Consumers can purchase qualifying back to school supplies exempt from tax during the 2025 Back to School Sales Tax Holiday.
Passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the sales tax holiday begins Friday, August 1 and
extends through Sunday, August 31. The Department of Revenue created this webpage to provide information and promotional materials for consumers,
businesses, and other interested parties. Watch this short
video for a summary of the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday.
Consumers
During the 2025 Back to School Sales Tax Holiday, the following qualifying back to school items are exempt from sales tax.
During the Florida Back to School Sales Tax Holiday, which takes place annually from August 1 through August 31, the following items are exempt from Florida sales tax if they meet the specified price limits and other conditions:
- Personal computers or personal computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use having a sales price of $1,500 or less
- Personal computers* include:
- Calculators
- Desktops
- Electronic book readers
- Handhelds
- Laptops
- Tablets
- Tower computers
*The term does not include cellular telephones, video game consoles, digital media receivers, or devices that are not primarily designed to process data.
- Personal computer-related accessories*+ include:
- Keyboards
- Mice
- Modems
- Monitors
- Nonrecreational software
- Other peripheral devices
- Personal digital assistants
- Routers
*The listed accessories are tax-exempt regardless of whether they are used in association with a personal computer base unit.
+ The term does not include furniture or systems, devices, software, monitors with a television tuner, or peripherals that are designed or intended primarily for recreational use.
- Wallets and bags* having a sales price of $100 or less per item, including:
- Backpacks
- Diaper bags
- Fanny packs
- Handbags
*Briefcases, suitcases, and other garment bags are excluded.
- School supplies having a sales price of $50 or less per item, including:
- Binders
- Cellophane tape
- Compasses
- Composition books
- Computer disks
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Erasers
- Folders
- Glue or paste
- Legal pads
- Lunch boxes
- Markers
- Notebooks
- Notebook filler paper
- Pencils
- Pens
- Poster board
- Poster paper
- Protractors
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Staplers and staples used to secure paper products
- Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles having a sales price of $30 or less:
- Flashcards or other learning cards
- Interactive or electronic books and toys intended to teach reading or math skills
- Matching or other memory games
- Puzzle books and search-and-find books
- Stacking or nesting blocks or sets
- Clothing, footwear, and accessories having a sales price of $100 or less per item, including:
- Shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, shorts, and other apparel
- Shoes, boots, sandals, and other footwear
- Accessories such as belts, hats, gloves, and scarves
The sales tax holiday does not apply to the rental or repair of any of the qualifying items. Additionally, the sales tax holiday does not apply to sales in a theme park, entertainment complex,
public lodging establishment or airport.
Have a question? Tax Information Publication TIP No. 25A01-08 and the 2025 Florida Back to School Sales Tax Holiday FAQs for Consumers might help.
Businesses and Other Interested Parties
Promotional Materials
For your convenience, the Department has provided digital downloads for individuals and businesses interested in sharing information about the sales tax holiday.
By clicking on the images below, you will be taken to a full-size version of the graphic to save for your use. If posting a graphic to
your website, the graphic should link to floridarevenue.com/backtoschool when clicked.
Website Graphics
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