Four Ways To Save With 2022 Back-To-School Florida Sales Tax Holiday
As we approach the return to classes, it’s also time for back-to-school shopping. Florida has a sales tax holiday to help save on what you need before school begins.
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Tim Boyle/Getty Images)As we approach the return to classes, it's also time for back-to-school shopping. Florida has a sales tax holiday to help save on what you need before school begins.
The 2022 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday runs from Monday, July 25 through Sunday, August 7. There are four categories of items that are exempt from state sales tax during the tax holiday. They are Learning Aids (New for 2022), Clothing & Accessories, School Supply Items, Computer and Computer Related Items.
Here's what qualifies for the tax exemption for each category:
1. Clothing & Accessories
The "clothing and accessories" category covers quite a wide variety of items with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
Here are some examples of tax exempt clothing and accessories. The list includes but isn't limited to:
Aerobic and fitness clothing
Baby clothes
Backpacks and book bags
Baseball cleats
Bathing suits, caps and cover-ups
Belts
Bicycle helmets (youth)
Blouses
Boots (Not including ski or fishing boots)
Bowling shoes (purchased)
Bras
Choir and altar clothing
Coats
Costumes
Coveralls
Diaper bags, diapers, inserts (adult and baby, cloth and disposable)
Dresses
Formal clothing (purchased)
Gloves (dress, garden, leather, work)
Graduation caps and gowns
Gym suits/uniforms
Hats
Hosiery and pantyhose
Jackets
Jeans
Lab coats
Leggings, tights, leg warmers
Leotards
Lingerie
Pants
Raincoats, rain hats and ponchos
Receiving blankets
Robes
Safety clothing
Scout uniforms
Shirts
Shoes (including athletic), shoe inserts and insoles
Shorts
Ski suits (snow)
Skirts
Sleepwear
Slippers
Slips
Socks
Suits, slacks and jackets
Suspenders
Sweaters
Swim suits and trunks
Ties
Tuxedos (purchased)
Underclothes
Uniforms (work, school and athletic, excluding pads)
Vests
Non-exempt clothing and accessories include:
Briefcases
Duffel bags
Rented clothing or shoes
Gloves (baseball, batting, bicycle, golf, hockey, rubber, surgical or tennis)
Ice skates or inline skates
Key chains
Luggage
Ski boots (snow)
Ski vests (water)
Skin diving suits
Wigs
Items that do not qualify for the exemption include: watches, jewelry, or clothing or other items purchased at a theme parks, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport. If you didn't see a particular item on this list, then click here for the complete list.
2. Learning Aids (New for 2022)
This new category was added for 2022. Items in this category that are tax exempt must be $30 or less per item.
Here are examples of "Learning aids" that are tax exempt during the Florida sales tax holiday:
Electronic books
Flashcards
Interactive books
Jigsaw puzzles
Learning cards
Matching games
Memory games
Puzzle books
Search-and-find books
Stacking or nesting blocks or sets
Toys that teach reading or math skills
Items that are not exempt include learning aids or puzzles purchased at a theme parks, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport. Click here for the complete list.
3. School Supply Items
School supplies that are exempt from taxes must have a price of $50 or less per item.
Those items that are tax exempt during the tax holiday include:
Binders
Calculators
Cellophane (transparent) tape
Colored pencils
Compasses
Composition books
Computer discs (blank CD's 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 their refills
Pens, including felt, ballpoint, fountain, highlighters and refills
Poster board
Poster paper
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
Staplers and staples
School supplies that are not exempt include:
Books not otherwise exempt
Computer paper
Correction tape, fluid or pens
Masking tape
Printer paper
Items that are not exempt include school supplies purchased at a theme parks, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport. Click here for the complete list.
4. Computer and Computer Related Items
Behind clothing, probably the largest category of back-to-school items. These items must have a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for non-commercial home or personal use.
Examples of computers and computer related accessories that are tax exempt during the tax holiday include:
Computer cables
Car adapters for laptop computers
Compact disk drives
Computers for non-commercial use (desktop, laptop, tablet)
Computer batteries
Data storage devices (such as blank CD's, diskettes, flash drives, jump drives, memory cards)
Docking stations for computers
E-book readers
Headphones/earbuds
Printer ink cartridges
Computer keyboards, mice, microphones
Monitors (not with TV tuners)
Printers
Routers
Scanners
Software (non-recreational, such as antivirus, educational, word processing)
Computer speakers
Computer storage drives
Tablets
Web cameras
Non-exempt items include:
Batteries (regular)
Cases
Computer bags
Computer paper
Cellular phones
Copy machines
Digital cameras
Game systems/game controllers/games
MP3 players or accessories
Surge protectors
TV's
Items that are not exempt include computers or computer-related accessories purchased at a theme parks, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport. Click here for the complete list.
