The annual ‘back-to-school’ tax-free weekend is taking place Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2, 2026.
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These items are eligible during tax free weekend.
- Aerobic clothing
- Antique clothing (for wear)
- Aprons/Clothing shields
- Athletic socks
- Baby clothes
- Baby diapers
- Baby receiving blankets
- Backpacks
- Bandanas
- Bathing suits
- Belts
- Bibs
- Binders School supply
- Blackboard Chalk School supply
- Blouses
- Book Bags School supply
- Boots, general purpose (winter, dress, cowboy, hiking)
- Bow Ties
- Bowling Shirts
- Bras
- Bridal Gowns and Bridal Veils
- Calculators School supply
- Camp Clothing
- Caps
- Cellophane Tape School supply
- Chalk School supply
- Chef Uniforms
- Choir and Altar Clothing
- Clay School art supplies are exempt .
- Clerical Vestments
- Clothing Exempt if $100 or less per item.
- Coats
- Compasses School supply
- Composition Books School supply
- Computers, Notebooks, Laptops, and Tablets Exempt if $1500 or less. Includes CPU and other bundled components such as speakers, monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables, and basic software.
- Corsets and Corset Laces
- Costumes, including novelty children’s costumes
- Coveralls
- Cowboy Boots
- Crayons School supply
- Diapers – (adult and baby, cloth or disposable)
- Dress Gloves and Shoes
- Dresses
- Ear Muffs
- Erasers School supply
- Folders – expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila School supply
- Formal Clothing, purchased
- Galoshes
- Garters/Garter Belts
- Girdles, Bras, and Corsets
- Glazes School art supplies are exempt.
- Gloves
- Glue, Paste, and Paste Sticks School supply
- Golf Clothing (caps, dresses, shirts, skirts, pants)
- Graduation Caps and Gowns, purchased
- Gym Suits and Uniforms
- Hats, general purpose: cowboy, baseball, knit
- Highlighters School supply
- Hiking boots
- Hooded Shirts and Sweatshirts
- Hosiery
- Index Card Boxes School supply
- Index Cards School supply
- Jackets
- Jeans
- Jerseys, sports
- Jogging Apparel
- Jogging Bras
- Knitted Caps and Hats
- Lab Coats
- Leather Clothing
- Leg Warmers
- Legal Pads School supply
- School supply
- Leotards
- Lingerie
- Lunch Boxes School supply
- Markers School supply
- Mittens
- Neckties
- Neckwear, including ties and scarves
- Nightgowns and Night Shirts
- Notebooks School supply
- Overalls
- Overshoes and Rubber Shoes
- Pads, sketch and drawing School art supplies are exempt per legislation passed in 2007.
- Paintbrushes, for artwork School art supplies are exempt.
- Paints, acrylic, tempora, and oil School art supplies are exempt.
- Pajamas
- Pants
- Paper – loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper School supply
- School supply
- Pencil Boxes School supply
- Pencil Sharpeners School supply
- Pencils School supply
- Pens School supply
- Ponchos
- Poster Board School supply
- Prom dresses
- Protractors
- Raincoats, Rain Hats, and Ponchos
- Religious Clothing
- Robes
- Rubber Thongs, Flip-Flops
- Rulers School supply
- Running Shoes, Without Cleats
- Sandals
- Scarves
- School Art Supplies Clay and glazes, paints (acrylic, tempora, and oil), paintbrushes for artwork, sketch and drawing pads, and watercolors are exempt per legislation passed in 2007.
- School supplies Exempt if $100 or less per item.
- School Supply Boxes School supply
- School Uniforms
- Scissors School supply
- Scout uniforms
- Shawls and Wraps
- Shirts
- Shoe Inserts
- Shoe Laces
- Shoes
- Shorts
- Ski masks
- Ski suits
- Slacks
- Sleepwear, Nightgowns, Pajamas
- Slippers
- Slips
- Sneakers
- Socks (including athletic)
- Stockings
- Suits, Slacks, Jackets, and Sport Coats
- Support Hose
- Suspenders
- Sweat Suits
- Sweaters
- Sweatshirts
- Swimsuits
- Tablet Computer
- Tennis skirts, dresses, shoes
- Thongs
- Textbooks
- Ties/Neckwear
- Tights
- Trousers
- T-shirts
- Tuxedos, purchased
- Undergarments, including longjohns
- Underwear
- Uniforms Athletic or Non-Athletic
- Veils Veils for general use are exempt.
- Vests, except hunting and water
- Walking shoes
- Watercolors
- Wedding Gowns $100 or less rule applies.
- Windbreakers
- Workbooks
- Writing Tablets
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