Sales tax holiday begins Friday in Florida, with tech now included

Back to school supply stations are on display at the Office Depot in Palm Beach Gardens on July 28, 2015. Florida’s popular back-to-school sales tax holiday will return August 4-6. (Richard Graulich / The Palm Beach Post)

5 ways to save, stretch your dollars in back to school shopping Back to school supply stations are on display at the Office Depot in Palm Beach Gardens on July 28, 2015. Florida’s popular back-to-school sales tax holiday will return August 4-6. (Richard Graulich / The Palm Beach Post)

By John Engel

Jacksonville, Fl. — A sales tax holiday goes into effect throughout Florida on Friday at 12:00 a.m., and runs through Sunday, with some technology items now added to the list of approved items.

The sales tax holiday includes clothing, footwear, and other accessories selling for $60 or less per item, according to the Florida Department of Revenue. School supplies costing less than $15 per item also qualify.

This year, unlike previous sales tax holidays, technology items costing less than $750 each qualify for the tax break. This includes laptops, iPads, car adapters and more. Televisions are not approved for the sales tax holiday.

Back-to-School Approved items for the Florida tax holiday

A full list of the approved items can be viewed here.