Florida Sales Tax Holiday Underway This Weekend

August 12, 2011

Today marks the first day of Florida’s 2011 Sales Tax Holiday, offering shoppers the chance to stock up on school supplies and clothing without paying sales tax.

The school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday until midnight Sunday. Retailers believe consumers are excited about the holiday that provides a break at the cash register for families during a time of year when their expenses climb.

Retailers across Northwest Florida are gearing up for a big weekend, stocking up on merchandise and planning for a boost to their bottom line. In addition to locals, retailers are expecting to see a lot of Alabama tags in their parking lots as Alabama residents cross the state line to save a few extra dollars this weekend.

In general, the sales tax holiday means no state or local sales tax on clothing, footwear and some accessories selling for $75 or less or certain school supplies for $15 or less. Books are not exempt from tax this year.

“Clothing” means any article of wearing apparel, including all footwear (except skis, swim fins, roller blades, and skates) intended to be worn on or about the human body. However, “clothing” does not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas, handkerchiefs, or sporting equipment.

“School supplies” means pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, notebooks, notebook filler paper, legal pads, binders, lunch boxes, construction paper, markers, folders, poster board, composition books, poster paper, scissors, cellophane tape, glue, paste, rulers, computer disks, protractors, compasses, and calculators.

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One Response to “Florida Sales Tax Holiday Underway This Weekend”

  1. 429SCJ on August 12th, 2011 5:52 am

    Lord knows times are hard enough and only getting worse.

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