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The 2017 sales tax holiday will take place over three days beginning on Friday, August 4 at 12:01 a.m. and running through Sunday, August 6 at 11:59 p.m.

This year’s tax-free rules apply to clothing, footwear and certain accessories that cost $60 or less per item and school supplies that costs $15 or less per item.

Examples of items that will be exempt from tax this weekend include:

Clothing:

Bags
Belts
Hats
Hair accessories
Jackets
Jeans
Raincoats
Shirts
Shorts & skirts
Shoes
Socks
Scarves
Swimsuits
Ties
Uniforms
Wallets

Supplies:

Backpacks
Binders
Calculators
Folders
Markers, crayons & colored pencils
Notebook paper
Poster board
Pens & pencils

Computer & Accessories:

Computers for noncommercial home or personal use
Computer speakers
Flash drives
Headphones
Ink cartridges
Software
Tablets

According to the Florida Department of Revenue, the holiday will NOT apply to the following:

Any item of clothing selling for more than $60
Any school supply item selling for more than $15
Books that are not otherwise exempt
Personal computers and computer-related accessories purchase for commercial purposes
Rentals or leases of any of these items
Repairs or alterations of any of these items
Sales of clothing or school supplies in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.

For a complete list of exempt and non-exempt items, please CLICK HERE.

The 2015 sales tax holiday will begin on Friday, August 7, 2015 and continue through Sunday, August 16, 2015. That’s right! This year’s tax-free holiday will last for ten days, allowing shoppers ample time to purchase the products they’ll need for the upcoming school year without paying sales tax.

As with the extended length of the tax-free period, other changes will take effect this 2015 holiday.

Clothing and certain accessories up to $100 each will apply, while shoes are also eligible, but must cost no more than $100 per pair. Certain school supplies selling for $15 or less per item, such as pens, pencils, folders, and calculators will be eligible, but items such as staplers and computer paper will not be included. The first $750 of the sales price for computers and certain computer-related accessories (purchased for noncommercial home or personal use) will also be eligible.

For those who prefer online shopping to in-store shopping, eligible purchases through the Internet during the sales tax holiday will also be exempt.

While the stores will participate, the ten-day tax holiday does not apply to theme parks, entertainment complexes, public lodging establishments, and airports.

For more on tax exempt items and qualifying purchases, please visit the Florida Department of Revenue’s site at http://dor.myflorida.com/Pages/default.aspx.

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