Tennessee runs one sales tax holiday a year — a Friday-to-Sunday weekend at the end of July that takes state and local tax off clothing and school supplies at $100 or less, plus computers and tablets up to $1,500.
July 30 – August 1, 2027
Friday, July 30 through Sunday, August 1
2028 dates aren't posted yet — the holiday runs a Friday-through-Sunday weekend at the end of July, and the Department of Revenue posts each year's window on its sales tax holiday page well ahead of time.
Do online orders count?
Yes — the Department of Revenue says items sold online are eligible. Order and pay during the weekend and the item qualifies even if the box shows up later, as long as it's headed to a Tennessee address.
| Item | Price cap | Tax status |
|---|---|---|
| Clothing & footwear shirts, pants, socks, shoes, dresses — everyday apparel | $100 | Exempt |
| School supplies binders, backpacks, crayons, paper, pens, pencils, rulers | $100 | Exempt |
| Art supplies paints, clay, and the like | $100 | Exempt |
| Computers, laptops & tablets for personal use only | $1,500 | Exempt |
| Jewelry & handbags | — | Not exempt |
| Sports & recreational equipment | — | Not exempt |
| Software sold separately, storage media & printer supplies | — | Not exempt |
| Household appliances | — | Not exempt |
| Anything bought for a business or trade the Department is explicit: purchases must be for personal use | — | Not exempt |
Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Holiday — the place to check any edge case.
Yes. The Department of Revenue says items sold online are eligible, so order and pay during the weekend and the exemption sticks even if delivery comes later. The item has to be coming to you in Tennessee.
Yes — computers, laptops, and tablets priced at $1,500 or less are tax-free, as long as they're for personal use. Software sold on its own, storage media, and printer supplies are not.
The limits are per item, not per receipt: each piece of clothing or each school supply has to be $100 or less, and a computer $1,500 or less. And Tennessee's cap is "or less," so an item priced at exactly $100 still qualifies.
Close to 10 percent. Qualifying items skip both the state and the local sales tax, which is the bulk of what you'd normally pay at a Tennessee register.
No. The Department of Revenue is direct about it — all purchases have to be for personal use, not for a business or trade.
July 30 through August 1, 2027 — the state has already posted those dates. It runs 12:01 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, same as always.
Checked against Tennessee Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Holiday on 2026-08-14. See the national calendar for every state's holidays.