2023 - Tennessee - Sales Tax Holiday Information

AKA:

Grocery Tax Holiday, summer 23, Summer 23Food Tax Holiday, School Supply Tax Free Weekend

Description:

For 2023, there are two sales tax holidays.

The Tennessee General Assembly approved a three-month sales tax holiday on groceries.
For 2023, Tennessee's General Assembly has approved a three-month grocery tax holiday on food & food ingredients which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Back to school supplies, clothing, and computers.
The traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies, and computers will also take place the last weekend of July.
Tennessee's traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers is the last full weekend in July. For 2023, it begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Hours:

Tennessee's General Assembly has approved a three-month grocery tax holiday on food & food ingredients which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Tennessee's traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers is the last full weekend in July. For 2023, it begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Program Fees:

No Sales Tax Charged for specific items.

Eligibility:

Tennessee's traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers is the last full weekend in July. For 2023, it begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

See Item descriptions Below.
Clothing
Exempt:

General apparel that costs $100 or less per item, such as shirts, pants, socks, shoes, dresses, etc.
Not exempt:
Apparel items priced at more than $100
Items sold together, such as shoes, cannot be split up to stay beneath the $100 maximum
Items such as jewelry, handbags, or sports and recreational equipment.

School Supplies
Exempt:

School and art supplies with a purchase price of $100 or less per item, such as binders, backpacks, crayons, paper, pens, pencils, and rulers, and art supplies such as glazes, clay, paints, drawing pads, and artist paintbrushes
Not exempt:

School and art supplies individually priced at more than $100
Items that are normally sold together cannot be split up to stay beneath the $100 maximum
STH School Supplies

Computers
Exempt:

Computers for personal use with a purchase price of $1,500 or less
Laptop computers, if priced at $1,500 or less, also qualify as well as tablet computers
Not exempt:

Storage media, like flash drives and compact discs
Individually purchased software
Printer supplies
Household appliance


-Grocery Holiday
During the period beginning at 12:01 am on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 and ending Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 11:59 pm, food and food ingredients are exempt from sales tax.
Sales of prepared food, dietary supplements, candy, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco are not included in items exempt during this period.

Is Shelter?

No

Date of Official Change:

July 22, 2023