The seven-day holiday for hurricane preparedness equipment begins at 12:01 a.m. on May 25, 2009 and ends at midnight on May 31, 2009.
The three-day sales tax holiday for school supplies and clothing begins at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August August 7, 2009 and ends at midnight on August 9, 2009.
The four-day holiday for Energy Star qualified products begins at 12:01 a.m. on the Friday October 9, 2009 and ends at midnight on the October 12, 2009.
Sales Tax Holiday Guidelines and Rules
ClothingThe following is a list of items that are exempt from tax during the sales tax holiday period if their sales price is $100 or less per item. This list is not all-inclusive. Other items meeting the definition of clothing may be purchased exempt of the tax.
- Aprons, household and shop
- Athletic supporters
- Baby bibs and clothes
- Baby receiving blankets
- Bandanas
- Bathing suits, swim trunks, cover-ups and bathing caps
- Beach capes and coats
- Belts and suspenders
- Bibs
- Boots
- Choir and altar clothing
- Clerical vestments
- Coats, jackets, and windbreakers
- Corsets and corset laces
- Costumes (sold not rented)
- Coveralls
- Diapers, children and adult, including disposable diapers
- Dresses
- Ear muffs
- Footlets
- Formal wear for men and women (sold, not rented)
- Fur coats and stoles, shawls and wraps
- Garters and garter belts
- Girdles
- Gloves and mittens for general use
- Gym suits and uniforms
- Hats and caps
- Hosiery Sales Tax Holiday Guidelines and Rules
- Insoles, inserts for shoes
- Jeans
- Jerseys (both athletic and non-athletic)
- Lab coats
- Legwarmers
- Leotards and tights
- Lingerie
- Neckwear, including bow ties, neckties, and scarves
- Nightgowns
- Overshoes and rubber shoes
- Pajamas
- Pantyhose
- Raincoats, rain hats, and ponchos
- Robes
- Rubber pants
- Rubber thong/flip-flops
- Sandals
- Scarves
- Shirts and blouses
- Shoes and shoe laces
- Shorts
- Skirts
- Slacks
- Slippers
- Slips
- Sneakers
- Socks and stockings, including athletic socks
- Steel toed shoes
- Suits
- Suspenders
- Underwear
- Uniforms, athletic and non-athletic
- Vests
- Wedding apparel, including veils (sold not rented)
List of Clothing Accessory Items
The following items are considered to be clothing accessory items and are not eligible to be purchased exempt of the tax. The following list contains examples and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list.
- Briefcases
- Cosmetics
- Fabric, thread, and yarn used to make clothing
- Hair notions, including, but not limited to, barrettes, hair bows, and hair nets
- Handbags
- Handkerchiefs
- Jewelry
- Sun glasses, non-prescription
- Umbrellas
- Wallets
- Watches
- Wigs and hair pieces
Protective equipment will not qualify for the sales tax holiday. The following list contains examples and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list.
- Breathing masks
- Clean room apparel and equipment
- Ear and hearing protectors
- Face shields
- Hard hats
- Helmets
- Paint or dust respirators
- Protective gloves
- Safety belts
- Safety glasses and goggles
- Tool belts
- Welders gloves and masks
Sport Or Recreational Equipment
Sport or recreational equipment is not included and will not qualify for the sales tax holiday. The following list contains examples and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list.
- Ballet and tap shoes
- Cleated or spiked athletic shoes
- Gloves, including, but not limited to, baseball, bowling, boxing, hockey, and golf
- Goggles
- Hand and elbow guards
- Life preservers and vests
- Mouth guards
- Roller and ice skates
- Shin guards
- Shoulder pads
- Ski boots
- Waders
- Wetsuits and fins
School Supplies
The following is an all-inclusive list of items that are exempt from tax during the sales tax holiday period if their sales price is $20 or less per item. Only the following items are exempt as school supplies. Items need not be intended for use in school or in connection with a school activity to be eligible for the exemption.
- Binder pockets
- Binders
- Blackboard chalk
- Book bags
- Calculators
- Cellophane tape
- Clay and glazes
- Compasses
- Composition books
- Crayons
- Dictionaries and thesauruses
- Dividers
- Erasers (including dry erase marker erasers and dry erase marker cleaning solution)
- Folders: expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila
- Glue, paste, and paste sticks
- Highlighters
- Index card boxes
- Index cards
- Legal pads
- Lunch boxes
- Markers (including dry erase markers and dry erase marker kits)
- Musical instruments, musical instrument accessories, and replacement items for musical instruments
- Notebooks
- Paintbrushes for artwork
- Paints (acrylic, tempera, and oil)
- Paper
- Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
- Pencil sharpeners
- Pencils
- Pens
- Protractors
- Reference books
- Reference maps and globes
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Sheet music
- Sketch and drawing pads
- Textbooks
- Watercolors
- Workbooks
- Writing tablets
