If back-to-school shopping is on your to-do list, these are the sales tax-free shopping days (in the US) you need to know about! See when you can save big in your state!
Alabama
- Dates: July 21-23
- Eligible Items: Clothing (up to $100 per item), computers (up to $750), school supplies (up to $50 per item), books (up to $30 per item). **Alabama cities and counties can choose to opt out or participate on a limited basis.**
Arkansas
- Dates: August 5-6
- Eligible Items: Clothing (up to $100 per item), items normally sold as school supplies.
Connecticut
- Dates: August 20-26
- Eligible items: Clothing and footwear (up to $100 per item)
Florida
- Dates: August 4-6
- Eligible Items: Clothing, footwear, and accessories (up to $60 per item), school supplies (up to $15 per item), computers (up to $750).
Iowa
- Dates: August 4-5
- Eligible items: Clothing and footwear (up to $100 per item).
Louisiana
- Dates: August 4-5
- Eligible Items: Most tangible personal property ($2,500 or less). **Holiday reduces the state’s 5% state sales tax to 3% for eligible items. Does not apply to sale taxes levied by parishes, municipalities, school boards and other taxing jurisdictions.**
Maryland
- Dates: August 13-19
- Eligible Items: Clothing and footwear (up to $100 per item).
Mississippi
- Dates: July 28-29
- Eligible items: Clothing and footwear (up to $100 per item).
Missouri
- Dates: August 4-6
- Eligible items: Clothing (up to $100 per item), school supplies (up to $50 per item), computer software (up to $350 per item), personal computers and peripheral devices (up to $1500 per item), graphing calculators (up to $150 per item).
New Mexico
- Dates: August 4-6
- Eligible items: Clothing (up to $100 per item), school supplies (up to $30, per item), computers (up to $1,000), computer equipment (up to $500).
Ohio
- Dates: August 4-6
- Eligible items: Clothing (up to $75 per item), school supplies (up to $20 each)
Oklahoma
- Dates: August 4-6
- Eligible items: Clothing (up to $100 per item).
South Carolina
- Dates: August 4-6
- Eligible items: No price limit for clothing, accessories, footwear, school supplies, computers, printers, computer software, bed linens, and bath accessories. Jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, and furniture are taxable.
Tennessee
- Dates: July 28-30
- Eligible items: Clothing (up to $100 per item), school supplies (up to $100 per item), computers (up to $1,500 per item).
Texas
- Dates: August 11-13
- Eligible items: Clothing, backpacks, and school supplies (up to $100 per item)
Virginia
- Dates: August 4-6
- Eligible items: Clothing and footwear (up to $100 per item), school supplies (up to $20 per item), products that meet Energy Star and WaterSense qualifications (up to $2,500 per item), Hurricane preparedness items, like portable generators (up to $1,000 per item), generators (up to $1,000 per item), chainsaw accessories (up to $60 per item).