If you’ve just moved to Florida in time for your kids to start school, Monday July 29 begins the annual statewide two-week Back-to-School Tax Holiday through Sunday Aug. 11. Public schools in the state, including The School District of Palm Beach County, begin the new semester on Monday Aug. 12. Private schools often start a few days later.
The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday includes items such as:
School supplies selling for $50 or less per item, such as:
Binders
Notebooks
Pens and pencils
Lunch boxes
Learning aids selling for $30 or less per item, such as:
Interactive Books
Jigsaw Puzzles
Other toys that teach reading or math skills
Clothing and footwear selling for $100 or less per item, such as:
Backpacks
Pants
Shoes
Shirts
Sweaters
Personal computers and related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use selling for $1,500 or less per item, such as:
Laptops
Flash drives
Printers
Headphones
The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is in addition to the Freedom Summer Sales Tax Holiday which runs through July 31. The Freedom Summer Sales Tax Holiday makes items such as fishing supplies, outdoor recreation equipment, and admission to state parks and museums sales tax free.
The sales tax holiday does not apply to the rental or repair of any of the qualifying items. Additionally, the sales tax holiday does not apply to sales in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.
For more information and to view lists of qualifying items, visit the Department of Revenue’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday.
