Sales Tax Holiday
Sales tax holiday in the United States are dates set by the state governments where the sales tax on certain purchases do not apply. The sales tax holiday usually occurs during the back to school season so the families can cut the costs of purchase of clothes, school supplies, equipment, etc.
Other than the back to school season, states have a sales tax holiday for preparedness items for natural disasters like hurricanes. In 2024, Alabama, Virginia, and Florida are the three states that will have a sales tax holiday for hurricane preparedness items. But again, for the most part, the sales tax holiday is more for the back to school season.
Related Article: Federal Holidays
While most states have a fixed date for the tax holiday, some have it every once in a while. As of now, here is the sales tax holiday dates and what kind of items it includes.
| State | Date | Items |
| Alabama | July 17 – 19 | $100 clothing $750 computers $50 school supplies $30 books |
| Arkansas | August 1 – 2 | $100 clothing $100 school supplies |
| Connecticut | August 16 – 22 | $100 clothing and footwear |
| Florida | August 7 – 9 | $60 clothing $15 school supplies $1,000 computers |
| Iowa | August 7 – 8 | $100 clothing |
| Maryland | August 9 – 15 | $100 clothing and footwear |
| Mississippi | July 31 – August 1 | $100 clothing and footwear |
| Missouri | August 7 – 9 | $100 clothing $1,500 computers $50 school supplies |
| New Mexico | August 8 – 9 | $100 clothing $1,000 computers $500 computer equipment $30 school supplies |
| Ohio | August 7 – 9 | $75 clothing $20 school supplies |
| Oklahoma | August 7 – 9 | $100 clothing |
| Tennessee | August 7 – 9 | $100 clothing $1,500 computers $100 school supplies |
| Texas | August 7 – 9 | $100 clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks |
| Virginia | August 7-9 | $100 clothing $20 school supplies |
| *Alabama | February 21 – 23 | $1,000 hurricane preparedness and generators $60 supplies |
| *Florida | May 29 – June 4 | $750 hurricane preparedness and generators $50 supplies |
| *Virginia | August 7 – 9 | $60 hurricane preparedness $1,000 generators |
Your state isn’t on the list? Since this is too early for the states to announce the 2024 dates for the sales tax holidays, it may take some time. However, this doesn’t mean that your state will have a sales tax holiday. Unfortunately, not all states have a sales tax holiday. As soon as any state announces a sales tax holiday, we will keep you updated.