Back-to-School sales tax holiday ongoing through next weekend

There’s still time to restock your children’s school supplies as Florida’s Back-to-School sales tax holiday will continue through next weekend.

The sales tax holiday began Monday and will end on Sunday, Jan. 14.

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During the sales tax holiday period, tax is not due on the retail sale of:

• Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories with a sales price of $100 or less per item

• Certain school supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item

• Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less

• Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories with a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use.

The sales tax holiday does not apply to:

• Any item of clothing with a sales price of more than $100

• Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50

• Books that are not otherwise exempt

• Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500

• Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes

• Rentals of any eligible items

• Repairs or alterations of any eligible items

• Sales of any eligible items within a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport.

For more information on the sales tax holiday, click here.


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