Florida’s 10-day back to school sales tax holiday starting

The three-day event is popular among South Carolina consumers because it provides a tax break as they make necessary purchases for school or college. The Tax Free Weekend also qualifies Hurricane and Emergency Preparedness Items, since hurricane season (June 1 – November. 30) overlaps the time that students return to school.

To get the holiday exemption, customers can shop in stores and online or through catalogs that normally charge Ohio sales tax, he said.

This year, shoppers will save an estimated $87 million in state and local sales taxes during the sales tax holiday.

“Consumers are so mobile these days that, you know, if one state does a sales-tax holiday, well, they’re just going to go ahead and drive there and take advantage of that”, she said.

So that means you could put 200 different school supply items in your cart, and as long as each individual item is under $20 (or $75 for clothes), no sales tax will be charged.

Many clothing items are tax-free during the weekend, allowing parents to find the right back to school outfit for their children.

Below is a list of upcoming tax holidays that include Back to School savings, based on data from the Federation of Tax Administrators and TaxJar.

The only items not included in the sales tax holiday include accessories, items used in a trade or business, protective wear, sewing materials, and very few limited items. The Florida Department of Revenue has published a nonexhaustive list of exempt clothing.

For families buying back-to-school clothing, the tax savings can add up quickly. Here’s a state-by-state guide to tax-free back-to-school shopping holidays! The average family with students in kindergarten through 12th grade will spend $630.36 on electronics, apparel and other school items, a decrease from $669.28 last year, the NRF said.

“We are forecasting some growth this year and predicting about $3.6 million in sales tax forgone”, said Victoria Daniels, department spokeswoman. The one argument we can’t refute is that elected officials often use these tax holidays instead of coming up with a more permanent kind of tax relief.

Sales tax holidays are conducted at various times during the year in Oklahoma and 16 other states, including Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.

All sales of qualifying items made during the holiday period qualify for the exemption, including items sold over the Internet, television or by mail.