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Back to School Tax Free Shopping Dates By State for 2019
Get ready for these 2019 Tax-Free Holidays!
It’s that time of year again! Every summer, select states (see the list below) offer Tax-Free Holidays, allowing shoppers to purchase back to school clothing, footwear, school supplies, computers, and other items without having to pay sales tax.
Many of the larger online retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Target participate in Tax-Free Holidays too, which means that you can do your shopping online without adding sales tax!
Back-to-school tax-free shopping states + dates for 2019:
Alabama:
- Dates: July 19th-21st
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100), Computers (up to $750), School supplies (up to $50), Books (up to $30)
- State Website
Arkansas:
- Dates: August 3rd-4th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100), School supplies
- State Website
Connecticut:
- Dates: August 18th-24th
- Save on: Clothing and footwear (up to $100)
- State Website
Florida:
- Dates: August 2nd-6th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $60), School supplies (up to $15), Computers (up to $1,000)
- State Website
Iowa:
- Dates: August 2nd-3rd
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100)
- State Website
Maryland:
- Dates: August 11th-17th
- Save on: Clothing & footwear (up to $100)
- State Website
Massachusetts:
- Dates: August 10th-11th
- Save on: All tangible personal property (up to $2,500)
- State Website
Mississippi:
- Dates: July 26th-27th
- Save on: Clothing & footwear (up to $100)
- State Website
Missouri:
- Dates: August 2nd-4th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100), Computers (up to $1,500), School supplies (up to $50)
- State Website
New Mexico:
- Dates: August 2nd-4th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100), Computers (up to $1,000), Computer equipment (up to $500), School supplies (up to $30)
- State Website
Ohio:
- Dates: August 2nd-4th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $75), School supplies (up to $20)
- State Website
Oklahoma:
- Dates: August 2nd-4th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100)
- State Website
South Carolina:
- Dates: August 2nd-4th
- Save on: Clothing, School supplies, Computers, & other
- State Website
Tennessee:
- Dates: July 26th-28th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100), School supplies (up to $100), Computers (up to $1,500)
- State Website
Texas:
- Dates: August 9th-11th
- Save on: Clothing, backpacks, and school supplies (up to $100)
- State Website
Virginia:
- Dates: August 2nd-4th
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100), School supplies (up to $20), Energy Star products (up to $2,500), Hurricane preparedness items (up to $60), Generators (up to $1,000)
- State Website
Where can I find out what day Amazon, Target or Walmart have the tax free day?
They go by the state-mandated dates we have listed above. What state are you looking for, Melissa?
Connecticut
Glad to live in NJ…we aren’t on the list, but we NEVER pay taxes on shoes and clothing! 🙂 (granted Delaware is better with not charging sales tax at all, but it is close enough that we go shopping there from time to time!)
We have no sales tax (OR) so it bugs us when ever we travel outta state & pay sales tax in other states
I feel you, Shelly! We lived in Oregon for 15 years and once we moved out of state – it was HARD to get used to paying tax. At least we can pump our own gas, now!
Wish our school was out for summer- still in session!!! And no tax free shopping ( Michigan)
We are in Michigan too, no breaks at all!
Of course, California isn’t one of them😐
Never will be-Land of the taxes lol
I had no idea this was even a thing. Too bad they don’t have this in all states. 😩
I’m curious which states normally charge sales tax on clothing and do not participate in a back to school tax free program. I want to make sure I don’t choose to move to one of those states, LOL.
South Dakota pays sales tax on everything clothing, shoes, food and we don’t participate in a back to school tax free program. However we also don’t have a state income tax.
Texas pays taxes on everything. I’m in a border town and they give the taxes back to international shoppers. ಠ_ಠ we have tax free weekend but the stores get so swamped it’s not worth it ಠ︵ಠ
We actually don’t pay taxes on food in Texas & we don’t have a state income tax.
Yup, I came here to say exactly that. No state income tax is pretty sweet!
I’m in Louisiana, and we pay tax on everything… clothing, food, even the newspaper now! We used to have the Tax Free Holiday, but last year they nixed it for the next 7 years to “balance the budget”.
Similar comment regarding Florida. No sales tax on un-prepared food and certain personal care products but we don’t have a state income tax. I don’t get too excited about tax-free days. The stores end up extra crowded and after years of following Hip2Save a 7% discount doesn’t impress me much 🙂
Yep this ☝🏻. I would gladly pay the extra 7% on clothes and shoes in FL to save my sanity. Now if I were having to purchase a new laptop, I would venture out for that during tax free week. Luckily my kids are still little where we don’t need that yet.
North Carolina
I live in NH. No sales tax, No state income tax. 😊
No Michigan, of course…
C’mon Washington State. Where u at?!