Texas gets ready for tax-free shopping for back to school
Texas’ sales tax-free holiday on certain clothing and school supplies begins today and ends Sunday.
Texas will waive sales tax on many items typically purchased for children about to start a new school year. Adults can take advantage of the savings, as well.
Exempt items include most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced less than $100.
The sales tax exemption applies only to qualifying items bought during the sales tax holiday. Items bought before or after the sales tax holiday do not qualify for exemption, and there is no tax refund available.
For more information, visit the Texas comptroller’s website at comptroller. texas.gov.
Items exempt from sales tax:
Clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks less than $100 per item Adult diapers
Aprons, household
Athletic socks
Baby bibs
Baby clothes
Baby diapers
Backpacks for use by elementary and secondary students Baseball caps
Baseball jerseys
Belts with attached buckles Blouses
Boots: cowboy and hiking
Bow ties
Bowling shirts
Bras
Camp clothes Caps: baseball, fishing, golf Chef uniforms
Children’s novelty costumes Clerical vestments
Coats and wraps
Coveralls
Diapers: cloth and disposable Dresses
Earmuffs, cold weather Employee uniforms, unless rented Fishing caps
Fishing vests, non-flotation Football jerseys
Gloves: dress and leather
Golf clothing: caps, dresses, jackets, windbreakers, shirts and skirts Graduation caps and gowns Gym suits and uniforms
Hats
Hooded shirts and sweatshirts Hosiery, including support hosiery Hunting vests
Jackets
Jeans
Jogging apparel
Knitted caps or hats
Leg warmers
Leotards and tights
Mask, costume
Neckwear and ties Nightgowns and nightshirts Painter pants
Pajamas
Pants
Panty hose
Raincoats and ponchos
Rain hats
Religious clothing
Robes
Safety shoes wear) Scarves
Scout uniforms
Shawls and wraps
Shirts
Shirts (hooded)
Shoes: boat, cross trainers, dress, flip-flops (rubber thongs), jellies, running (without cleats), safety (suitable for everyday use), sandals, slippers, sneakers, tennis and walking
Shorts
Skirts
Sleepwear, nightgowns, pajamas Slippers
Slips
Soccer socks
Socks
Suits, slacks and jackets Support hosiery Suspenders
Sweatshirts
Sweat suits
Sweaters
Swimsuits
Tennis accessories
Tennis clothing: dresses, shoes and skirts
Ties
Tights
Trousers
Underclothes Underpants
Undershirts
Uniforms: school, work, nurse, waitress, military, postal, police and fire Veils
Vests, including non-flotation fishing vests and hunting vests
Work clothes
Work uniforms
Workout clothes