Tennessee Tax Free Weekend 2026

Tennessee Tax Free Weekend 2026 starts Friday, July 24th and ends Sunday, July 26th, 2026.

The Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday is held annually the last full weekend of July. For 2026, Tennessee Tax Free Weekend runs July 24–26, 2026, starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Items must be purchased during this window to qualify for the exemption.

Tennessee Tax Free Weekend 2026 – Exempt Items

Clothing – $100 or less

Exempt clothing includes:
Belts · Caps · Coats · Dresses · Gloves · Hats · Hosiery · Jackets · Jeans · Neckties · Pants · Scarves · School uniforms · Shirts · Shoes · Socks · Sneakers · Underwear

Not exempt (taxable) – Clothing Accessories:
Belt Buckles (sold separately) · Briefcases · Cosmetics · Hair Notions · Handbags · Jewelry · Patches and Emblems (sold separately) · Sewing Equipment and Supplies · Thread, Fabric, Yarns and Zippers · Sunglasses · Umbrellas · Wallets

Not exempt – Protective Equipment:
Breathing Masks · Face Shields · Hard Hats · Hearing Protectors · Helmets · Paint or Dust Respirators · Protective Gloves · Safety Glasses and Goggles · Tool Belts

Not exempt – Sports or Recreational Equipment:
Ballet and Tap Shoes · Cleated or Spiked Athletic Shoes · Baseball, Boxing, Golf Gloves · Goggles · Hand and Elbow Guards · Life Preservers · Mouth Guards · Roller and Ice Skates · Shin Guards · Shoulder Pads · Ski Boots · Wetsuits and Fins

School Supplies – $100 or less

Exempt school supplies:
Binders · Book Bags/Backpacks · Calculators · Chalk · Crayons · Erasers · Folders · Glue · Lunch Boxes · Notebooks · Paper · Pens · Pencils · Rulers · Scissors · Tape

Exempt school art supplies:
Clay and Glazes · Paints · Paintbrushes · Sketch and Drawing Pads · Watercolors

Not exempt – School Computer Supplies:
Compact Disks · Computer Printers · Computer Storage Media · Diskettes · Handheld Electronic Schedulers · Personal Digital Assistants · Printer Supplies (paper and ink)

Computers – $1,500 or less

Exempt: Computers with a purchase price of $1,500 or less, not for use in a trade or business. A “computer” includes the CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, connecting cables, and preloaded software.

Not exempt: Monitors, keyboards, or speakers purchased separately without a CPU · Individually purchased software · Storage media (diskettes, compact disks) · Handheld electronic schedulers · PDAs · Computer printers and printer supplies

Tennessee Tax Free Weekend 2026 – Key Rules

  • The holiday applies to in-store and online purchases made during the event window.
  • Rain checks issued during the holiday qualify even if picked up later.
  • Layaway sales qualify if the final payment is made during the holiday period.
  • Items placed on layaway during the holiday also qualify.
  • The exemption applies per item — multiple qualifying items can be purchased together.

For the most current information, visit the Tennessee Department of Revenue website.

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