2024 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
Alabama will hold its 19th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, beginning Friday, July 19 at 12:01 a.m.
and ending Sunday, July 21 at midnight. This event gives shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain
school supplies, computers, and clothing free of state sales tax. Local sales tax may still apply. For more
information, contact the Sales and Use Tax Division at 334-242- 1490 or 866-576-6531.
Clothing
Eligible
$100 or less, per article of clothing
Includes all human wearing apparel suitable for general use. This is not an all-inclusive list.
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Belts
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Boots
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Caps
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Coats
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Diapers
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Dresses
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Gloves
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Gym Suits
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Hats
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Hosiery
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Jackets
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Jeans
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Neckties
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Pajamas
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Pants
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Raincoats
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Robes
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Sandals
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Scarves
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School Uniforms
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Shirts
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Shoes
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Shorts
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Socks
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Sneakers
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Underwear
Noneligible
Clothing accessories, protective equipment, and sports or recreational equipment
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Belt buckles (sold separately)
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Briefcases
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Cosmetics
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Costume masks (sold separately)
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Hair Notions (barrettes, hair bows,
etc.)
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Handbags
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Handkerchiefs
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Jewelry
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Patches and emblems (sold
separately)
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Sewing equipment & supplies
(pins, patterns, scissors, tape
measures, etc.)
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Sewing materials (thread, fabric,
buttons, zippers, etc.)
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Sunglasses, eyeglasses, contacts
(prescription or nonprescription)
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Umbrellas
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Wallets
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Watches
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Wigs and hair pieces
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Breathing masks
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Clean room apparel and
equipment
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Ear & hearing protectors
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Face shields
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Hard hats
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Helmets
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Paint or dust respirators
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Protective gloves
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Safety glasses and goggles
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Safety belts
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Tool belts
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Welder gloves and masks
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Ballet or tap shoes
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Band instruments
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Cleated or spiked athletic shoes
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Gloves (baseball, bowling,
boxing, hockey, golf, etc.)
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Goggles
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Hand and elbow guards
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Life preserves and vests
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Mouth guards
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Roller and ice skates
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Shin guards
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Shoulder pads
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Ski boots
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Waders
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Wetsuits and fins
Computers, computer software, and school computer supplies
Eligible
A single purchase with a sales price of $750 or less.
Computers - For a purchase to be eligible, a computer may include a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists
of a central processing unit (CPU), and devices such as a display monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers sold as a computer
package. Computer parts and devices not sold as part of a package with the CPU, will not qualify for the exemption.
Computer software
School computer supplies - An item commonly used by a student in a course of study in which a computer is used. All-inclusive
list includes:
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Computer storage media; diskettes, compact disks
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Handheld electronic schedulers, except devices that are cellular phones
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Personal digital assistants, except devices that are cellular phones
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Computer printers
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Printer supplies for computers (printer paper, printer ink)
Noneligible
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Furniture
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Any systems, devices, software, peripherals designed or intended primarily for recreational use
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Video games of a non-educational nature
School supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional material
Eligible
Sales price of $50 or less, per item (noncommercial purchases) This is an all-inclusive list.
School supplies
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Highlighters
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Index cards
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Index card boxes
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Legal pads
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Lunch boxes
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Markers
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Notebooks
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Protractors
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Paper (colored, construction, copy,
graph, loose leaf ruled notebook,
manila, and tracing papers and poster
board)
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Pencil boxes and other school
supply boxes
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Pencil sharpeners
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Pencils
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Pens
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Rulers
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Scissors
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Writing tablets
School art supplies
This is an all-inclusive list.
School instructional material
(Written material commonly use in a course of study as a
reference and to learn the subject being taught)
This is an all-inclusive list.
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Clay and glazes
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Paints (acrylic, tempora, oil, and watercolors)
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Paintbrushes for artwork
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Sketch and drawing pads
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Reference maps and globes
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Required textbooks on an official schoolbook list with a sales
price of more than $30 and less than $50
Books
Eligible
Sales price of $30 or less, per book (noncommercial purchases)
Books
The term book is defined as a set of printed sheets bound together and published in a volume with an ISBN number.
Noneligible
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Magazines
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Newspapers and periodicals
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Any other document printed or offered for sale in a non-bound form