Checking off all those back-to-school items on your shopping list can get expensive. But many states give parents a break with seasonal “tax holidays,” during which there’s no state sales tax on certain items like clothing, school supplies and even computers.
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Check out the list below (see the Federation of Tax Administrators’ site for more information) to learn the details of back-to-school state sales tax holidays :
Arkansas, August 6-7
Clothing up to $100 and school supplies (including art and instruction materials) for which no monetary limit is given.
Connecticut, August 21-27
Clothing and footwear valued up to $100.
Florida, May 14 to August 14
Children’s books. No monetary limit given.
Diapers and children’s clothes (July 1 to June 30 2023). No monetary amount given.
Iowa, August 5-6
Clothing up to $100.
Maryland, August 14-20
Clothing and footwear up to $100
Mississippi, July 29-30
Clothing and footwear valued up to $100
Missouri, August 5-7
Clothing up to $100, computers up to $1,500 and school supplies up to $50
New Mexico, August 5-7
Clothing up to $100, computers up to $1,000, computer equipment up to $500 and school supplies up to $30.
Ohio, August 5-7
Clothing up to $75 and school supplies up to $20.
Oklahoma, August 5-7
Clothing up to $100.
South Carolina, August 5-7
Clothing, school supplies and computers. No monetary limit given.
Tennessee, July 29-31
Clothing up to $100, school supplies up to $100 and computers up to $1,500.
Texas, August 5-7
Clothing, backpacks and school supplies up to $100
Virginia, August 5-7
Clothing up to $100 and school supplies up to $20.
Of course, if you live in Delaware, Alaska, Montana, Oregon or New Hampshire, there’s never any state sales tax — so it’s a tax holiday all year long.
Editor’s note: This story was first published on July 20, 2018, and has been updated.