Back to School Sales Tax Holidays 2023

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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