Believe it or not, back-to-school season is quickly approaching. While it’s most likely going to look a lot different this year, especially if you’ll be continuing remote learning, there are some things that are here to stay. One of those things you’ve been wondering about? Tax-free shopping. The good news: It’s happening, but it looks different in every state. According to the Federation of Tax Administrators, 16 states are participating this year. In addition, Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon never charge sales tax. So, if you live in these states, maybe you can shop for the rest of us year round?
Tax-free holidays generally start toward the end of July and go through August and range from a couple days to about a week. You can expect to save on clothing, shoes, school supplies, and even big-ticket items like a computer — so save up now so you can majorly slash the price off of that shiny new laptop.
Note that in general, clothing, footwear, and school supply price limits are typically per item.
So, where should you shop?
Alabama
Date: July 17-19
What: Clothing $100 or less, computers up to $750, school supplies up to $50, and books $30 or less.
Arkansas
Date: August 1-2
What: Clothing under $100, accessories under $50, and school supplies (no limit).
Connecticut
Date: August 16-22
What: Clothing and footwear under $100.
Florida
Date: August 7-9
What: Computers $1,000 or less, school supplies $15 or less, and clothing $60 or less.
Iowa
Date: August 7-8
Maryland
Date: August 9-15
What: Clothing and footwear $100 or less and the first $40 of a backpack purchase.
Massachussets
Date: August 29-30
What: All retail items up to $2,500. Now’s the time to buy that wish-list item you’ve been saving up for.
Mississippi
Date: July 31-August 1
Missouri
What: Clothing $100 or less, school supply purchase $50 or less, computer software $350 or less, and personal computers $3,500 or less.
New Mexico
What: Clothing and shoes under $100, computers up to $1,000, computer hardware up to $50, and school supplies under $30.
Ohio
What: Clothing $75 or less and school supplies or instructional materials $20 or less.
Oklahoma
Date: August 7-9
What: Clothing and footwear $100 or less, not including accessories or athletic gear.
South Carolina
What: School supplies, clothing and accessories, bed and bath, and computers.
Tennessee
Date: July 31-August 2
What: Clothing and school and art supplies $100 or less and computers $1,500 or less.
Texas
What: Clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks $100 or less.
Virginia
What: School supplies $20 or less and clothing and footwear $100 or less. Some hurricane and emergency preparedness products as well as Energy Star and WaterSense products qualify too. Read more details here.
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