Tallahassee, Fla. — Get ready, get set and plan to shop Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday which is set for Aug. 2-6.
During those dates there will be no sales tax on a variety of items, including:
- Footwear, clothing and certain accessories that are less than $60 each
- Some school supplies less than $15 each
- Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories less than $1,000 or less per item.
- If the personal computer you buy is over $1,000, then only the first $1,000 of the total price will be tax-exempt.
There are some rules that go along with the tax-free shopping holiday, other than price restriction.
This sales tax holiday does not apply to:
• Books that are not otherwise exempt;
• Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
• Rentals or leases of any eligible items
• Repairs or alterations of any eligible items
• Sales of any eligible items in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport.
[ Click here for the complete list from the Florida Department of Revenue. ]