
- Less than $75 Axes
- Batteries, single or multipack (AAA cell, AA cell, C cell, D cell, 6 volts or 9 volts)
- Can openers – nonelectric
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Coolers and ice chests for food storage – nonelectric
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kits
- Fuel containers
- Ground anchor systems and tie-down kits
- Hatchets
- Ice products – reusable and artificial
- Light sources – portable self-powered (including battery operated) – Examples of items include: candles, flashlights, and lanterns
- Mobile telephone batteries and mobile telephone chargers
- Radios – portable self-powered (including battery operated) – includes two-way and weather band radios
- Smoke detectors
- Tarps and other plastic sheeting
- These supplies do not qualify for tax exemption:
- Batteries for automobiles, boats, and other motorized vehicles
- Camping stoves
- Camping supplies
- Chainsaws
- Plywood
- Extension ladders
- Stepladders
- Tents
- Repair or replacement parts for emergency preparation supplies
- Services performed on or related to, emergency preparation supplies
What’s not to like about that? Heck, Jon even bought tie-downs for his truck and they weren’t taxed. And reportedly, this can be extended to Amazon if you email them the right link.
