States Hope To Lure Early Back-To-School Shoppers With Sales Tax Holidays

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Over half (51%) of back-to-school families are shopping earlier this year out of concern that prices will rise due to tariffs. States hope that sales tax holidays will help ease the blow.  Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2025/07/31/states-hope-to-lure-early-back-to-school-shoppers-with-sales-tax-holidays/  Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript  Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com  Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

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00:00Which states are participating in sales tax holidays this year?

00:05A sales tax holiday is a period of time, often falling over a weekend, when a state will

00:10waive or reduce their sales tax payable on certain items.

00:15Not every state has tax holidays, and not every participating state has the same set

00:20of rules.

00:21But many states do focus their annual sales tax holiday on back-to-school supplies.

00:27For example, throughout the month of August, Florida offers exemptions on school supplies

00:32selling for $50 or less, clothing, footwear, and accessories selling for $100 or less,

00:38and computers and related accessories selling for $1,500 or less.

00:43In Texas, the law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks priced under

00:49$100 from sales and use taxes.

00:52Here are other states with tax holidays.

00:56For a list of what each state is offering, head to Forbes.com.

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