Florida on Monday will start a month-long sales-tax “holiday” for back-to-school shoppers, along with eliminating sales taxes on other types of items.
From July 20 through Thursday, Aug. 20, shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on clothes, shoes and backpacks that cost $100 or less, school supplies that cost $50 or less, learning aids that cost $30 or less and personal computers that cost $1,500 or less.
While Florida has held back-to-school tax holidays of varying lengths in most years, lawmakers in 2025 approved making it an every-August occurrence.
The following items included in the tax holiday are broken down into four categories, and they include but are not limited to:
Learning aids $30 or less
Interactive Books
Puzzles
Flashcards
Memory games
Toys that teach reading or math skills
School supplies $50 or less
Binders and folders
Notebooks
Pens, pencils, highlighters and crayons
Lunch boxes
Glue
Rulers
Clothing, footwear $100 or more
Accessories
Backpacks
Pants
Shoes
Shirts
Sleepwear
Sweaters
Swimsuits
Personal computers and accessories $1,500 or less
Calculators
Data storage devices
Headphones
Laptops
Flash drives
Microphones
Printers
Software
Tablets
Go here for a full list of items that are exempt from taxes (and ones that remain taxable).