Small Business Saturday Sales Tax Holiday Backed by NFIB

The Florida chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) offered staunch support for Florida Sen. Rene Garcias, R-Hialeah, and state Rep. Jay Fants, R-Jacksonville, bill to make the Saturday after Thanksgiving a sales tax holiday for small businesses. Across the nation, small businesses are pushing Small Business Saturday as part of the holiday shopping culture, much like Black Friday is.

?Local businesses have been enthusiastic about Small Business Saturday from its inception, but they?'re thrilled that the Florida Legislature wants to give Floridians an even bigger incentive to visit their smaller, independently owned stores on the Saturday after Thanksgiving,? said Bill Herrle, the NFIBs executive director in Florida. ?Florida?'s commitment to small-business owners has been overwhelming, but a Small Business Saturday sales tax holiday is an exciting way to give these small local shops a boost and give shoppers even more reasons to visit their neighbors on Main Street as part of their holiday shopping.?

Under the bill, small businesses would include companies with less than $3.3 million in taxable sales.