It feels like summer break just started, however, the countdown for back to school is already underway… and so is back to school shopping. But before you head out to load up on all of those back to school supplies, you may want to check out to see if there is a tax free weekend in your state for 2018.
Several states offer tax free purchases on limited amounts of clothing, school supplies, and even larger items, such as laptops. Check out this list of back to school tax free weekends for 2018:
Tax Free Weekend Dates 2018
Here’s a quick glance at the states and dates for tax-free weekends for 2018:
Alabama Tax Free Weekend—July 20-22, 2018
Arkansas Tax Free Weekend—August 4-5, 2018
Connecticut Tax Free Weekend—August 19-25, 2018
Florida Tax Free Weekend—August 3-5, 2018
Georgia Tax Free Weekend— No tax free weekend for 2018
Iowa Tax Free Weekend—August 3-4, 2018
Maryland Tax Free Weekend—August 12-18, 2018
Mississippi Tax Free Weekend—July 27-28, 2018
Missouri Tax Free Weekend—August 3-5, 2018
New Mexico Tax Free Weekend—August 3-5, 2018
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend—No tax free weekend for 2018
Ohio Tax Free Weekend—August 3-5, 2018
Oklahoma Tax Free Weekend—August 3-5, 2018
South Carolina Tax Free Weekend—August 3-5, 2018
Tennessee Tax Free Weekend—July 27-29, 2018
Texas Tax Free Weekend—August 10-12, 2018
Virginia Tax Free Weekend—August 3-5, 2018
Wisconsin Tax Free Weekend—August 1-5, 2018
States participating in a tax free holiday for back to school 2018
For a bit more detail on what items are included and the maximum dollar amounts for your back to school purchases, see the chart below.
|
State |
Items Included |
Maximum Cost |
2018 |
State Tax Holiday Source Links |
| Alabama | clothing – $100 computers – $750 school supplies – $50 books – $30 |
July 20-22 | http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/ | |
| Arkansas | clothing – $100 school supplies |
August 4-5 | http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/ | |
| Connecticut | clothing and footwear – $100 | August 19-25 | http://www.ct.gov/drs/ | |
| Florida | clothing – $60 school supplies – $15 |
August 3-5 | http://floridarevenue.com/ | |
| Iowa | clothing – $100 | August 3-4 | https://tax.iowa.gov/ |
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| Maryland | clothing & footwear-$100 | August 12-18 | http://www.marylandtaxes.com/ | |
| Mississippi | clothing & footwear – $100 | July 27-28 | http://www.dor.ms.gov/ | |
| Missouri | clothing – $100 computers – $1,500 school supplies – $50 |
August 3-5 | http://dor.mo.gov/ | |
| New Mexico | clothing – $100 computers – $1,000 computer equip. – $500 school supplies – $30 |
August 3-5 | http://www.tax.newmexico.gov | |
| Ohio | clothing – $75 school supplies – $20 |
August 3-5 | https://www.tax.ohio.gov/ | |
| Oklahoma | clothing – $100 | August 3-5 | http://www.tax.ok.gov/ | |
| South Carolina | clothing school supplies computers other |
August 3-5 | http://www.sctax.org/ | |
| Tennessee | clothing – $100 school supplies – $100 computers – $1,500 |
July 27-29 | http://tn.gov/revenue/ | |
| Texas | clothing, backpacks and school supplies- $100 | August 10-12 | http://comptroller.texas.gov/ | |
| Virginia | clothing – $100 school supplies – $20 |
August 3-5 | http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ | |
| Wisconsin | clothing, supplies – $75 computer supplies – $250 computers – $750 |
August 1-5 | https://www.revenue.wi.gov/ | |
*information for graph obtained from Federation of Tax Administrators.
Mark your calendars and take advantage of the extra savings!
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