Florida Sales Tax Holiday Starts
The state sales tax holiday that began July 29 focuses on items like computers, printers and office supplies. It ends Aug. 11.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With less than a month to go before school starts in Florida, the state is helping make school supplies more affordable.
Sales tax for certain items will be suspended during the Florida back-to-school sales tax holiday.
The following items are exempt from sales tax from July 29 to August 11:
Personal computers or personal computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use having a sales price of $1,500 or less:
- Calculators
- Desktops
- Electronic book readers
- Handhelds
- Laptops
- Tablets
- Tower computers
- Personal computer-related accessories, including:
- Keyboards
- Mice
- Modems
- Monitors
- Nonrecreational software
- Other peripheral devices
- Personal digital assistants
- Routers
Items having a sales price of $100 or less per item:
- Clothing
- All footwear, excluding skis, swim fins, roller blades, and skates
- Any article of wearing 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 having a sales price of $50 or less per item:
- 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
You can find more information about the sales tax holiday on the Florida Department of Revenue website.
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