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2019 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday

Don't Miss It!

By Iraines Rivera July 24, 2019

This year's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins on Friday, August 2, 2019, and ends on Tuesday, August 6, 2019. 

So what’s tax-free and what’s not you ask? …here it is in a nutshell. 


NO SALES TAX: 

 • Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling for $60 or less per item,

 • Certain school supplies selling for $15 or less per item, and 

• Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories selling for $1,000 or less per item, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use. 


SALES TAX WILL BE APPLIED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:  

• Any item of clothing selling for more than $60; 

• Any school supply item selling for more than $15;

 • Books that are not otherwise exempt; 

• Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes;

 • Rentals or leases of any eligible items;

 • Repairs or alterations of any eligible items; or

 • Sales of any eligible items in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport.


Click HERE for more information on what you can save on this weekend. Happy shopping!