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The 2019 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be in effect from Friday, Aug. 2 to Tuesday, Aug. 6. The Florida Legislature approved this sales tax holiday period, when qualifying items will be exempt from sales tax, including:

- certain school supplies selling for $15 or less per item

- clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling for $60 or less per item

- computers and certain accessories selling for $1,000 or less per item, when purchased for noncommercial or personal use.

Businesses that sell a small number of the items qualifying for the back-to-school sales tax holiday are...