THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
PAGE 8 - July 20, 2011
Squawk Box
Florida’s 2011 Sales Tax Holiday,
Continued from page 1
August 12 through 14
McLeod, Buster Geiger and Steve Spivey convinced our parents to allow us to see the mov-
ies then spend the night at the McLeod’s house. We actually camped in a clearing about 50
No tax on certain clothing, footwear, accessories and school supplies
yards behind the house.
From the Florida Dept. of Revenue
The horror movies were pretty scary for that era. The featured movie was “The
Assisting parents and guardians with the costs of getting children back to school,
Thing”, but the last movie, (I can’t recall the name) was about a creature who was murder-
the three-day Florida Sales Tax Holiday will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August
ing folks in a small English town. Naturally it was set in an English moor and the creature
12, through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 14. During August 12-14, no sales or local op-
always did his dastardly deeds in the dark when it was very foggy. That movie was indeed
tion taxes (also called discretionary sales surtax) will be charged on any eligible clothing,
scary.
footwear or accessory selling for $75 or less, or any eligible school supply item selling for
We bravely walked to our campsite behind the McLeod house after the mov-
$15 or less.
ies laughing and cutting up all the way. As the night progressed and we settled in, a fog
This exemption does NOT apply to books or any clothing, footwear or accessories
rolled in over our campsite and the sounds of the night became more menacing our mood
selling for more than $75, or to any school supply items selling for more than $15. No sales
changed. We were scared.
tax exemptions will be given for any of the acceptable items if they are purchased within a
Buster Geiger was always the most fearless of our bunch and even he became
theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or an airport.
silent. After a period of time that seemed an eternity a group of monsters came whooping
“CLOTHING” means an article of wearing apparel, including all footwear (with
and yelling from the hedge which was behind our campsite. We did some yelling of our
the exception of skis, swim fins, roller blades, and skates) that is intended to be worn on or
own as we abandoned the campsite and ran to the safety of the McLeod house. We were
about the human body. Clothing does not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas,
panting and out of breath but none of us could identify what came charging out from behind
handkerchiefs, or sporting equipment.
the hedge. We took an oath not to tell anyone lest we would be branded as “Fraidy Cats”.
“SCHOOL SUPPLIES” means pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, notebooks, note-
At school the following Monday we heard that a group of boys were frightened
book filler paper, legal pads, binders, lunch boxes, construction paper, markers, folders,
out of their campsite by some teenaged boys led by one of the McLeod boys, (Joe had 8,
poster board, composition books, poster paper, scissors, cellophane tape, glue, paste, rulers,
that’s right eight, older brothers). We all acted as if we had no idea who the frightened boys
computer disks, protractors, compasses, and calculators.
were, but in truth everyone in Inverness knew.
ATV Accident - Continued from page 1
TAXABLE CLOTHING ITEMS - rented clothing, clothing repairs, clothing repair
items, clothing patterns, cloth, most accessories, handkerchiefs, jewelry, key cases, key
chains, watch bands, watches, athletic gloves, athletic padding, weightlifting belts, sports
tated counter-clockwise and overturned onto its right side against a fence. Stokes and Ben-
helmets, briefcases, ski boots, skates, checkbook covers that are separate from wallets,
oit were both ejected from the vehicle. Benoit received fatal injuries and died at the scene
corsages and boutonnieres, cosmetic bags, crib blankets, duffel bags, fins, fishing boots
of the crash. No mention was made of injuries to Stokes. Neither was wearing a helmet
(waders), garment bags, handkerchiefs, hard hat, life jackets and vests, luggage, makeup
or seat belt, and alcohol was not a factor in the crash, according to the FHP. The incident
bags, paint or dust masks, any sports skates, shaving kits or bags, snow ski boots, water ski
Our Pub
remains under investigation.
vests, skin diving suits, suitcases, non-prescription sunglasses, goggles or safety glasses
swimming masks, umbrellas, water ski vests, weight lifting belts, wet and dry diving suits;
wigs, toupees, and chignons.
EXEMPT CLOTHING ITEMS IF SOLD FOR $75 OR LESS (unless item is rented)
barrettes, bobby pins, belt buckles, bow ties, hair bows, hair clips, hair bands, handbags,
Restaurant, Lounge
neckwear, ponytail holders, scarves, ties, wallets, aerobic clothing, aprons, clothing shields,
athletic supporters, baby clothes, backpacks, bandanas, baseball cleats, bathing suits and
& Package Store
coverups, bathing caps, belt buckles, belts, bibs, blouses, book bags, boots (other than ski
boots), bowling shoes, bow ties, braces and supports worn to correct or alleviate a physical
incapacity or injury, bras, caps and hats, choir and altar clothing, cleated and spiked shoes,
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1/4 mile west of Hwy. 19
adult or baby diaper inserts (cloth or disposable), dresses, employee uniforms, fanny packs,
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non-floatation fishing vests, formal clothing, garters, garter belts, girdles, bras, corsets,
gloves, dresses; gloves (garden, leather, rubber, surgical, tennis and work), graduation caps
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and gowns, gym suits, uniforms, hair nets, hair bows, hair clips, hair bands, handbags,
Everything Made to Order
purses, hats, hunting vests, any type hosiery, insoles, jackets, jeans, lab coats, leg warm-
ers, leotards, tights, lingerie, martial arts attire, neckwear and ties, overshoes and rubber
shoes, pants, pantyhose, protective athletic masks, raincoats, rain hats, ponchos; receiving
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blankets, religious clothing, robes, safety clothing, safety shoes, scarves, scout uniforms,
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shawls and wraps, shirts, shoe inserts, shoes, shoulder pads for dresses and jackets, shorts,
snow ski suits, skirts, sleepwear, nightgowns, pajamas, slippers, slips, socks, sports uni-
forms (except pads & helmets), suits, slacks, and jackets, suspenders, sweatbands,sweaters,
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swim suits, swim trunks, ties, neckties, tights, tuxedos (excluding cufflinks and rentals),
Hand-Pressed Hamburgers Cooked Your Way
underclothes, uniforms (work, school, and athletic, excluding pads), vests, vintage cloth-
ing, wallets, work clothes and uniforms
TAXABLE SCHOOL SUPPLIES - computer paper; correction tape, fluid, or pens; mask-
Wings, Subs & Clubs
ing tape.
Pizza, Calzones & Oven-Baked
EXEMPT SCHOOL SUPPLIES IF SOLD FOR $15 OR LESS: binders, calculators,
cellophane (transparent) tape, colored pencils, compasses, composition books, computer
Subs after 4 pm
disks (floppies and blank CDs), construction paper, crayons, erasers, folders,glue (stick and
liquid), highlighters, legal pads, lunch boxes, markers, notebook filler paper, notebooks,
Saturday: Prime Rib after 4 pm
paste, pencils (including mechanical & refills), pens (including felt, ballpoint, fountain,
highlighters & refills), poster board, poster paper, printer paper, protractors, rulers, scissors,
Special Drinks Made to Order
staplers and staples. Retailers will have a more extensive list, if shoppers have questions.
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