Florida Tax Free Weekend August 3rd - 5th 2018
is good news - bad news
What is Florida Tax Free Weekend?
Florida Tax Free Weekend or the Sales Tax Holiday ia usually the weekend before school starts to give consumers a break on their back to school shopping.
This year the Tax Free Weekend starts at 12:01am on Friday, August 3th and ends at 11:59pm on Sunday, August 5th. During that time, certain school supplies and clothing can be purchased tax free.
The bad news.
This year, technology items up to $750 are not included in Tax Free Weekend like they were last year. This exclusion is the latest addition to changes that were made back in 2016 when the tax holiday was shortened to 3 days from 10 day and the tax free savings on clothing was dropped to $60 from $100.
The good news.
You can still save a good amount of money on your shopping this weekend even if you don’t have children going back to school to shop for. In addition to the sales tax savings, many stores are having good sales so the savings can really add up.
What items are eligible?
Generally speaking, this weekend no sales tax is due on clothes, shoes and some accessories that sell for $60 or less. Most school supplies up to $15 are also exempt.
Clothing and accessories that are tax free if they cost $60 or less:
Aerobic and fitness clothing
Aprons/clothing shields
Athletic supporters
Baby clothes
Backpacks, book bags
Bandanas
Barrettes and bobby pins
Bathing suits, caps and cover-ups
Belts, belt buckles
Bibs
Blouses
Bicycle helmets (youth only)
Boots (except ski and fishing)
Bowling shoes
Bras
Caps, hats
Cleated and spiked shoes
Coats and wraps
Coin purses
Costumes
Coveralls
Diaper bags
Diapers, diaper inserts (adult and baby, cloth or disposable)
Dresses
Employee uniforms
Fanny packs
Fishing vests
Formal clothing
Gloves (including dress, garden, leather and work gloves, but not for sports)
Graduation caps and gowns
Gym suits and uniforms
Hair nets, bows, clips and hairbands
Handbags, purses
Hosiery
Hunting vests
Insoles
Jackets
Jeans
Lab coats
Leg warmers, leotards, tights
Lingerie
Martial arts attire
Neckwear, ties
Overshoes and rubber shoes
Pants
Raincoats, rain hats and ponchos
Receiving blankets
Robes
Safety clothing, safety shoes
Scarves
Scout uniforms
Shawls, wraps
Shirts
Shoes, shoe inserts
Shoulder pads
Shorts
Ski suits (snow)
Skirts
Sleepwear
Slippers
Slips
Socks
Suits, slacks and jackets
Suspenders
Sweatbands
Sweaters
Swim suits
Tuxedos (excluding rentals)
Underclothes
Uniforms (work, school and athletic, excluding pads)
Vests
Wallets
School supplies that are tax free if they cost $15 or less:
Binders
Calculators
Cellophane (transparent) tape
Colored pencils
Compasses
Composition books
Computer disks (blank CDs only)
Construction paper
Crayons
Erasers
Folders
Glue (stick and liquid)
Highlighters
Legal pads
Lunch boxes
Markers
Notebook filler paper
Notebooks
Paste
Pencils, including mechanical and refills
Pens, including felt, ballpoint, fountain and refills
Poster board, poster paper
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
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