{"id":943479,"date":"2026-07-18T14:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/943479\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T14:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:21:34","slug":"floridas-2026-back-to-school-sales-tax-holiday-starts-july-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/943479\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s 2026 back-to-school sales tax holiday starts July 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 *The following information is from the Florida Department of Revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Florida\u2019s 2026 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins on Monday, July 20 and ends on Thursday, Aug. 20. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">During the annual sales tax holiday period, tax is not due on the retail sale of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clothing, footwear, wallets, bags, handbags, backpacks, fanny packs, and diaper bags with a sales price of $100 or less per item.<\/li>\n<li>Certain school supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item.<\/li>\n<li>Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less.<\/li>\n<li>Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories with a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>The annual sales tax holiday does <\/b><b>not<\/b><b> apply to<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Briefcases, suitcases, or garment bags<\/li>\n<li>Watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas, and handkerchiefs<\/li>\n<li>Skis, swim fins, roller blades, and skates<\/li>\n<li>Clothing items with a sales price of more than $100<\/li>\n<li>Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50<\/li>\n<li>Books that are not otherwise exempt<\/li>\n<li>Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500<\/li>\n<li>Cellular telephones, video game consoles, digital media receivers, or devices that are not primarily designed to process data<\/li>\n<li>Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes<\/li>\n<li>Rentals of any eligible items<\/li>\n<li>Repairs or alterations of any eligible items<\/li>\n<li>Sales of any eligible items within a theme park or entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/floridarevenue.com\/taxes\/tips\/Documents\/TIP_26A01-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/floridarevenue.com\/taxes\/tips\/Documents\/TIP_26A01-11.pdf\"><b>Click here<\/b> for more details on Florida\u2019s back-to-school sales tax holiday<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>] <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 *The following information is from the Florida Department of Revenue. 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