Back-to-School Deals: State Sales Tax Holidays

Does your state do a sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping? If you’re not sure, I’ve put together a list of participating states and the items included. There may be additional restrictions and locales not participating, so be sure to click on the link for the official state site.

:: Alabama, 8/6-8/8

Alabama’s state tax holiday includes clothing priced at $100 or less; computers, software & supplies priced at $750 or less per item; and school supplies priced $50 or less.

:: Connecticut, 8/15-8/21

Connecticut’s state tax holiday includes clothing & footwear priced at less than $300 per item.

:: Florida, 8/13-8/15

Florida’s state tax holiday includes nooks, wallets, bags and clothing priced at $50 or less and school supplies priced$10 or less.

:: Illinois, 8/6-8/15

Illinois’s state tax holiday includes reduced sales and use tax rate of 1.25% on clothing items priced at $100 or less and school supplies.

:: Iowa, 8/6-8/7

Iowa’s state tax holiday includes clothing & footwear priced at $100 or less per item.

:: Louisiana, 8/6- 8/7

All items less than $2,500 for personal use exempt from 4% State Rate. Local rates still apply.

:: Maryland, 8/8-8/14

Clothing and footwear sold in Maryland and priced at $100 or less are exempt.

:: Missouri, 8/6-8/8

Missouri’s state tax holiday includes clothing & footwear priced at $100 or less; school supplies priced at $50 or less per item; computer software priced at $350 or less; and personal computers or peripheral devices priced at $3,500 or less.

:: New Mexico, 8/6-8/8

New Mexico’s state tax holiday includes clothing & footwear priced at $100 or less per item; school supplies priced at $15 or less per item; computers priced at $1000 or less; and computer equipment priced at $500 or less.

:: North Carolina, 8/6-8/8

North Carolina’s state tax holiday includes clothing, footwear & school supplies priced at $100 or less per item; sports & recreation equipment priced at $50 or less per item; school instructional materials priced at $300 or less; computer supplies priced at $250 or less per item; and computers priced at $3,500 or less.

:: Oklahoma, 8/6-8/8

Oklahoma’s state tax holiday includes clothing and shoes priced at $100 or less.

:: South Carolina, 8/6-8/8

South Carolina’s state tax holiday includes clothing, clothing accessories, footwear, school supplies, computers, printers and printer supplies, computer software, and select linens.

:: Tennessee, 8/6-8/8

Tennessee’s state tax holiday includes clothing priced at $100 or less; school supplies priced at $100 or less; and computers priced at $1,500 or less.

:: Texas, 8/20-8/22

Texas’s state tax holiday includes clothing, footwear, backpacks and school supplies priced at $100 or less.

:: Virginia, 8/6-8/8

Virginia’s state tax holiday includes school supplies priced at $20 or less and clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less.less per item.

Are there any purchases you plan to make during the sales tax holiday?