Back-to-school shopping is just around the corner, and it’s time to start planning! Many states offer a Sales Tax Holiday in which consumers can shop sales-tax-free on designated days of the year.
These shopping days will help cut the cost of your Back-to-School shopping necessities by not charging you the state sales tax on the items. We have put together a list of all the Sales Tax Holiday for 2021 by state along with which items you can get and the spending limits, and for more MONEY SAVING offers check out our DEALS SECTION, updated daily with all of the best deals you can find in-store and online!
- ALABAMA July 16–July 18
- School supplies less than $50
- Books under $30
- Computers under $750
- Clothing under $100
- ARKANSAS August 7–August 8
- Clothing and footwear under $100
- Accessories under $50
- Select school supplies
- CONNECTICUT August 15–August 21
- Clothing and footwear less than $100 per item
- Excludes Athletic uniforms and gear
- FLORIDA July 31–August 9
- Clothing, footwear and certain accessories at $60 or less per item
- Select school supplies at $15 or less per item
- Computers up to $1,000
- IOWA August 6 –August 7
- Clothing or footwear at less than $100
- MARYLAND August 8–August 14
- Clothing and footwear under $100 (excludes accessories)
- The first $40 of a backpack purchase
- MASSACHUSETTS August 14–August 15
- Retail items of up to $2,500, purchased in Massachusetts for personal use on these two days, will be exempt from sales tax.
- MISSISSIPPI July 30–August 31
- Clothing and footwear costing less than $100 per item
- MISSOURI August 6–August 8
- Clothing, including footwear, with a taxable value of $100 or less
- School supplies not to exceed $50 per purchase
- Graphing calculators not to exceed $150
- Computer software with a taxable value of $350
- Personal computers less than $1,500
- NEW MEXICO August 6 –August 8
- Clothing and shoes at less than $100 per item
- computers at $1,000 and computer hardware at $500
- School supplies at $30 or less
- OHIO August 6–August 8
- Clothing at $75 per item or less
- School supplies or instructional material at $20 per item or less
- OKLAHOMA August 6 –August 8
- Clothing and footwear under $100
- Accessories and athletic footwear/protective gear excluded
- SOUTH CAROLINA August 6 –August 8
- A variety of purchases are exempt from the state’s 6% Sales Tax and any applicable local taxes. Tax-free items range from clothing, accessories, and shoes to school supplies, backpacks, and computers.
- TENNESSE July 30 –August 1
- Clothing items for less than $100
- School supplies, including art supplies $100 or less per item
- Computers $1,500 or less
- TEXAS August 6 –August 8
- Clothing, footwear, school backpack, and school supplies less than $100 are free from sales and use taxes
- VIRGINIA August 6 – August 8
- School supplies $20 or less per item
- Clothing and footwear $100 or less per item.
- WEST VIRGINIA July 30 –August 2
- Clothing $125 or less
- Supplies with a purchase price of $50 or less
- School instruction material with a purchase price of $20 or less
- Laptop and tablet computers with a purchase price of $500 or less
- Sports equipment with a purchase price of $150 or less.
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