Can you believe it’s time to start thinking about back to school shopping already??
Back-to-School Tax Free Shopping Weekends 2024
Here’s a list of states having back-to-school tax free shopping weekends for 2024! Tax free does not mean that the tax rate will be 0% in all areas. Participating states will be waiving the STATE tax but there are still city and county taxes. Some cities and counties may waive their taxes as well. Check your state link for more details. It may be beneficial to drive to another city or across county lines if the one you’re in is not waiving the additional taxes.
Tax free categories are school supplies, clothing, shoes, books and computers. Some states offer only clothing/shoes. Some do clothes and school supplies. Some do three or more categories but very few states do all. Check your state link for more details.
Tax free weekends start in July in some states. Most states have it the first weekend in August. Some offer it for a full week. Not all states offer a tax free shopping weekend.
- Alabama: July 19-21
- Arkansas: August 3-4
- Connecticut: August 18-24 (clothing and footwear less than $100 only)
- Florida: July 29 – August 11
- Illinois: no longer on the list of participating states
- Iowa: August 2-3 (only valid on select clothing)
- Maryland: August 11-17 (only valid on shoes and clothing)
- Massachusetts: no longer on the list of participating states
- Mississippi: July 26-27 (only valid on clothing & shoes)
- Missouri: August 2-4
- New Jersey: August 24 – Sept 2
- New Mexico: August 2-4
- Ohio: August 2-4
- Oklahoma: August 2-4 (clothing only)
- South Carolina: August 2-4
- Tennessee: July 26-28
- Texas: August 9-11
- Virginia: August 2-4
- West Virginia: August 2-5
Full details for each state listed HERE.
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