Florida's Back to School Sales Tax Holiday: These items will be tax-free starting July 29
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ORLANDO, Fla. - School starts in less than 30 days, which means the tax-free season is right around the corner.
The 2024 Back to School tax season applies to in-store and online orders. All retail and small businesses will offer tax exemptions on the qualifying tax-exempt items.
Here's everything you need to know for the 2024-2025 holiday:
How long is the tax-free season?
The Back to School 2024 Sales Tax Holiday is from July 29-August 11.
What can I buy during the tax-free season?
- 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
According to the Florida Department of Revenue, learning aids are" flashcards, or other learning cards, matching or other memory games, puzzle books and search-and-find books, interactive or electronic books and toys intended to teach reading or math skills and stacking or nesting blocks or sets."
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Items that are exempt from 2024 sales tax. Credit: Florida Department of Revenue
What is tax-exempt?
The tax holiday does not apply to the following items:
- Any 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 or entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport
When does school start?
Brevard County: August 12
Lake County: August 12
Marion County: August 12
Orange County: August 12
Seminole County: August 12
Volusia County: August 12
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