Is your state having a back to school sales tax holiday in 2023? Find your state on the list below. Updated Sep 2023 to include Virginia’s late-breaking 2023 holiday.
Dealing with a sales tax holiday. Find out more about how to handle sales tax holidays as an e-commerce retailer here.
Back to School Tax Free Weekends 2023
| State |
Dates |
Tax Free Items |
| Alabama |
July 21-23, 2023 |
- Clothing (not including accessories, protection equipment or recreational equipment) with a sale price of $100 or less per item
- Computers, computer software, school computer equipment with a sale price of $750 or less
- School supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional materials (non-commercial) with a sale price of $50 or less
- Books (non-commercial purchases) of $30 or less
|
| Arkansas |
August 5-6, 2023 |
- Clothing items priced under $100
- Clothing accessories or equipment priced under $50
- School supplies, school art supplies,school instructional materials and electronic devices
|
| Connecticut |
August 20-26, 2023 |
- Clothing and footwear costing less than $100
- Athletic clothing or footwear, protective clothing and footwear, and accessories are not subject to the sales tax holiday
|
| Florida |
July 24-Aug 6, 2023 |
- Clothing, footwear, wallets and bags costing less than $100
- School supplies costing $50 or less
- Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles costing $30 or less
- Personal computers and related accessories, including tablets, laptops, monitors, input devices and non-recreational software costing $1500 or less
|
| Iowa |
Aug 4-5, 2023 |
- Clothing or footwear (not including protective clothing, athletic clothing, rental clothing or accessories) priced at less than $100 per item
|
| Maryland |
Aug 13-19, 2023 |
- Clothing or footwear (not including accessories) priced at $100 or less per item
|
| Massachusetts |
August 12-13, 2023 |
- All retail items for personal use up to $2,500
|
| Mississippi |
July 28-29, 2023 |
- Clothing or footwear (not including accessories, rental clothing, or swim fins and skates) priced under $100 per item
|
| Missouri |
Aug 4-6, 2023 |
- Clothing (not including accessories) with a taxable value of $100 or less per item
- School supplies priced at up to $50 per purchase
- Computer software with a taxable value of $350 or less
- Personal computers and peripherals priced at $1500 or less
- Graphing calculators with taxable value of $150 or less
- If less than 2% of a retailer’s merchandise qualifies, the retailer must offer a tax refund in lieu of a sales tax holiday. See “Information for Vendors” here
|
| New Jersey |
Aug 26-Sept 4, 2023 |
- Computers with a sales price of less than $3000 per item
- School computer supplies with a sales price of less than $1,000 per item
- School supplies, school art supplies, school instructional materials, and sports or recreation equipment
|
| New Mexico |
Aug 4-6, 2023 |
- Clothing and footwear (except accessories, athletic clothing or protective clothing) with a sales price of less than $100 per item
- School supplies with a sales price of less than $30 per item
- Computers with sales price of $1,000 or less per item
- Computer peripherals with a sales price of $500 or less per item
- Book bags, backpacks, maps and globes with a sales price of less than $100 per item
- Retailers are not required to participate
|
| Ohio |
Aug 4-6, 2023 |
- Clothing priced at $75 or less
- School supplies and school instructional materials with a price of $20 or less
|
| Oklahoma |
Aug 4-6, 2023 |
- Clothing (not including accessories, clothing rentals, athletic or protective clothing) with a sales price of less than $100
|
| South Carolina |
Aug 4-6, 2023 |
- Clothing (not including clothing rentals), accessories, and footwear
- School supplies
- Computers and computer software
- Printers and printer supplies
- Bath wash clothes, bed linens, pillows, bath towels, shower curtains, bath rugs
|
| Tennessee |
Jul 28-30, 2023 |
- Clothing
- School supplies
- Computers
|
| Texas |
Aug 11-13, 2023 |
- Clothing and footwear (not including accessories, athletic, protective or rental clothing)
- School supplies and school backpacks with a sale price of less than $100 per item
|
| Virginia |
Oct 20-23, 2023 |
- Clothing and footwear $100 or less per item
- Qualified school supplies $20 or less per item
|
| West Virginia |
Aug 4-7, 2023 |
- Clothing priced at $125 or less
- School supplies priced at $50 or less
- School instructional materials priced at $20 or less
- Laptop and tablet computers with a price of $500 or less
- Sports equipment with a price of $150 or less
|
Other Things You Need to Know about 2023 Sales Tax Holidays
Most holidays provide a sales tax exemption on clothing and school supplies, with many also providing an exemption on computers and computer peripherals. Some states only exempt clothing and other items priced at below a certain threshold.
In most cases, accessories, athletic, protective and rental clothing are not subject to the sales tax holiday, though states vary. (See the table above.)
Further, in most cases, only items purchased for personal use are subject to sales tax. Commercial items, such as a computer purchased for use in an office, are not subject to the Back to School sales tax holiday in most states.
States with No Back to School Sales Tax Holiday in 2023
The following states are not participating in a Back to School Sales Tax Holiday in 2023. Keep in mind that this doesn’t mean that states might not participate in the future.
| Alaska |
Kentucky |
Pennsylvania |
| Arizona |
Louisiana |
Rhode Island |
| California |
Maine |
South Dakota |
| Colorado |
Michigan |
Utah |
| Delaware (state with no sales tax) |
Minnesota |
Vermont |
| Georgia |
Montana (state with no sales tax) |
Washington |
| Hawaii |
Nebraska |
Washington DC |
| Idaho |
New Hampshire (state with no sales tax) |
Wisconsin |
| Illinois |
North Carolina |
Wyoming |
| Indiana |
North Dakota |
|
| Kansas |
Oregon (state with no sales tax) |
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