Sales Tax Holiday & Back-to-School Watch

Why this is recommended

A tax-free weekend on a $900 laptop is $70; a dorm event with 30 percent off is $100; a teacher discount that opens for two weeks is $50. A family with two kids saves the membership in one August.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 50 million households with a student, and every teacher buying supplies with their own money.

When it runs

States confirm holiday dates in early summer and retailers post school lists and deals on Mondays

Scope

Sales tax holidays in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Virginia, New Mexico, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and other states, with dates, items and caps; Target, Walmart, Amazon, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy, Kohl's, Old Navy, IKEA and Dormify events; school supply price indexes; teacher discounts and supply drives; uniform, shoe and backpack sales; education store deals at Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft; CPSC recalls; disaster-prep and Energy Star holidays

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

State sales tax holiday dates, eligible items and price caps, back-to-school and college dorm deal events, school supply price moves, teacher discount programs and free supply drives, uniform and shoe sale windows, laptop and tablet education deals, backpack and lunchbox safety recalls and disaster-prep and energy-efficiency tax holidays, with the state or retailer first and the dates in the title.

Track sales tax holidays and back-to-school shopping in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: state sales tax holiday dates, eligible categories, price caps and rule changes in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Virginia, New Mexico, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and any other state, including disaster-prep and Energy Star holidays; back-to-school and dorm sale events with dates at Target, Walmart, Amazon, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy, Kohl's, Old Navy, IKEA and Dormify; school supply price index moves and shortage notices; teacher discount programs and free supply drives with windows; uniform, shoe and backpack sale windows; education store deals at Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft; and CPSC recalls for backpacks, lunchboxes, water bottles and school products. Prefer state revenue departments, retailer pages, manufacturer education stores, CPSC and established consumer reporting; ignore affiliate roundups without published dates and prices. Put the state or retailer first in the title with the dates. Use high severity for a tax holiday starting within 7 days, a dorm or laptop deal of 30 percent or more, or a recall. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what it is, the dates, what qualifies, how to use it, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.