Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday set for July 18-20

MARION COUNTY — Parents and guardians may want to take note of next weekend’s 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday and plan their shopping trip for school supplies to help save money.
Held annually on the third weekend in July, the State of Alabama’s 20th Annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will begin on Friday, July 18, at one minute past midnight and continue the entire weekend until Sunday, July 20, at midnight.
The sales tax holiday weekend provides shoppers with an opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers and clothing free of state sales tax.
Besides the state tax discount, Marion County and all its municipalities also participate, agreeing to waive their sales taxes, as well, on specific school-related items.

Clothing
Eligible items include some clothing, with a set amount of $100 or less per article of clothing. Tax exempt clothing includes belts, boots, caps, coats, diapers, dresses, gloves, gym suits, hats, hosiery, jackets, jeans, neckties, pajamas, pants, raincoats, robes, sandals, scarves, school uniforms, shirts, shoes, socks, sneakers and underwear.
Noneligible items include clothing accessories, protective equipment and sports or recreational equipment.

Computer-related
Tax discount eligible computer items include single purchases of $750 or less, including laptop, desktop or tower computer systems sold as part of a central processing unit. Also eligible are display monitors, keyboards, mouse devices and speakers solds as part of a computer package.
Noneligible items include computer parts and devices not sold as part of a package with the CPU, devices intended for recreational use or non-educational video games.