Broward schools highlight Florida back-to-school tax holiday savings
BCPS highlighted Florida's tax holiday as it opened Monday, with Broward shoppers saving $7 on a $100 backpack and $105 on a $1,500 computer.
Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday opened Monday and runs from July 20 through Aug. 20, steering families to tax-free purchases on approved school items. In Broward County, where the state 6% tax and county surtax bring the combined rate to 7%, a $100 backpack saves $7 and a $1,500 computer saves $105.
The Florida Department of Revenue makes the holiday annual, and retailers do not have the option to opt out. Tax is not due during the period on clothing, footwear, wallets, bags, handbags, backpacks, fanny packs and diaper bags priced at $100 or less per item; certain school supplies priced at $50 or less per item; learning aids and jigsaw puzzles priced at $30 or less per item; and personal computers and accessories priced at $1,500 or less for personal use.
A backpack marked at $101 does not qualify, and the same is true for school supplies priced at $51, a puzzle at $31 or a computer purchase above $1,500.
BCPS shared the holiday information on its back-to-school page and social media, and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners also posted about it. A family buying a $100 backpack, a $50 school supply bundle and a $60 pair of shoes would avoid about $14.70 in tax in Broward before adding any eligible computer purchase.
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