What is included in tax-free weekend Florida?

The cost of school supplies

Parents can expect to spend anywhere between $637 and $1,355 per child on back-to-school supplies and fees this year depending on their age, according to the Huntington Backpack Index.

TALLAHASSEE — Top state officials are urging Floridians to capitalize on the upcoming 2022 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday.

The tax-free holiday begins Monday and provides Floridians tax breaks on a slew of items including clothes, computers and school supplies. The last day to take advantage of the savings is August 7. 

"Getting ready for the school year can be an expensive time for Floridians, especially with inflation at record highs, and this tax break will help families keep a little extra money in their pockets and ensure their children have all the supplies they need to succeed this school year," Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said in a statement on Friday.

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A full list of eligible items is available online. Among them, the tax holiday includes clothes items under $100, supply items under $50 and computers below $1,500. Computer accessories are also tax-free so long as the price is below $1,500, too. 

Florida's tax-free holiday does not apply at theme parks or airports, among other venues. Sales at public lodging establishments and entertainment complexes are also excluded. 

"Make sure to take advantage of this back-to-school savings while you can!” Patronis added. 

Floridians may also enjoy a slew of other tax-free holidays on the horizon. Motorists in October can take advantage of a recently approved plan to eliminate the state’s 26.5 cents per gallon gas tax this October. State budget-writers said October was chosen because Florida has fewer tourists then, and the break can be targeted more toward state motorists. 

Need diapers? There's also a tax-free holiday for baby supplies

Meanwhile, Monday also marks the start of a one-year long tax exemption on baby and toddler items. Eligible tax-free purchases include clothes, shoes and diapers. 

Diapers are some of the hardest hit items amid the nation's tangle with inflation. Prices on diapers are up roughly 22% compared to 2018, according to NielsenIQ data.

Jason Delgado is a reporter for the USA Today Network-Florida. He's based in Tallahassee. Reach him at

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Florida's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday starts Monday.

Channel 3 has compiled a list of items that will be tax free during the holiday that runs from July 25 to Aug. 7:

• Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories with a sales price of $100 or less per item.
• Certain school supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item.
• Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less.
• Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories with a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use. 

There are some items that are excluded from the holiday.

Channel 3 has also compiled a list of items not included into the savings holiday:

• Any item of clothing with a sales price of more than $100.
• Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50.
• Books that are not otherwise exempt.
• Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500.
• Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes.
• Rentals of any eligible items.
• Repairs or alterations of any eligible items.
• Sales of any eligible items within a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.

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