Back to School Tax Free Shopping Dates By State for 2019

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