{"id":947644,"date":"2026-07-20T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/947644\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:10:14","slug":"florida-sales-tax-holiday-starts-monday-july-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/947644\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida sales tax holiday starts Monday, July 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Attention back-to-school shoppers. Florida\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/floridarevenue.com\/backtoschool\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/floridarevenue.com\/backtoschool\/Pages\/default.aspx\">sales tax holiday<\/a> begins Monday, July 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">From July 20 through August 20, shoppers will not pay sales tax on the following items:<\/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\"><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\">The sales tax holiday does not apply to:<\/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\"><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>[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 Attention back-to-school shoppers. 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