Last year, Florida offered several short-term sales tax holidays, including a two-week back-to-school holiday in January and another in late summer, as well as other themed exemptions, like ...

In June, Gov. DeSantis signed HB7031, a $1.3 billion tax cut package that includes replacing Florida’s back-to-school tax-free weekend with an entire month of tax-free sales on school supplies.

Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held Aug. 1-31 this year, a departure from the two-week holiday of prior years. See detailed list of what school supplies you can buy tax free.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's fiscal 2025-2026 budget on June 30, eliminating the previous two-week sales tax holiday on emergency supplies.

TALLAHASSEE — Praised by retailers, derided as a gimmick by critics, Florida on Aug. 1 will start a month-long sales-tax “holiday” for back-to-school shoppers, along with eliminating sales taxes on ...

There are 17 U.S. states that offer tax-free shopping during specific times for back-to-school shopping. See which states and when.

This year, the sales tax holiday in Florida that coincides with the beginning of the school year runs from Aug. 1 through 31, according to the Florida Department of Revenue.

When does school start in Florida? Start times, phone rules for 2025-26 To help Florida residents with those expenses, there's the back-to-school sales tax holiday, which starts Friday, Aug. 1.