ICYMI: Florida's tax-free school supplies holiday is underway

Mark H. Bickel, Naples Daily News
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From July 25 through Aug. 7, Florida will hold its annual school sales tax holiday.
From July 25 through Aug. 7, Florida will hold its annual school sales tax holiday.

The school sales tax holiday in Florida starts Monday. Here are most of the items you can buy missing the state's 6% tax . The holiday ends Aug. 7.

Accessories

• Barrettes and bobby pins • Belt buckles • Bow ties

• Hairnets, bows, clips and hairbands, • Handbags

•Neckwear • Ponytail holders • Scarves

•Ties • Wallets • Aerobic and fitness clothing

• Aprons and clothing shields

• Athletic supporters • Baby clothes

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• Backpacks and book bags • Bandanas

• Baseball cleats • Bathing suits, caps, and cover-ups

• Belts • Bibs • Bicycle helmets (youth)**

• Blouses • Boots (except ski or fishing boots) • Bowling shoes (purchased)

• Braces and supports worn to correct or alleviate a physical incapacity or injury*

• Bras • Choir and altar clothing* • Cleated and spiked shoes • Clerical vestments*

• Coats • Coin purses • Costumes • Coveralls • Diaper bags

• Diapers, diaper inserts (adult and baby, cloth or disposable)

• Dresses • Fanny packs • Fishing vests (non-flotation)

• Formal clothing (purchased) • Gloves - Dress (purchased) - Garden - Leather - Work

• Graduation caps and gowns • Gym suits and uniforms

• Hats and caps • Hosiery and pantyhose (including support hosiery)

• Hunting vests • Jackets • Jeans • Lab coats

• Leggings, tights, and leg warmers • Leotards • Lingerie

• Martial arts attire • Overshoes and rubber shoes

• Pants • Purses • Raincoats, rain hats and ponchos • Receiving blankets

• Religious clothing* • Robes • Safety clothing • Safety shoes

• Scout uniforms • Shawls and wraps • Shirts • Shoe inserts and insoles

• Shoes (including athletic) • Shoulder pads (e.g., dresses or jackets)

• Shorts • Ski suits (snow) • Skirts • Sleepwear (nightgowns and pajamas)

• Slippers • Slips • Socks • Suits, slacks, and jackets • Suspenders

• Sweatbands • Sweaters • Swimsuits and trunks

• Ties (neckties and bow ties) • Tuxedos (purchased) • Underclothes

• Uniforms (work, school and athletic, excluding pads) • Vests

Crayons are on the list of school supplies for Florida's tax free school supplies holiday.
Crayons are on the list of school supplies for Florida's tax free school supplies holiday.

School supplies

• Binders • Calculators • Cellophane (transparent) tape • Colored pencils

• Compasses • Composition books • Computer disks (blank CDs only)

• Construction paper • Crayons • Erasers • Folders • Glue (stick and liquid)

• Highlighters • Legal pads • Lunch boxes • Markers

• Notebook filler paper • Notebooks • Paste

• Pencils, including mechanical and refills

• Pens, including felt, ballpoint, fountain, highlighters and refills

• Poster board • Poster paper • Protractors • Rulers • Scissors

• Staplers and staples (used to secure paper products)

Complete list of items: For more information, click here

Many computer-related accessories are on the list of supplies that qualify for Florida's tax free school supplies holiday.
Many computer-related accessories are on the list of supplies that qualify for Florida's tax free school supplies holiday.

Computers and accessories

•Cables (for computers) • Car adaptors (for laptop computers)

• Central processing units (CPU) • Compact disk drives

• Computers for noncommercial home or personal use - Desktop - Laptop - Tablet

• Computer batteries • Computer towers consisting of a central processing unit, random-access memory and a storage drive

• Data storage devices (excludes those devices designed for use in digital cameras or other taxable items) - Blank CDs - Diskettes - Flash drives - Jump drives - Memory cards - Portable hard drives - Storage drives - Thumb drives - Zip drives

• Docking stations (for computers) • Electronic book readers • Hard drives

• Headphones (including “earbuds”) • Ink cartridges (for computer printers)

• Keyboards (for computers) • Mice (mouse devices) • Microphones (for computers)

• Modems • Monitors (except devices that include a television tuner)

• Motherboards • Personal digital assistant devices (except cellular telephones)

• Port replicators • Printer cartridges • Printers (including “all-in-one” models)

• RAM (random access memory) • Routers • Scanners

• Software (nonrecreational) - Antivirus - Database - Educational - Financial - Word processing

• Speakers (for computers) • Storage drives (for computers)

• Tablets • Web cameras

* These items are always exempt as religious, prescription, prosthetic, or orthopedic items. ** Bicycle helmets marketed for use by youth are always exempt from sales tax.

This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Florida school sales tax holiday: A list of what you can get tax-free