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Florida's 2024 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday: Everything you need to know

Runs from January 1 - 14
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Posted at 5:23 AM, Dec 29, 2023
and last updated 2024-01-01 12:34:02-05

TAMPA, Fla. — The 2024 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins Monday, January 1, and runs through Sunday, January 14.

During the holiday period, qualifying items will be exempt from tax, including:

  • Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories with a sales price of $100 or less per item
  • Certain school supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item
  • Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less
  • Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories with a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use

The holiday does not apply to the following:

  • Any item of clothing with a sales price of more than $100
  • Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50
  • Books that are not otherwise exempt
  • Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500
  • Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
  • Rentals of any eligible items
  • Repairs or alterations of any eligible items
  • Sales of any eligible items within a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport

Below is a complete breakdown of what items qualify during the 2022 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, according to the Florida Department of Revenue:
Florida's 2024 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday by ABC Action News on Scribd

Click here for more information on other sales tax holidays.