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Fourteen states have back-to-school sales tax holidays: Is yours one of them?

Save money on back-to-school shopping with tax-free weekends and more.

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.

Every little bit helps! If you prefer to shop online, Amazon will honor individual state sales tax holidays.

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 5-6

Clothing and school supplies (including art, instruction materials and electronic devices) up to $100.

Connecticut, August 20-26

Clothing and footwear valued up to $100.

Florida, July 24–Aug 6

School supplies up to $50, clothing up to $100 and computers up to $1,500.

Iowa, August 4-5

Clothing up to $100.

Maryland, August 13–19

Clothing and footwear up to $100.

Missouri, August 4-6

Clothing up to $100, computers up to $1,500 and school supplies up to $50.

New Jersey, August 26–September 4

School and art supplies, instruction materials and computers up to $3,000.

New Mexico, August 4-6

Clothing up to $100, computers up to $1,000, computer equipment up to $500 and school supplies up to $30.

Ohio, August 4-6

Clothing up to $75 and school supplies up to $20.

Oklahoma, August 4-6

Clothing up to $100.

South Carolina, August 4-6

Clothing, school supplies and computers. No monetary limit given.

Tennessee, August 1–October 31

Food and food ingredients. No monetary limit given.

Texas, August 11-13

Clothing, backpacks and school supplies, up to $100.

West Virginia, August 4-7

Clothing up to $125, school supplies up to $20, sports equipment up to $150 and computer tablets up to $500. 

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 with new information for 2023.