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Iowa: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
Has a tax-free period
Iowa holds a yearly sales tax holiday on the first Friday and Saturday of August for clothing and footwear under $100.
The holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Saturday. In 2026 that was August 7 and 8. Clothing and footwear priced under $100 are exempt from both state sales tax and local option sales tax. Items at $100 or more are fully taxed.
Conditions
- Clothing and footwear priced under $100 per item
- First Friday and Saturday of August only
What the law says
This yearly holiday is held the first Friday and Saturday of August.
Sources
- Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa's Annual Sales Tax Holiday (Iowa Code § 423.3(68)) Official · revenue.iowa.gov
- KCRG: Iowa sales tax holiday (2026 dates) Secondary · kcrg.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Iowa Department of Revenue
- Phone
- 515-281-3114
- Website
- revenue.iowa.gov
How bordering states compare
- Illinois Has a tax-free periodIllinois held a one-time back-to-school sales tax holiday from August 7 to 16, 2026, cutting the state rate to 1.25%.
- Minnesota No tax-free periodNo. Minnesota charges a 6.5% state sales tax and has no sales tax holiday in law.
- Missouri Has a tax-free periodYes. Missouri holds a back-to-school holiday each August and a Show Me Green holiday for Energy Star appliances each April.
- Nebraska No tax-free periodNo. Nebraska charges a 5.5% state sales tax and has no sales tax holiday.
- South Dakota No tax-free periodSouth Dakota has a statewide sales tax but no sales tax holiday.
- Wisconsin No tax-free periodWisconsin has no sales tax holiday now; its only one was a five-day back-to-school holiday in August 2018.