17 States With Back-to-School Tax Holidays
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Source: 17 States With Back-to-School Tax Holidays, Aug 10, 2022
Note: tax holidays vary; some have already happened for 2022
States That Never Have Sales Tax
- Alaska
- Delaware
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- Oregon
- Minnesota - no sales tax on clothing only (excluding luxury items, like furs)
- Alabama
Dates: July 15-17
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing items costing $100 or less
Computers, computer software and school computer supplies with a sales price of $750 or less
Other school supplies, school art supplies and school instructional material costing $50 or less
Books costing $30 or less
- Arkansas
Dates: Aug. 6-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing items costing less than $100
Clothing accessories and equipment costing less than $50
School supplies, school art supplies and school instructional material
- Connecticut
Dates: Aug. 21-27
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing and footwear costing less than $100
- Florida
Dates: July 25 - Aug. 7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
School supplies selling for $50 or less per item
Clothing, footwear and certain accessories selling for $100 or less per item
The first $1,500 of the sales price of personal computers and certain computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use
- Iowa
Dates: Aug. 5-6
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing and footwear costing less than $125 (reduced rate of 1.25%)
- Maryland
Dates: Aug. 14-20
What You Can Get Tax-Free:The first $40 of a backpack or bookbag purchase
Clothing and footwear costing less than $100
- Massachusetts
Dates: Aug. 13-14
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Retail items of up to $2,500 purchased for personal use
- Mississippi
Dates: July 29-30
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing and footwear costing less than $100
School supplies costing less than $100
- Missouri
Dates: Aug. 5-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing valued at $100 or less
School supplies, up to $50 per purchase
Computer software valued at $350 or less
Personal computers and computer peripheral devices costing $1,500 or less
Graphing calculators costing $150 or less
- New Mexico
Dates: Aug. 5-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing and shoes costing less than $100
Desktop, laptop, tablets and notebook computers costing $1,000 or less
Computer hardware costing $500 or less
School supplies under $30
- Ohio
Dates: Aug. 5-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:School supplies and school instructional material priced at $20 or less
Clothing priced at $75 or less
- Oklahoma
Dates: Aug. 5-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing and footwear costing less than $100
- South Carolina
Dates: Aug. 5-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing and accessories
Footwear
School supplies used for school assignments
Computers, software and printers
Certain bed and bath supplies
- Tennessee
Dates: July 29-31
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing items costing $100 or less
School and art supplies with a purchase price of $100 or less per item
Computers for personal use, tablets and laptops with a purchase price of $1,500 or less
- Texas
Dates: Aug. 5-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:
Clothing and footwear sold for less than $100
School supplies and backpacks sold for less than $100
- Virginia
Dates: Aug. 5-7
What You Can Get Tax-Free:School supplies costing $20 or less per item
Portable generators costing $1,000 or less
Gas-powered chainsaws costing $350 or less
Chainsaw accessories costing $60 or less
Other hurricane preparedness items costing $60 or less
Energy Star and WaterSense products purchased for noncommercial home or personal use costing $2,500 or less
Clothing and footwear costing $100 or less per item
- West Virginia
Dates: Aug. 5-8
What You Can Get Tax-Free:Certain school supplies costing $50 or less
Certain school instructional materials costing $20 or less
Certain sports equipment costing $150 or less
Certain computers and tablets costing $500 or less
Certain clothing costing $125 or less
