What you can buy during Florida’s second school tax holiday

STATEWIDE — The tax holiday will start Monday, Jan. 1, and will continue through Jan. 14. It is similar to the back-to-school holidays that Florida has long offered during the summer, including this year.

Included in the tax holiday that starts Monday:

During the sales tax holiday period, tax is not due on the retail sale of:

  • 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 sales tax holiday does NOT apply to:

  • 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

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