Florida did not offer sales tax holidays for 2009, but the governor signed a bill in May 2010 to reinstate the sales tax holiday. Previous sales tax holidays covered hurricane supplies, clothing, books and school supplies.
Neighboring states Alabama and Georgia will be offering back-to-school sales tax holidays in 2011.
Florida Sales Tax Holiday Dates
August 3-5, 2012Clothing Exempt from Florida Sales Tax
Clothing and accessories must be $50 or less. Items eligible include: Clothing must be under $100 for:- Baby Clothes
- Backpacks
- Belt Buckles
- Bibs
- Blouses
- Caps and Hats
- Coats and Wraps
- Coveralls
- Diaper Bags
- Diapers (adult and baby, cloth or disposable)
- Dresses
- Formal Clothing (not rented)
- Gloves (general use)
- Graduation Caps and Gowns
- Hosiery
- Jackets
- Jeans
- Leotards and Tights
- Neckwear
- Pants
- Panythose
- Rain Coats, Rain Hats and Ponchos
- Scout Uniforms
- Shirts
- Shoes
- Shorts
- Skirts
- Sleepwear
- Socks
- Suspenders
- Sweat Suits
- Sweaters
- Undergarments
- Uniforms
School Supplies Exempt from Florida Sales Tax
Limit per item is $10 on these school supplies:- Binders
- Calculators
- Cellophane Tape
- Colored Pencils
- Compasses
- Composition Books
- Computer Disks
- Construction Paper
- Crayons
- Erasers
- Folders
- Glue
- Highlighters
- Legal Pads
- Lunch Boxes
- Markers
- Notebook Filler Paper
- Notebooks
- Paste
- Pencils
- Pens
- Poster Board
- Poster Paper
- Protractors
- Rulers
- Scissors
Books Exempt from Florida Sales Tax
Eligible books must cost $50 or less. The following types of books are nontaxable during the sales tax holiday:- Bibles
- Books With a Publisher
- Children's Books
- Foreign and Old Books
- Instruction Manuals
- Music Books
- Textbooks
Taxable Items
Jewelry, watches, sporting goods and duffel bags are some of the items that are taxable. The Florida Department of Revenue has issued a complete list of items that are not eligible for the sales tax free weekend.More States With Sales Tax Holidays
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia
