Purchase Apparel, School Supplies Tax-Free During Texas Sales Tax Holiday Aug. 5-7, 2022
Posted on August 03, 2022, August 03, 2022
The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. In most cases, you do not need to give the seller an exemption certificate to buy qualifying items tax free.
This year’s sales tax holiday begins Friday, Aug. 5, and goes through midnight Sunday, Aug. 7.
The sales tax exemption applies only to qualifying items you buy during the sales tax holiday. Items you buy before or after the sales tax holiday do not qualify for exemption, and there is no tax refund available.
Qualifying Items
- List of Clothing, Footwear and Other Items
- List of School Supplies
- Clothing and Footwear
- Face Masks
- Backpacks
- School Supplies
Special Purchases
- School Supplies Purchased Using a Business Account – Exemption Certificate Required
- Layaways
- Special Orders and Rain Checks
Online Purchases and Telephone Orders
During the holiday you can buy qualifying items in-store, online, by telephone, mail, custom order, or any other means. The sale of the item must take place during the specific period. The purchase date is easy to determine when the purchase is made in-store but becomes more complicated with remote purchases. The purchaser must have given the consideration for the item during the period even if the item may not be delivered until after the period is over.
For example, if a purchaser enters their credit card information in an online shopping website on Sunday Aug. 7, 2022 at 5 p.m.to purchase qualifying school supplies, but the school supplies will not be shipped until Friday Aug. 12, 2022 and will not arrive until Tuesday Aug. 16, the purchase will still qualify for the exemption. However, if the charge to your credit card is declined by the payment processor at 11 p.m. on Sunday Aug. 7, 2022 and the purchaser does not resubmit payment until Monday Aug. 8, the purchase is taxable.
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Spend less when you shop during a tax-free weekend!
We have this year’s back-to-school tax-free weekend shopping dates!
It’s that time of year again! Every summer, select states (see the list below) offer Sales Tax “Holiday” weekends, allowing shoppers to do their back-to-school shopping for clothing, footwear, school supplies, computers, and other items without having to pay sales tax. If you live in Florida, you can start saving now through August 7th! There are also a few states with savings this upcoming weekend while other states’ weekends are just around the corner!
Many of the larger online retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Target participate in Tax-Free Holidays too, which means that you can do your shopping online without adding sales tax! 🙌
When is tax free weekend? Here’s our list of states offering back to school tax-free weekend shopping dates in 2022:
Arkansas:
- Dates: August 6 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100 per item), diapers (up to $100 per item), accessories (up to $50 per item) electronic devices, school & art supplies
- State Website
Connecticut:
- Dates: August 21 – 27, 2022
- Save on: Clothing and footwear (up to $100 per item)
- State Website
Florida:
- Dates: July 25 – August 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100 per item), school supplies (up to $50 per item), learning aids (up to $30 per item), computers and computer-related accessories (up to $1,500 per item)
- State Website
Illinois:
- Dates: August 5 – August 14, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $125 per item), diapers (up to $125), school supplies (select items) & some footwear (up to $125 per item)
- State Website
Iowa:
- Dates: August 5 – 6, 2022
- Save on: Clothing, diapers & footwear (up to $100 per item)
- State Website
Maryland:
- Dates: August 14 – 20, 2022
- Save on: Clothing, diapers, & footwear (up to $100 per item), backpacks & bookbags (up to $40)
- State Website
Massachusetts:
- Dates: August 13 – 14, 2022
- Save on: Purchases of most retail items for personal use up to $2,500
- State Website
Mississippi:
- Dates: July 29 – 30, 2022
- Save on: Clothing, footwear, and school supplies (up to $100 per item)
- State Website
Missouri:
- Dates: August 5 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100), computers and computer peripheral devices (up to $1,500), computer software (up to $350), diapers (up to $100), school supplies (up to $50), graphic calculators (up to $150)
- State Website
New Jersey:
- Dates: August 27 – September 5, 2022
- Save on: Certain computers (up to $3,000), school art supplies, school computer supplies (up to $1,000), school instructional materials, school supplies, sport or recreational equipment
- State Website
New Mexico:
- Dates: August 5 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing, diapers & footwear (up to $100 per item), computers (up to $1,000), computer hardware (up to $500), school supplies (up to $30)
- State Website
Ohio:
- Dates: August 5 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $75 per item), diapers (up to $75 per item), school supplies & instructional materials (up to $20 per item)
- State Website
Oklahoma:
- Dates: August 5 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing, diapers, and footwear (up to $100 per item)
- State Website
South Carolina:
- Dates: August 5 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing & accessories, diapers, footwear, school supplies, computers, software, printers, musical instruments for school, and certain bed and bath supplies
- State Website
Tennessee:
- Dates: July 29 – 31, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100 per item), diapers (up to $100 per item), art and school supplies (up to $100 per item), computers (up to $1,500)
- State Website
Texas:
- Dates: August 5 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing, backpacks, & school supplies (up to $100 per item)
- State Website
Virginia:
- Dates: August 5 – 7, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $100 per item), footwear (up to $100 per item), diapers (up to $100 per item), school supplies and musical instruments (up to $20 per item)
- State Website
West Virginia:
- Dates: August 5 – 8, 2022
- Save on: Clothing (up to $125 per item), diapers (up to $125 per item), school supplies (up to $50 per item), instructional materials (up to $20 per item), computers & tablets (up to $500), sports equipment (up to $150)
- State Website
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