It’s hard to believe that the back to school season is already fast approaching. Many schools across the country commence in mid August or after Labor Day in September. School supplies can get costly for families especially when having various school aged children. (In our own family, we will be buying for a high schooler and new kindergarten twins!) As families start to prepare their children for the upcoming school year, the back to school sales tax holiday is a great benefit for families to save on expenses.
Many states are participating in back to school sales tax holiday and information can be found on individual state revenue or tax websites. (A listing of state revenue or tax websites can be found by clicking HERE.) We will be taking advantage of the Florida back to school sales tax holiday this weekend for our back to school supplies.
Courtesy of Kiplinger, the following is a list of 2013 Sales Tax Holidays for Back to School Shopping from the seventeen states that will be participating this year across the nation:
Alabama: August 2-4. Purchases of computers (single purchase up to $750), clothing (up to $100 per item), school supplies ($50 per item) and books ($30 per item) exempt. See a complete list of tax-exempt items and a list of cities and counties that will exempt items from local sales tax.
Connecticut: August 18-24. Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $300 per item exempt. See examples of tax-free items.
Florida: August 2-4. Purchases of clothing ($75 per item) and school supplies ($15 per item) exempt. Florida added purchases of computers and computer accessories that are $750 or less per item to its list of exempt items this year. See a list of tax-exempt items.
Georgia: August 9-10. Purchases of clothing ($100 per item), computers and related accessories (single purchases up to $1,000) and school supplies ($20 per item) exempt. More details.
Iowa: August 2-3. Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $100 per item exempt. See a complete list of tax-exempt items.
Louisiana: August 2-3. The exemption applies to the first $2,500 of the purchase price of most individual items. More details.
Maryland: August 11-17. Purchases of clothing and footwear $100 or less per item exempt. See a list of exempt items.
Mississippi: July 26-27. Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $100 per item exempt. More details.
Missouri: August 2-4. Purchases of clothing (up to $100 per item), computers (up to $3,500), computer peripherals (up to $3,500), computer software (up to $350) and school supplies (up to $50 per purchase) exempt. More details.
New Mexico: August 2-4. Purchases of clothing (less than $100 per item), school supplies (less than $30 per item), computers ($1,000 limit) and computer hardware ($500 limit) exempt. See a list of tax-exempt items.
North Carolina: August 2-4. Purchases of clothing (up to $100 per item), computers ($3,500 per item), computer supplies ($250 per item), school supplies ($100 per item) and sports equipment ($50 per item) exempt. See a list of exempt items.
Oklahoma: August 2-4. Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $100 per item exempt. See a list of tax-exempt items.
South Carolina: August 2-4. All purchases of clothing, footwear, computers, linens and school supplies exempt. See a list of tax-exempt items.
Tennessee: August 2-4. Purchases of clothing ($100 or less per item), computers ($1,500 or less) and school supplies ($100 or less per item) exempt. More details.
Texas: August 9-11. Purchases of clothing, footwear, backpacks and school supplies less than $100 per item exempt. More details.
Virginia: August 2-4. Purchases of clothing and footwear ($100 or less per item) and school supplies ($20 or less per item) exempt. See a list of tax-exempt items.
Enjoy the Rest of the Summer and Happy Back to School Shopping!
