Florida Extends, Makes Permanent Annual Back-to-School Sales-Tax Holiday by Luke Lucas, CPA
Posted on August 05, 2025
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Luke Lucas
The Florida legislature has designated the entire month of August a sales-tax holiday on back-to-school supplies, while also extending this tax relief to residents on an annual basis.
From August 1 through August 31, families can purchase the following school supplies in Florida without incurring state and local sales tax:
- Personal computers, laptops, tablets, e-readers and related accessories (i.e., keyboards, monitors, non-recreational software, etc.) selling for $1,500 or less
- Clothing, footwear, bookbags, handbags and wallets costing $100 or less per item
- School supplies priced at $50 or less, including binders, notebooks, legal pads, paper, poster board, folders, pencils, pens, markers, erasers, rulers, glue, staplers and lunch boxes
- Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles costing $50 or less per item
Items specifically excluded from the August sales-tax holiday include cellular telephones and video game consoles, computer and related accessories used for commercial use, and the rental of any items qualifying for sales tax relief.
Retailers and other businesses selling eligible items tax-free in August should report those transactions as exempt sales on their sales tax returns.
For more information about Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday in August, please visit https://floridarevenue.com/backtoschool/Pages/default.aspx.
About the Author: Luke Lucas, CPA, is an associate director of Tax Services with Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs, where he helps businesses and their owners throughout the country maintain compliance with a complex maze of state and local tax issues. He can be reached at the CPA firm’s Miami office at (305) 379-7000 or info@bpbcpa.com.
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