Mark Your Calendar for Your State’s Tax-Free Weekend (or Week) | Pennyhoarder

Some shoppers will be able to find a little financial relief this summer as 15 states have tax-free holidays coming up in July and August, saving consumers from paying sales tax on certain school-related items.

Now, you may not save a ton of money by shopping during tax-free holidays. For example, if you bought $500 worth of clothes, shoes and school supplies during Florida’s tax-free weekend in a county where the sales tax is 6%, you would save only $30. But what parent wouldn’t want to save 30 bucks?

Some states’ tax-free holidays are held over a weekend, while others are a week long. Each state has different criteria for what merchandise won’t be taxed, and many states require the purchases to be under a certain price threshold.

The states that have back-to-school tax-free holidays still coming up this year are Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

• Clothing and shoes — less than $100 per item.
• Clothing accessories — less than $50 per item.
• School supplies — no price threshold, but must be on a state-approved list.

• Clothing and shoes — less than $100 per item.

• Computers and certain electronics — $1,000 or less per item.
• Clothing, accessories and shoes — $60 or less per item.
• School supplies — $15 or less per item.

• Clothing and shoes — less than $100 per item.

• Clothing and shoes — $100 or less per item.
• Bookbags/backpacks — the first $40 is tax-free.

• Most consumer products — $2,500 or less per item.
• Clothing — Massachusetts does not charge any sales tax on clothes under $175 year round.

• Clothing, shoes and school supplies — less than $100 per item.

• Clothing, shoes and disposable diapers — $100 or less per item.
• School supplies — $50 or less per purchase (exception: graphing calculators must be $150 or less).
• Computers and related equipment — $1,500 or less per item.
• Computer software — $350 or less.

• Clothing, accessories and shoes — less than $100 per item.
• School supplies — less than $30 per item (exceptions: backpacks, maps and globes must be under $100 and calculators must be under $200).
• Computers — $1,000 or less per item.
• Computer hardware — $500 or less per item.

• Clothing — $75 or less per item.
• School supplies — $20 or less per item.
• School instructional materials — $20 or less per item.

• Clothing and shoes — less than $100 per item.

• Clothing, accessories and shoes — no price threshold.
• School supplies — no price threshold.
• Computers and related equipment — no price threshold.
• Bedding, pillows, bath towels, wash cloths and shower curtains — no price threshold.
• Books and musical instruments — no price threshold (if they are for school assignments).

• Clothing and shoes — $200 or less per item.
• School supplies — $200 or less per item.
• Computers — $3,000 or less per item.

Bonus: The Tennessee General Assembly approved a second tax holiday in 2020 for sales of restaurant food and drinks, Aug. 7-9.

• Clothing and shoes — less than $100 per item.
• School supplies — less than $100 per item.

• Clothing and shoes — $100 or less per item.
• School supplies — $20 or less per item.

Nicole Dow is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder. 

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