Tax-free weekend: Here's which items are, aren't eligible in Texas
Tax-free weekend in Texas is from Friday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 13. The annual "holiday" weekend is the best time to purchase school necessities, including clothes and supplies.
As long as the total price of the purchase is under $100, including delivery fees, shoppers do not have to pay taxes on school supplies online or in person.
If you decide to purchase items online, be sure the purchase date is within the holiday weekend timeframe. An online purchase at 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, will most likely be declined by the online payment processor, making your purchase taxable. The sooner, the better.
Tax-free weekend does not only apply to students. So, if you want some new pens and legal pads for your office or a new outfit, check out the list below on what is and isn't eligible.
Which school supplies are eligible?
Binders
Blackboard chalk
Book bags
Calculators
Cellophane tape
Compasses
Composition books
Crayons
Erasers
Folders - expandable, pocket, plastic and manila
Glue, paste and paste sticks
Highlighters
Index cards
Index card boxes
Legal pads
Lunch boxes
Markers - including dry erase markers
Notebooks
Paper - loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board and construction paper
Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
Pencil sharpeners
Pencils
Pens
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
Writing tablets
Which clothing items are eligible?
Adult diapers
Athletic socks
Baby bibs
Baby clothes
Baby diapers - cloth or disposable
Backpacks - with wheels or messenger
Baseball accessories - caps and jerseys
Belts with attached buckles
Blouses
Boots - cowboy, general purpose and hiking
Bowling shirts
Bras
Camp clothes
Caps - baseball, fishing and golf
Chef uniforms
Children’s novelty costumes
Clerical vestments
Coats
Coveralls
Dresses
Earmuffs
Fishing caps
Football jerseys
Gloves - general, dress and leather
Golf accessories - caps, dresses, jackets, windbreakers, shirts and skirts
Graduation caps and gowns
Gym suits and uniforms
Hats
Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts
Hosiery - including support hosiery
Household aprons
Jackets
Jeans
Jogging apparel
Knitted caps or hats
Leg warmers
Leotards and tights
Masks - costume, cloth and disposable fabric
Neckwear and ties
Nightgowns and nightshirts
Painter pants
Pajamas
Pants
Panty hose
Raincoats and ponchos
Rain hats
Religious clothing
Robes
Safety shoes - adaptable for street wear
Scarves
Scout uniforms
Shawls and wraps
Shirts - including hooded
Shoes - general, boat, cross trainers, dress, flip-flops, jellies, running (without cleats), safety, sandals, slippers, sneakers, tennis and walking
Shorts
Skirts
Slips
Socks
Suits, slacks and jackets
Suspenders
Sweatshirts
Sweat suits
Sweaters
Swimsuits
Tennis accessories - dresses, shorts, shoes and skirts
Tights
Trousers
Underclothes - pants and shirts
Uniforms - school, work, nurse, waitress, military, postal, police and fire
Veils
Vests - general, fishing (non-flotation) and hunting
Workout clothes
Which items are not eligible?
Accessories - general, barrettes, belt buckles, bobby pins, elastic ponytail holders, hair bows, hair clips, handbags, handkerchiefs, headbands, jewelry, key cases, purses, sunglasses, sweatbands, wallets, watch bands, watches and umbrellas
Baggage items - framed backpacks, athletic, duffle, gym, luggage, briefcases and computer
Bathing caps
Belts for weight lifting
Boots - climbing, fishing, overshoes, galoshes, rubber work, ski and waders
Chest protectors
Clothing or footwear rentals, alterations (including embroidery) and cleaning services
Clothing subscription boxes
Computers and software
Corsages and boutonnieres
Gloves - gardening, rubber, surgical and work
Goggles
Hard hats
Helmets - bike, motorcycle and sports
Insoles
Items sold for $100 or more
Items used to make or repair clothing, including fabric, thread, yarn, buttons, snaps, hooks and zippers
Specially-designed athletic activity or protective-use clothing or footwear - including baseball cleats, baseball gloves, baseball pants, batting gloves, bicycle gloves, bicycle shoes (cleated), elbow pads, golf gloves, golf cleats, golf purses, football pads, football pants, hockey gloves, ice skates, knee pads, life jackets and vests, scuba vests, shin guards, ski suits, ski vests, swimming fins, tennis gloves
Masks - N95, welder, umpire and swim
Personal flotation devices
Pocket squares
Roller blades and roller skates
Safety accessories - clothing and glasses
Shoe inserts and shoelaces
Shoes - ballet, bowling, cleated or spiked, jazz and dance, overshoes and tap dance
Sunglasses
Textbooks
Welder aprons
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