The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday began Monday, July 24, and is running for two weeks ending on Sunday, Aug. 6. This initiative allows families to save money when purchasing items that students need for the new school year.
“We worked hard to include this tax holiday in our ‘Framework for Freedom’ budget, and Florida families will now save more than $160 million on needed back-to-school supplies,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, July 26. “I’m proud that we were able to use this time to also support local education foundations that were impacted by Hurricane Ian as they prepare for the upcoming school year. In Florida, we will continue to put families first and support our students.”
DeSantis also announced the Florida Disaster Fund’s award of $2 million in grants to six school foundations located in the counties hit hardest by the storm. These foundations will use the funds to purchase school supplies for children in areas where families are still recovering. By awarding these funds during the sales tax holiday, the foundations will maximize their funds to purchase more supplies and assist more students.
What’s eligible:
The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday includes items such as:
A second Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be observed at the beginning of the second semester of school, in order to help families refresh their students’ school supplies. This holiday will run from Jan. 1 through Jan. 14, 2024.
The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday overlaps a part of the Freedom Summer sales tax holiday, which began on May 29 and will end on Sept. 4.
The Freedom Summer sales tax holiday applies to items such as:
