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Tax-free weekends and tax holidays: When to save across the US

If you are looking for back-to-school supplies or holiday gifts but missed Amazon’s Prime Day, you are in luck. Amazon isn’t hosting another round of deals, but plenty of tax-free weekends are coming. Tap or click here to find out what Amazon mystery boxes are and if they’re worth the money.

Depending on where you live, some states lift the sales tax on certain goods, making them more affordable when everything else is becoming more expensive. It doesn’t happen all at once, so you’ll need to keep an eye on the calendar for your state.

Read on for a roundup of when a tax-free weekend (or week) will happen near you.

Not everything is included

What qualifies as tax-free varies state by state, so don’t expect large TVs, your favorite toys, or gourmet food to be discounted. For example, the sales tax holiday in Tennessee only covers clothing, school supplies and computers.

Retailers decide if they want to participate, but big-box stores like Walmart, Amazon and Target usually do. Even Apple is getting in on the action with a sales tax holiday for nine states, starting with Florida (July 25 – Aug. 7) and Tennessee (July 29 – 31), while the others are a few days after.

Here are the sales tax holiday weekends for the rest of the year (note that some states have several):

State	Items included	Dates	Information
Arkansas	Clothing and school supplies under $100	Aug. 6 – 7	http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/
Connecticut	Clothing and footwear under $100	Aug. 21 – 27	http://www.ct.gov/drs/
Florida	Children’s books	May 14 – Aug. 14	https://floridarevenue.com/
Florida	School supplies under $50, clothing under $100 and computers up to $1,500	July 25 – Aug. 7	https://floridarevenue.com/
Florida	Work gloves under $25, flashlight and bags up to $50, toolboxes under $75 and test equipment up to $100	Sept. 3 – 9	https://floridarevenue.com/
Illinois	Clothing and school supplies up to $125	Aug. 5 – 14	https://www2.illinois.gov
Iowa	Clothing under $100	Aug. 5 – 6	https://tax.iowa.gov/
Maryland	Clothing and footwear up to $100	Aug. 14 – 20	http://www.marylandtaxes.com/
Massachusetts	Retail items up to $2,500	Aug. 13 – 14	https://www.mass.gov/
Mississippi	Clothing, footwear, or school supplies under $100	July 29 – 30	http://www.dor.ms.gov/
Mississippi	Firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies	Aug. 26 – 28	http://www.dor.ms.gov/
Missouri	Clothing under $100, computers up to $1,500 and school supplies up to $50	Aug. 5 – 7	http://dor.mo.gov/
Nevada	Purchases by National Guard Members	Oct. 28 – 30	https://tax.nv.gov
New Mexico	Clothing up to $100, computers up to $1,000, computer accessories up to $500 and school supplies up to $30	Aug. 5 – 7	http://www.tax.newmexico.gov
Ohio	Clothing under $75 and school supplies up to $20	Aug. 5 – 7	https://www.tax.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma	Clothing under $100	Aug. 5 – 7	https://oklahoma.gov/
South Carolina	Clothing, school supplies and computers	Aug. 5 – 7	http://dor.sc.gov/
Tennessee	Clothing up to $100, school supplies up to $100 and computers up to $1,500	July 29 – 31	http://tn.gov/revenue/
Texas	Clothing, backpacks and school supplies up to $100	Aug. 5 – 7	http://comptroller.texas.gov/
Virginia	Clothing under $100, school supplies under $20, Energy Star products up to $2,500, hurricane preparedness items up to $60 and generators under $1,000	Aug. 5 – 7	http://www.tax.virginia.gov/
West Virginia	Clothing up to $125, school supplies under $20, sports equipment up to $150 and computer tablets under $500	Aug. 5 – 8	https://tax.wv.gov/

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