Back to School Tax Free Weekend starts this weekend

Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Is your child ready for the new school year? Friday, August 3, sets the beginning of Florida's 2018 Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday, which will continue until Sunday, August 5. During the tax holiday period, Florida law directs that no sales tax or local option tax be collected on purchases of clothing, footwear or accessories as long as they are $60 or less, and certain school supplies that are under $15. If the clothing item is over $60 or the school