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Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday

  • Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday

In 2006, a sales tax holiday was enacted pursuant to §40-23-210 to §40-23-213, Code of Alabama, 1975, whereby no state sales or use tax is due on covered items as defined in the law and in the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Rule 810-6-3-.65. The sales tax holiday begins the third full weekend of July, starting at 12:01 a.m. on the third Friday in July and ends at 12:00 midnight the following Sunday. A county or municipality, by resolution or ordinance adopted at least 30 days prior to the third full weekend of July, may provide for the exemption of covered items from county or municipal sales or use taxes during the same time period, under the same terms, conditions, and definitions as provided for the state sales tax holiday.

Listed below are the counties and municipalities that have notified ALDOR of their decision to participate or not participate in the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday. The list is in alphabetical order and will be updated as information becomes available. Localities that do not levy a sales tax are not listed.

Participants in the Alabama 2023 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday

UPDATED: MARCH 13,2024

LocalityCodeDate Notification ReceivedParticipatingResolutionEffective Period
Abbeville93566/5/17YesRes 06-17-BEach Year
Adamsville9130
Addison9309 
Akron9668 4/5/23YesRes 2023-01 Each Year 
Alabaster94135/8/17YesOrd 170508-043Each Year
Albertville93975/15/17YesRes 1525-17Each Year
Alexander City93584/17/17YesOrd 2017-08Each Year
Aliceville9301
Allgood9709    
Altoona9709    
Andalusia9631   
Anderson9479  
Anniston93114/8/21YesRes 21-R-24Each Year
Arab94485/1/17YesOrd 2017-2Each Year
Ardmore96345/8/17YesRes 05-08-17Each Year
Argo9729 5/31/22 Yes Ord 2022-05-25 Each Year
Ariton9602 4/18/23Yes Ord 4112011 Each Year 
Arley96425/1/17YesRes 2017-01Each Year
Ashford93426/27/17YesOrd 2017-004Each Year
Ashland9351 4/26/23 YesOrd 2022-04-18-01 Each Year 
Ashville93256/5/17YesOrd 2017-004Each Year
Athens9664
Atmore93866/10/20YesRes 2020-11Each Year
Attalla9406    
Auburn9388
Autauga County70015/16/17YesRes 2017-27Each Year
Autaugaville9679    
Bakerhill9752  
Baldwin County7002 
Banks9109 
Barbour County7003
Bay Minette93545/8/23YesOrd 1031Each Year
Bayou La Batre94394/27/17YesRes 2017-004Each Year
Bear Creek96436/19/17YesOrd 2017-01Each Year
Beatrice91105/1/17YesOrd 2017-004Each Year
Beaverton9756 
Belk9711    
Berry93056/5/17YesRes 2017-02Each Year
Bessemer93364/18/17YesOrd 3559Each Year
Bibb County70045/8/17YesRes 2017-15Each Year
Billingsley9111
Birmingham91376/13/17YesOrd 17-68Each Year
Black9748  
Blount County7005
Blountsville9636    
Blue Springs9731  
Boaz93845/19/17YesRes 2017-1439Each Year
Boligee9707    
Brantley9657  
Brent9685 
Brewton9306  
Bridgeport9411    
Brighton9474    
Brilliant9147    
Brookside9708 
Brookwood9697    
Brundidge96765/5/17YesOrd 2017-01Each Year
Bullock County70065/8/17YesRes 2017-7Each Year
Butler94174/11/17YesRes 349Each Year
Butler County70075/17/17YesResEach Year
Calera9473
Calhoun County7008, 7108, 7208, 7308, 74084/27/17YesResEach Year
Camden9482
Camp Hill9302    
Carbon Hill9436
Cardiff9112    
Carrollton93294/6/18YesRes 2018Each Year
Castleberry9674    
Cedar Bluff96305/8/17YesOrd 2017-01Each Year
Center Point97725/31/18YesOrd 2018-4Each Year
Centre96264/25/17YesRes 17-04-25Each Year
Centreville9681
Chambers County7009, 7109, 7209, 7309, 7409, 7609, 7070, 7170
Chatom9312    
Chelsea91584/20/17YesOrd 2017-04-20-740Each Year
Cherokee Ridge9190 
Cherokee93996/6/17YesRes 2007-100Each Year
Cherokee County70104/24/17YesResEach Year
Chickasaw94374/11/17YesOrd 2017-09Each Year
Childersburg96274/18/17YesRes 2017-07Each Year
Chilton County7011 
Choctaw County70125/2/17YesResEach Year
Citronelle93275/11/17YesOrd. 1314Each Year
Clanton9416
Clarke County70135/9/17YesResEach Year
Clay97676/13/17YesRes 2017-17Each Year
Clay County7014 
Clayhatchee9614    
Clayton96155/18/23YesOrd 2023-03Each Year
Cleburne County70156/2/17YesRes 4797Each Year
Cleveland94965/11/17YesOrd 2017-2Each Year
Clio94435/9/17YesOrd 2017-01Each Year
Coaling9106    
Coffee County70164/10/07YesResEach Year
Coffee Springs9498    
Coffeeville9113
Coker9760 5/26/22Yes Ord 2022-1  Each Year
Colbert County70175/19/17YesResEach Year
Collinsville94344/17/18YesOrd 2018-01Each Year
Columbia9459
Columbiana93685/19/17YesOrd 051701Each Year
Conecuh County70185/14/19YesRes 05142019Each Year
Coosa County7019
Coosada9698    
Cordova9164    
Cottonwood9422    
County Line9167  
Courtland9635    
Covington County70204/25/17YesRes 17-04-25-01Each Year
Cowarts9730
Crenshaw County7021
Creola97377/11/18YesRes 2018-018Each Year
Crossville96695/1/17YesOrd 2017-05-01Each Year
Cuba9712
Cullman9170
Cullman County7022, 71225/23/17YesRes 2017-27Each Year
Cusseta9713 
Dadeville9300
Dale County70234/25/17YesRes 04 25 2017 1Each Year
Daleville93435/16/17YesOrd 05-02-17Each Year
Dallas County70244/24/17YesResEach Year
Daphne96235/1/17YesRes 2017-26Each Year
Dauphin Island9721
Daviston9494 
Deatsville9755  
Decatur91525/15/17YesOrd 17-4292Each Year
DeKalb County7025
Demopolis96834/20/17YesOrd 2017-03Each Year
Detroit9757    
Dodge City9143
Dora9346
Dothan96535/16/17YesOrd 2017-160Each Year
Double Springs9200
Douglas96466/1/17YesOrd 93Each Year
Dozier9722    
Dutton9460  
East Brewton9308
Eclectic9395
Edwardsville9103    
Elba93854/24/17YesRes 04242017Each Year
Elberta96505/16/17YesRes 2017-03Each Year
Eldridge9457
Elkmont96544/17/17YesRes 2017-01Each Year
Elmore9116
Elmore County7026, 77264/27/17YesResEach Year
Emelle9692    
Enterprise9321
Escambia County7027, 7127, 7227, 7727 
Ethelsville9154    
Etowah County70285/2/17YesResEach Year
Eufaula9304 
Eutaw9362
Eva9104
Evergreen9432    
Excel9633 
Fairfield9132    
Fairhope91175/8/17YesOrd 1594Each Year
Fairview91365/2/17YesOrd 27Each Year
Falkville9611, 95115/2/17YesOrd 2017-06Each Year
Faunsdale9425 
Fayette94884/25/17YesRes 2017-03Each Year
Fayette County7029    
Five Points9771    
Flomaton9723    
Florala9624
Florence94555/16/17YesOrd 2017-09Each Year
Foley94925/1/17YesOrd 17-2020-ORDEach Year
Forkland9601    
Fort Deposit93825/8/17YesOrd 2017-05-08Each Year
Fort Payne93504/18/17YesOrd 2017-05Each Year
Franklin9667 
Franklin County70305/17/17YesResEach Year
Frisco City9394    
Fruithurst9174 6/14/23Yes Ord 608 2023 Each Year 
Fulton97046/24/19YesRes 535Each Year
Fultondale94185/16/22Yes Res 2218Each Year
Fyffe94415/8/17YesOrd 2017-05-08Each Year
Gadsden96965/2/17YesOrd O-10-17Each Year
Gainesville9777    
Gantt9741  
Garden City91183/19/19YesRes 2019-397Each Year
Gardendale9360Res 2023-062
Gaylesville9734    
Geiger9699    
Geneva93035/15/17YesOrd 06-2007-02AEach Year
Geneva County70314/16/2018LimitedResEach Year
Georgiana93535/15/17YesOrd 2017-03Each Year
Geraldine93185/8/17YesRes 2017-05-08-AEach Year
Gilbertown94386/12/17YesOrd 36Each Year
Glen Allen9165 
Glencoe94024/11/17YesRes 17-005Each Year
Glenwood9733  
Good Hope9115 5/5/22Yes Ord 010-20222022-2025
Goodwater93775/11/17YesRes 2017-02Each Year
Gordo9393    
Gordon9613  
Gordonville9740    
Goshen9476 
Grant93985/15/17YesOrd 257Each Year
Graysville91336/1/17YesOrd 920Each Year
Greene County7032    
Greensboro9483
Greenville94356/12/17YesRes 2017-19Each Year
Grimes9759    
Grove Hill96734/17/17YesOrd A-252Each Year
Guin93246/18/21YesOrd 292-2021Each Year
Gulf Shores94285/8/17YesOrd 1839Each Year
Guntersville93446/24/13YesOrd 1043Each Year
Gurley9480
Hackleburg93493/5/18YesRes 001-2018Each Year
Hale County70334/25/17YesResEach Year
Haleburg9768    
Haleyville90005/1/17YesOrd 2017-03Each Year
Hamilton93594/17/17YesOrd 2017-02Each Year
Hammondville9600    
Hanceville91195/17/17YesOrd 612Each Year
Harpersville9645    
Hartford9481    
Hartselle93074/25/17YesOrd 1463Each Year
Hayden96585/9/17YesRes 06-09-15Each Year
Hayneville9409
Headland94005/2/17YesRes 1-2017Each Year
Heath9120 
Heflin93164/25/17YesOrd 2017-04-11Each Year
Helena94894/24/17YesRes 04242017Each Year
Henagar93694/27/17YesRes 2017-0401Each Year
Henry County70345/9/17YesResEach Year
Highland Lake9155    
Hillsboro9720    
Hobson City9687    
Hodges9612    
Hokes Bluff96175/9/17YesResEach Year
Hollywood9465    
Homewood94914/30/18YesOrd 2694Each Year
Hoover9424
Houston County70355/15/18YesRes 2017-9Each Year
Hueytown93715/9/17YesOrd 17-0425-2Each Year
Huntsville91456/30/08YesOrd 08-556Each Year
Hurtsboro94514/11/17YesRes 2017-11Each Year
Hytop9743 
Ider94854/10/17YesRes 2017-06Each Year
Indian Springs Village91223/31/21YesOrd 2021-004Each Year
Irondale9134 
Jackson9340 4/3/23Yes Ord 03-28-23  Each Year
Jackson County70365/22/17YesRes 17-6Each Year
Jackson’s Gap9682 
Jacksonville9376
Jasper96805/2/17YesOrd 2017-11Each Year
Jefferson County70376/20/2018LimitedResEach Year
Jemison9607    
Kansas9629  
Kellyton97746/1/21YesRes 01-2021Each Year
Kennedy9332 
Killen93965/1/17YesRes 2017-09Each Year
Kimberly9644    
Kinsey9647  
Kinston9366    
LaFayette9466
Lake View97545/6/22YesOrd 11-04282022Each Year
Lakeview9778    
Lamar County7038
Lanett9616  
Langston9123 
Lauderdale County70395/8/17YesResEach Year
Lawrence County70404/14/17YesResEach Year
Lee County7041, 7141, 7241, 77414/24/17YesResEach Year
Leeds9401
Leesburg9725    
Leighton9471    
Level Plains94464/18/17YesRes 285Each Year
Lexington9468
Limestone County7042
Lincoln9403
Linden96956/6/17YesRes 20170606Each Year
Lineville9352
Lipscomb9464    
Lisman9648
Littleville93554/19/17YesOrd 2017-EEach Year
Livingston9415    
Loachapoka9124
Lockhart9742  
Locust Fork9726
Louisville9361  
Lowndes County7043    
Lowndesboro9770  
Loxley9330
Luverne96515/8/17YesOrd 17-01Each Year
Lynn9125 
Macon County7044    
Madison96625/19/21YesOrd 2021-130Each Year
Madison County7045, 77456/14/17YesResEach Year
Madrid9176
Magnolia Springs9773
Malvern96566/6/17YesRes 100-2017Each Year
Maplesville9609 
Marengo County70465/9/17YesResEach Year
Margaret9672    
Marion9381
Marion County7047, 77476/11/19YesResEach Year
Marshall County7048, 7748    
McIntosh9462    
McKenzie94194/30/20YesOrd 2020-02Each Year
Mentone9655    
Midfield9375    
Midland City9499
Midway91266/5/17YesOrd 2017-001Each Year
Millbrook96385/9/17YesOrd 17-01Each Year
Millport91004/24/17YesOrd 2017-4Each Year
Millry9367 
Mobile91494/25/17YesOrd 34-016Each Year
Mobile County7049 & 77494/25/17YesResEach Year
Monroe County70504/25/17YesResEach Year
Monroeville94235/16/17YesOrd 2017-05-001Each Year
Montevallo9604
Montgomery 94544/18/17YesOrd 37-2017Each Year
Montgomery County7051
Moody9671  
Morgan County7052, 7252, 7352, 7452, 77524/20/17YesRes 17-209Each Year
Morris9373
Mosses9677    
Moulton9414
Moundville9461
Mountain Brook9135
Mt Vernon94954/25/17YesRes 2017-04-25Each Year
Mulga9107 
Munford97644/11/18YesRes 2018-01Each Year
Muscle Shoals93414/17/17YesOrd 1500-17Each Year
Myrtlewood9724
Napier Field9493 
Natural Bridge91596/14/19YesOrd 2019-BEach Year
Nauvoo91275/18/17YesOrd 2017518Each Year
Needham9689 
New Brockton94457/12/11YesRes 11-01Each Year
New Hope97005/1/17YesOrd 2017-399Each Year
New Site9605 
Newbern9688    
Newton9326 
Newville9472    
North Courtland9678    
Northport9162
Notasulga9407    
Oak Grove96035/15/17YesOrd 118Each Year
Oakman9652    
Odenville96414/24/17YesRes 04102017Each Year
Ohatchee9632
Oneonta94081/19/21YesOrd 1220-02Each Year
Opelika96635/2/17YesOrd 111-17Each Year
Opp96284/17/17YesRes 2017-06Each Year
Orange Beach970612/3/20YesOrd 2020-1375Each Year
Orrville9775
Owens Cross Roads97036/10/21YesRes 21-04-27Each Year
Oxford9315Limited
Ozark93394/18/17YesOrd 2017-6Each Year
Parrish9429    
Pelham9452
Pell City96214/24/17YesOrd 2017-4761Each Year
Pennington9469    
Perdido Beach9779 
Perry County70536/6/19YesRes 53-052819Each Year
Phenix City9383
Phil Campbell9334    
Pickens County70543/28/18YesResEach Year
Pickensville9610
Piedmont9426    
Pike County70555/22/17YesRes 17-0522Each Year
Pike Road97534/26/17YesOrd 2017-0367Each Year
Pinckard9490  
Pine Hill9421    
Pine Ridge91316/14/21YesOrd 0321Each Year
Pinson9675 
Pisgah94305/15/17YesOrd 002-2017Each Year
Pleasant Grove9420    
Powell9391    
Prattville9365
Priceville9716 
Prichard9431
Ragland9310    
Rainbow City96666/12/17YesOrd 523Each Year
Rainsville9389
Ranburne9717
Randolph County7056  
Red Bay93135/4/17YesOrd 17.04.17Each Year
Red Level9661
Reece City97496/19/18YesOrd 171Each Year
Reform93454/21/21YesRes 0004Each Year
Rehobeth9745    
Repton96595/22/17YesOrd 2017-03Each Year
Ridgeville9705    
River Falls9739    
Riverside9727  
Riverview9637 
Roanoke9319
Robertsdale96184/1/17YesRes 003-17Each Year
Rockford9762 3/20/23Yes Ord TL-2023-01-01 Each Year 
Rogersville9390
Russell County70576/12/17YesResEach Year
Russellville94044/10/18YesOrd 2018-100Each Year
Rutledge9747  
Samson93174/18/17YesOrd 2017-002Each Year
Sand Rock9738 
Sanford9769 
Saraland9758 
Sardis City9719    
Satsuma91396/6/17YesOrd 515-1Each Year
Scottsboro94104/24/17YesOrd 594Each Year
Section9619 
Selma9320
Semmes96084/18/17YesRes 2017-37Each Year
Sheffield9453
Shelby County70584/10/17YesRes 17-06-10-04Each Year
Shiloh9189    
Shorter9702    
Silas94273/19/18YesOrd 2018-001Each Year
Silverhill96704/17/17YesOrd 439-04-17-2017Each Year
Sipsey9486    
Skyline9140
Slocomb9322    
Smiths Station9763
Snead96066/12/17YesRes 2017-04Each Year
Somerville97284/11/17YesRes 2017-02Each Year
Southside97014/10/17YesOrd 0-002-2017Each Year
South Vinemont9141
Spanish Fort9102, 9202, 9203Limited
Springville9714
St. Clair County7059, 77594/24/19LimitedRes 2018-49Each Year
St. Florian94784/10/17YesOrd 92aEach Year
Steele96395/1/17YesRes2017-002Each Year
Stevenson94475/14/15YesRes 2015-03Each Year
Sulligent93925/1/17YesOrd 2017-04Each Year
Sumiton94124/18/17YesRes 2016-2017-17Each Year
Summerdale9649
Sumter County70604/24/17YesResEach Year
Susan Moore9691 6/21/23Yes Ord 2023-4-17Each Year 
Sweet Water9467    
Sylacauga9442
Sylvan Springs97185/2/17YesOrd 17-176Each Year
Sylvania94873/20/19YesOrd 2019-01Each Year
Talladega93874/17/17YesRes 1824Each Year
Talladega County7061, 7161, 77615/1/17YesResEach Year
Tallapoosa County7062 
Tallassee93634/24/17YesRes 2017-547Each Year
Tarrant96254/17/17YesOrd 1096Each Year
Taylor9736 
Thomaston9660
Thomasville9405Limited
Thorsby9640    
Town Creek96224/4/18YesOrd 2018-01Each Year
Toxey9372    
Trafford9348    
Triana9746    
Trinity91534/24/17YesOrd 2017-03Each Year
Troy93284/25/17YesOrd 372Each Year
Trussville96204/28/21YesRes 2021-22Each Year
Tuscaloosa9163
Tuscaloosa County7063
Tuscumbia9314 
Tuskegee93357/15/19YesOrd 2019-02Each Year
Union9121    
Union Grove9456    
Union Springs94504/17/17YesOrd 448Each Year
Uniontown93475/20/20YesRes 2020-1Each Year
Valley9665
Valley Grande9766 
Valley Head93575/3/17YesOrd 2017-05-02Each Year
Vance97504/20/21 Yes Ord 10042021 Each Year 
Vernon93315/5/20YesOrd CV5042020Each Year
Vestavia Hills93334/24/17YesRes 4946Each Year
Vina9484 
Vincent93784/18/17YesOrd 2017-003Each Year
Wadley93236/5/17YesOrd 06-05-2017Each Year
Waldo9475    
Walker County70645/8/17YesResEach Year
Walnut Grove9715 
Warrior9337
Washington County7065
Waterloo9470    
Waverly9761 
Weaver94403/22/18YesRes 2017-06Each Year
Webb97104/24/17YesOrd 2017-001Each Year
Wedowee9374
West Blocton9693
West Jefferson91445/23/18YesOrd 2018-05-001Each Year
Westover9765
Wetumpka9338
White Hall9684 
Wilcox County7066
Wilsonville9370
Wilton9686  
Winfield9458
Winston County70674/25/17YesResEach Year
Woodland9690
Woodstock9108
Woodville97515/2/17YesRes 1-2017Each Year
Yellow Bluff9732 
York94446/16/21YesRes 2021-3Each Year