Florida families get an unusually long shopping window in 2026, with the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday running from July 20 through August 20. That gives parents plenty of time to buy clothes, supplies, learning materials, and certain computers without paying sales tax on qualifying purchases.
The catch, naturally, lives in the details. Price limits matter, product definitions matter, and a shiny new smartphone does not suddenly become a tax-free school supply just because a student plans to use it for homework. Here are seven purchases Florida families should put on their back-to-school shopping radar before the tax-free window closes.
