FL’s 14-Day “Back-to-School” Sales Tax Holiday Starts July 29th!

Florida’s annual Back To School Sale Tax Holidays starts Monday July 29th! Most school supplies under $50 are tax-free, including clothing, footwear, and accessories under $100.

During this period, shoppers can purchase the following items without paying sales tax:

• Clothing, footwear, and backpacks: Costing $100 or less
  
• All footwear, excluding skis, swim fins, roller blades, and skates
  
• Any article of apparel intended to be worn on or about the human body, excluding watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas, and handkerchiefs
  
• Wallets or bags*, including
  
• Backpacks
  
• Diaper bags
  
• Fanny packs
  
• Handbags
  
• (Briefcases, suitcases, and other garment bags are excluded)
  
• School supplies: Costing $50 or less
  
• 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
  
• Posterboard
  
• 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 computer accessories for noncommercial home use priced at $1,500 or less:
  
• Calculators
  
• Desktops
  
• Electronic book readers
  
• Handhelds
  
• Laptops
  
• Tablets
  
• Tower computers
  
• (does not include cellular telephones, video game consoles, digital media receivers, or devices that are not primarily designed to process data)
  
• Learning aids: Costing $30 or less
  
• Personal computers and computer-related accessories, including non-recreational software: Costing $1,500 or less
  
• Excluded Locations – Sales of any eligible items in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport. Some retailers can also choose to opt out of the sales tax holiday, full details can be obtained via DOR .
  

The Florida sales tax exemptions will apply to any online retailer responsible for paying sales tax in Florida.

For more information about the holiday, click here . To see a list of FAQs about the holiday, click here .