It’s the first weakened of Florida’s month-long back to school sales tax holiday.

Through August 20, consumers in Florida can purchase qualifying back to school supplies exempt from tax.

Sales Tax Holiday Included Items

During the Florida Back to School Sales Tax Holiday, which takes place annually from July 20 through August 20, the following items are exempt from Florida sales tax if they meet the specified price limits and other conditions:

Clothing, footwear, and accessories having a sales price of $100 or less per item, including:

Shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, shorts, and other apparel
Shoes, boots, sandals, and other footwear
Accessories such as belts, hats, gloves, and scarves

Wallets and bags* having a sales price of $100 or less per item, including:

Backpacks
Diaper bags
Fanny packs
Handbags
*Briefcases, suitcases, and other garment bags are excluded.

School supplies having a sales price of $50 or less per item, including:

Binders
Cellophane tape
Compasses
Composition books
Computer disks
Construction paper
Crayons
Erasers
Folders
Glue or paste
Legal pads
Lunch boxes
Markers
Notebooks
Notebook filler paper
Pencils
Pens
Poster board
Poster paper
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
Staplers and staples used to secure paper products

Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles having a sales price of $30 or less:

Flashcards or other learning cards
Interactive or electronic books and toys intended to teach reading or math skills
Matching or other memory games
Puzzle books and search-and-find books
Stacking or nesting blocks or sets

Personal computers or personal computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use having a sales price of $1,500 or less

Personal computers* include:
Calculators
Desktops
Electronic book readers
Handhelds
Laptops
Tablets
Tower computers
*The term does not include cellular telephones, video game consoles, digital media receivers, or devices that are not primarily designed to process data.

Personal computer-related accessories*+ include:

Keyboards
Mice
Modems
Monitors
Nonrecreational software
Other peripheral devices
Personal digital assistants
Routers
*The listed accessories are tax-exempt regardless of whether they are used in association with a personal computer base unit.
+ The term does not include furniture or systems, devices, software, monitors with a television tuner, or peripherals that are designed or intended primarily for recreational use.

The sales tax holiday does not apply to the rental or repair of any of the qualifying items. Additionally, the sales tax holiday does not apply to sales in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under TOP STORIES