Get ready to shop Florida’s back-to-school tax free holiday Aug. 2-6

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.