FLORIDA — Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins soon, providing families the opportunity to stock up on school supplies and clothes for kids tax-free.
The sales tax holiday runs July 20 through Aug. 20.
Tax exemptions during the holiday period include:
Clothing, footwear, wallets, bags, handbags, backpacks, fanny packs, and diaper bags with a sales price of $100 or less per item
Certain school supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item
Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less
Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories with a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use
The annual sales tax holiday does not apply to:
Briefcases, suitcases, or garment bags
Watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas, and handkerchiefs
Skis, swim fins, roller blades, and skates
Clothing items with a sales price of more than $100
Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50
Books that are not otherwise exempt
Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500
Cellular telephones, video game consoles, digital media receivers, or devices that are not primarily designed to process data
Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
Rentals of any eligible items
Repairs or alterations to any eligible items
Sales of any eligible items within a theme park or entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport
For a full list of tax-free items, click here.