Sales Tax Holidays

As of 1/1/2026

A sales tax holiday is a limited-time period where a state allows sales tax to be waived or reduced on categories of items. These holidays are short in duration and are limited to the items listed. Annual holidays are recurring under the legislation. Non-annual holidays require legislation each year.

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How to use this chart:

This chart will keep you updated on sales tax holidays in your state! Find the state you’re looking for to see recent, current, or upcoming sales tax holidays. Not all states hold sales tax holidays. For a handy chart of holiday information and key facts by state, select a jurisdiction.

State Type Dates Description
Alabama Severe Weather Sales Tax Holiday February 20, 2026 - February 22, 2026

No state sales or use tax is due on certain items you may purchase to deal with severe weather (Act 2012-256, Rule 810-6-3-.66). See here for the counties and municipalities that have notified ALDOR of their decision to participate or not participate in the holiday.

Alabama Back to School Sales Tax Holiday July 17, 2026 - July 19, 2026
1. Clothing for $156 or less per article
2. Computers, computer software, and school computer supplies with sales price of $1,173 or less
3. Books with a sales price of $47 or less
4. School supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional material with sales price of $78 or less
Click here for a quick reference sheet of exempt items.
Alabama Grocery Tax Holiday May 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026

Removes the 2% state-level sales tax on food. The suspension applies only to the state portion, meaning local city/county taxes may still apply. For more information, click here.

Arkansas Annual Sales Tax Holiday August 1, 2026 - August 2, 2026
  1.  Electronic Devices
  2. School Supplies
  3. School Art Supplies
  4. School Instructional Materials
  5. Clothing

For more information, click here.

Connecticut Annual Back to School Holiday August 16, 2026 - August 22, 2026

1. Clothing and footwear – Less than $100 per item (excluding clothing accessories and protective or athletic clothing).

Florida Hunting, Fishing, and Camping Sales Tax Holiday 2026 Dates TBA

Offering savings on camping, fishing, and hunting supplies, providing opportunities for tax-free savings for Floridians exercising their constitutional right to hunt and fish.

Florida Back to School Holiday August 7, 2026 - August 8, 2026
  • Personal computers or personal computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use having a sales price of $1,500 or less,
  • Items having a sales price of $100 or less per item,
  • School supplies having a sales price of $50 or less per item,
  • Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles having a sales price of $30 or less
Indiana Gas Use Tax Holiday April 8, 2026 - May 8, 2026

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed an executive order declaring an emergency 30-day suspension of the state gasoline use tax, citing the ongoing conflict in Iran and dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iowa Annual Back to School Holiday August 7, 2026 - August 8, 2026

1. Clothing and footwear – less than $100 per item (excluding clothing accessories).

Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Holiday September 4, 2026 - September 6, 2026
  1. Firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies, including archery items, hunting apparel, accessories, and safety equipment.
Maryland Annual Energy Star Holiday February 14, 2026 - February 16, 2026

1. Sales of Energy Star products (includes air conditioners, washers and dryers, furnaces, heat pumps, standard-size refrigerators, compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL), light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs, dehumidifiers and programmable thermostats) and solar water heaters.

Maryland Annual Back to School Holiday August 9, 2026 - August 15, 2026

1. Clothing and footwear (excluding accessories) – $100 or less per item.

Visit the Maryland Comptroller’s web page for more information.

Massachusetts Annual Sales Tax Holiday 2026 Dates TBA

1. During the sales tax holiday, non-business sales at retail of single items of tangible personal property costing $2,500 or less are exempt from sales and use taxes, subject to certain exclusions.

Visit the Massachusetts DOR’s web page for more information.

Mississippi Annual Back to School Holiday July 10, 2026 - July 12, 2026

1. Clothing and footwear – less than $100 per item.

2. School supplies – less than $100 per item.

Mississippi Annual 2nd Amendment Holiday August 28, 2026 - August 30, 2026

1. Retail sales of firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies. “Hunting supplies” means tangible personal property used for hunting, including, and limited to, archery equipment, firearm and archery cases, firearm and archery accessories, hearing protection, holsters, belts, and slings.

Missouri Annual Back to School Holiday August 7, 2026 - August 9, 2026

1. Clothing – $100 or less per item (excluding clothing accessories)
2. School supplies – $50 or less per item
3. Computer Software – $350 or less per item
4. Computers/computer peripheral devices – $1,500 or less
5. Graphing calculators – $150 or less per item

Missouri Annual Energy Star Holiday April 19, 2026 - April 25, 2026

1. All retail sales of Energy Star certified new appliances (includes Clothes washers, Clothes dryers, Water heaters, Dishwashers, Air conditioners, Furnaces, Refrigerators, Freezers, and Heat pumps) of up to $1,500 per appliance

Nevada National Guard Member Holiday October 30, 2026 - November 1, 2026

Purchases made by National Guard members

New Mexico Annual Back to School Holiday July 31, 2026 - August 2, 2026

1. Clothing and footwear items – less than $100 per item (excluding accessories, athletic or protective clothing or footwear)
2. School supplies – less than $30 per item
3. Computers, e-readers that have computing functions, and tablets – $1,000 or less per item
4. Certain computer related items – $500 or less per item
5. Book bags, backpacks, maps and globes – less than $100 per item
6. Handheld calculators – less than $200 per item

NOTE: Retailers are not required to participate.

Ohio Annual Sales Tax Holiday 2026 Dates TBA

In prior years, this holiday was limited to back to school items. With Ohio House Bill 33, the 2024 holiday was expanded to include tangible personal property that is $500 or less.

For more information, click here.

*Only if Ohio has a budget surplus of at least $60 million.

 

Oklahoma Annual Back to School Holiday August 7, 2026 - August 9, 2026

1. Clothing and footwear – less than $100 per item (excluding accessories, special clothing or footwear primarily designed for athletic activity or protective use that is not normally worn except when used for athletic activity or protective use, or to the rental of clothing or footwear)

Puerto Rico Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday 2026 Dates TBA
  • Portable generators priced $3,000 or less
  • Specified hurricane preparedness items (no price caps)
Puerto Rico Annual Back to School Holiday January 2, 2026 - January 3, 2026, July 2026 Dates TBD
  • School supplies
  • School uniforms and footwear
South Carolina Annual Back to School Holiday August 7, 2026 - August 9, 2026

1. Clothing and certain clothing accessories (excluding rentals)
2. Footwear (excluding rentals)
3. School supplies
4. Computers, printers and printer supplies and computer software (excludes items used for commercial purposes)
5. Certain bed and bath items

Tennessee Annual Back to School Holiday July 24, 2026 - July 26, 2026

1. Clothing with a sales price of $100 or less
2. School supplies with a sales price of $100 or less
3. Computers with a sales price of $1500 or less

Visit the Tennessee Department of Revenue web page for more information.

Texas Emergency Preparation Supplies Holiday April 25-27, 2026

1. Portable generators – less than $3000 per item
2. Hurricane shutters and emergency ladders – less than $300 per item
3. Other specified emergency preparation supplies – less than $75 per item

Texas Annual Energy Star Holiday May 23-25, 2026

1. Energy Star-qualified air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less; refrigerators priced at $2,000 or less; ceiling fans; incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs; dishwashers; dehumidifiers; programmable thermostats; and clothes washers
2. Water-saving products that are used or planted for conserving or retaining groundwater; recharging water tables; or decreasing ambient air temperature, and so limiting water evaporation. Examples: soaker/drip-irrigation hose, a moisture control for sprinkler/irrigation system, mulch, rain barrel, permeable ground cover surface, plants, trees and grasses, water-saving surfactants, soil and compost.

Texas Water Efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday May 23-25, 2026
  1. Any product that displays a WaterSense Logo or Label;
  2. Certain water-conserving products for residential properties, including soakers or drip irrigation hoses, moisture control systems for sprinkler or irrigation systems, mulch, rain collection systems, soil and compost, plants, trees and grasses, water saving surfactants, and permeable ground cover surfaces that allow water to reach water collection points.
Texas Annual Back to School Holiday August 7-9, 2026

1. Clothing and footwear – less than $100 per item (excluding accessories, athletic or protective clothing, and rentals of clothing or footwear); backpacks used by elementary and secondary students are included
2. Most School Supplies – less than $100 per item

Beginning with 2026’s Back to School Holiday, the holiday will take place beginning on the first Friday in August until the following Sunday (S.B. 1415).

Virginia Three Day Sales Tax Holiday August 7, 2026 - August 9, 2026
  • Qualified school supplies – $20 or less per item
  • Qualified clothing and footwear – $100 or less per item
  • Portable generators – $1,000 or less per item
  • Gas-powered chainsaws – $350 or less per item
  • Chainsaw accessories – $60 or less per item
  • Other specified hurricane preparedness items – $60 or less per item
  • Qualifying Energy Star™ or WaterSense™ products purchased for noncommercial home or personal use – $2,500 or less per item
West Virginia Annual Back to School Holiday 2026 Dates TBA

1. An item of clothing priced at $125 or less;
2. An item of school supplies priced $50 or less;
3. An item of school instruction material priced $20 or less;
4. Laptop and tablet computers, not purchased for use in a trade or business, priced at $500 or less; and
5. Sports equipment, not purchased for use in a trade or business, priced at $150 or less

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