Mississippi: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
Yes. Mississippi holds a July back-to-school holiday and a late-August holiday for firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies.
In 2026 the back-to-school holiday ran July 10 to 12 and covered clothing, footwear and school supplies priced under $100 per item. The Second Amendment holiday ran August 28 to 30 and covered firearms, ammunition, firearm safes and certain hunting supplies, with no price cap stated. Neither Department of Revenue guide says whether local taxes also stop. Both holidays are set every year by state law.
Conditions
- Back-to-school items must be priced under $100 each
- Layaway sales do not qualify
- Second Amendment holiday excludes general hunting gear such as clothing, boots and knives
What the law says
Sales tax is not due during the holiday on clothing, footwear, or school supplies if the sales price of a single item is less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The 2026 Sales Tax Holiday takes place from Friday, July 10, 2026, to Sunday, July 12, 2026. ... The 2026 Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend Holiday takes place from Friday, August 28, 2026, to Sunday, August 30, 2026. Sales tax is not due during the holiday on the sale of firearms, ammunition and certain hunting supplies as defined below.
Sources
- Mississippi DOR, Official Guide to the 2026 Sales Tax Holiday (PDF) Official · dor.ms.gov
- Mississippi DOR, Official Guide to the 2026 Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday (PDF) Official · dor.ms.gov
- Mississippi DOR news: Sales Tax Holiday, July 10-12 Official · dor.ms.gov
- Mississippi DOR news: Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, August 28-30 Official · dor.ms.gov
- Miss. Code § 27-65-111 (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Mississippi Department of Revenue
- Phone
- (601) 923-7015
- Website
- dor.ms.gov
How bordering states compare
- Alabama Has a tax-free periodAlabama holds two yearly sales tax holidays: a back-to-school weekend in July and a severe weather preparedness weekend in February.
- Arkansas Has a tax-free periodArkansas holds a back-to-school sales tax holiday every year on the first weekend of August, covering state and local tax.
- Louisiana Has a tax-free periodLouisiana holds a yearly Second Amendment Weekend in September, when firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies are free of state and local sales tax.
- Tennessee Has a tax-free periodTennessee holds a yearly sales tax holiday on the last weekend of July for clothing, school supplies, and computers.
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