Florida Back To School Sales Tax Holiday Starts This Saturday

The kids are going back to school soon and Florida‘s sales tax holiday starts this Saturday and runs through Monday, August 9th. It is a good time to get your school supplies because certain items will be exempt from tax. Get more info about Florida’s sales tax holiday here.

Here are a few of the items:

• $15 or less, per item – School supplies

• $60 or less, per item – Clothing, shoes, backpacks, handbags and wallets

• Up to $1,000 per item – Personal computers or personal computer-related accessories

[SOURCE: ABC Action News]

 

• Suits, slacks and jackets

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  Also, jackets, gym suits and uniforms, vests, coats, raincoats, rain hats, and ponchos. Make sure the item costs $60 or less!

• Accessories

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  Included are barrettes and bobby pins, belts, belt buckles, hairnets, bows, clips, and hairbands, ponytail holders and scarves. Make sure the item costs $60 or less!

• Formal clothing (purchased)

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  Also, ties (neckties and bow ties) and tuxedos (purchased). Make sure the item costs $60 or less!
• Dresses and skirts

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  Also, blouses, sweaters, bras, lingerie, slips, underwear. robes, shawls and wraps, sleepwear (nightgowns and pajamas), hosiery and panty hose (including support hosiery). Make sure the item costs $60 or less!

• Purses, wallets, handbags

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  Also, coin purses, fanny packs. Make sure the item costs $60 or less!

• Backpacks and bookbags

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  Backpacks! Make sure the item costs $60 or less!
• Computers and Computer-Related Accessories: The exemption applies to the first $1,000 of the sales price of an eligible item, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use.

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  The first $1,000 of the sales price of personal computers and related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use are exempt from sales tax.

• Get your card laminated

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  Make sure you don't lose your ID card. Stores like Staples or Office Max will laminate them for free!

 

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