Sales Tax Holidays
Alabama
July 19-21, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing with a sales price of $100.00 or less per article of clothing
- Computers, software, and computer school supplies - The computer package will qualify for the exemption if the dollar amount of the sale is at or below $750
- Noncommercial purchases of school supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional material, up to a sales price of $50 per item
- Required textbooks on an official school book list with a sales price of more than $30 and less than $50
- Noncommercial purchases of books with a sales price of not more than $30 per book
- Covered items are exempt only if the individual item is priced at or below the established threshold for the exemption
Arkansas
August 3-4, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing less Than $100 per item
- Clothing accessory or equipment less than $50 per item
Connecticut
August 18-24, 2024 — Sales Tax Free Week
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing & footwear less than $100
Click here to learn more about Connecticut Sales Tax Holidays
Florida
July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024 — Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Refrigerators or combination refrigerator/freezers with a sales price of $4,500 or less
Iowa
August 2-3, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- No sales tax, including local option sales tax, will be collected on sales of an article of clothing or footwear having a selling price less than $100
- The exemption does not apply in any way to the price of an item selling for $100 or more
- The exemption applies to each article priced under $100 regardless of how many items are sold on the same invoice to a customer
Maryland
August 11-17, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Apparel and footwear $100 or less, per item
- The first $40 of a backpack or bookbag purchase is tax-free
- Accessory items, except for backpacks, are not included
Mississippi
July 26-27, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing & footwear less than $100
Click here to learn more about Mississippi Sales Tax Holidays
Missouri
August 2-4, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Any article of clothing having a taxable value of $100 or less
- School supplies that do not exceed $50 per purchase
- Computer software that has a taxable value of $350 or less
- Personal computers that do not exceed $1,500
- Computer peripheral devices that do not exceed $1,500
- Graphing calculators that do not exceed $150
New Jersey
August 24-September 2, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Find a full list of sales tax exemptions on the state's website
New Mexico
August 2-4, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing or shoes priced at less than $100 per unit ($99.99 or less). However, accessories and special clothing or footwear primarily designed for athletic activity or protective use and not normally worn beyond the scope of the athletic activity or protective use remain taxable
- The price limit for desktop, laptop, tablets or notebook computers is $1,000, and for related computer hardware it is $500
- School supplies students normally use in a standard classroom for educational purposes
Click here to learn more about New Mexico Sales Tax Holidays
Ohio
August 2-4, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing priced at $75 per item or less
- School supplies priced at $20 per item or less
- School instructional material priced at $20 per item or less
Oklahoma
August 2-4, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing & footwear costing less than $100 ($99.99) per article of clothing or pair of footwear
South Carolina
August 2-4, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Clothing and accessories
- Footwear
- School supplies used for school assignments
- Computers, software, and printers
Click here to learn more about South Carolina Sales Tax Holidays
Tennessee
July 26-28, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- General apparel that costs $100 or less per item, such as shirts, pants, socks, shoes, dresses, etc.
- School and art supplies with a purchase price of $100 or less per item, such as binders, backpacks, crayons, paper, pens, pencils, and rulers, and art supplies such as glazes, clay, paints, drawing pads, and artist paint brushes
- Computers for personal use with a purchase price of $1,500 or less
- Laptop computers, if priced at $1,500 or less, also qualify as well as tablet computers
July 26-28, 2024 — Grocery Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Food and food ingredients are exempt from sales tax. Sales of prepared food, dietary supplements, candy, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco are not included in items exempt during this holiday.
Texas
April 27-29, 2024 — Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday
These emergency preparation supplies qualify for tax exemption if purchased for a sales price:
- Less than $3000:
- Portable generators
- Less than $300:
- Emergency ladders
- Hurricane shutters
- Less than $75:
- Axes
- Batteries, single or multipack (AAA cell, AA cell, C cell, D cell, 6 volt or 9 volt)
- Can openers - nonelectric
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Coolers and ice chests for food storage - nonelectric
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kits
- Fuel containers
- Ground anchor systems and tie-down kits
- Hatchets
- Ice products - reusable and artificial
- Light sources - portable self-powered (including battery operated)
- Examples of items include: candles, flashlights and lanterns
- Mobile telephone batteries and mobile telephone chargers
- Radios - portable self-powered (including battery operated) - includes two-way and weather band radios
- Smoke detectors
- Tarps and other plastic sheeting
May 25-27, 2024 — Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday
You can buy, rent or lease only the following ENERGY STAR®-labeled items tax free:
- Refrigerators (with a sales price of $2,000 or less)
- Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs
- Dehumidifiers
May 25-27, 2024 — Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
You can buy, rent or lease only the following ENERGY STAR®-labeled items tax free:
- Clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100)
Virginia
August 2-4, 2024 — Three Day Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- School supplies, clothing, and footwear
- Qualified school supplies - $20 or less per item
- Qualified clothing and footwear - $100 or less per item
- Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products
- Qualifying Energy Star™ or WaterSense™ products purchased for noncommercial home or personal use - $2,500 or less per item
West Virginia
August 2-5, 2024 — Sales Tax Holiday
Items that qualify for tax exemption:
- Certain clothing with a purchase price of $125 or less
- Certain school supplies with a purchase price of $50 or less
- Certain school instruction material with a purchase price of $20 or less
- Certain laptop and tablet computers with a purchase price of $500 or less; and
- Certain sports equipment with a purchase price of $150 or less.
- Items purchased for use in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.
Click here to learn more about West Virginia Sales Tax Holidays
Have more questions? Contact Us