Tax Free Weekend for Back to School

Tax Free Weekend

It’s time to get our brain and budgets in gear for Back-To-School 2012, and take advantage of our Florida Sales Tax Holiday this weekend.  Starting at 12:01 am Friday, August 3rd. Tax Free Weekend.

No sales tax will be collected on many items for your back-to school shopping. Here in Alachua County, that’s a savings of 6.0% to help with your household budget this season.

WHEN:   12:01 am Friday August 3rd through 11:59 pm on Sunday August 5th

Tax Exemptions:  Clothing, Footwear, and certain accessories selling for $75 or less, or certain school supplies for $ 15 or less.

School Supplies: Pencils, pens, crayons, erasers, filler paper, legal pads, binders, notebooks, construction paper, folders, markers, poster board, composition books, tape, glue, paste, scissors, compass, protractors, calculators, computer disks, rulers and lunchboxes.

Clothing: Wearing apparel and footwear intended for school purposes (it excludes roller blades, fins, skis and skates).  It will NOT include any sporting equipment, jewelry, watches or umbrellas.

So, make your list and plan your TAX FREE SHOPPING for you Back-to School needs! Take advantage of Tax Free Weekend