Many states offer special days where they waive sales tax on certain items. These days are usually in August and they are often marketed as a way to make school shopping more affordable. In an unusual coincidence, the dates in most states fall this weekend.
Many states offer special days where they waive sales tax on certain items. These days are usually in August and they are often marketed as a way to make school shopping more affordable. In an unusual coincidence, the dates in most states fall this weekend.
States that are offering deals include:
State | Items | Dates | Information | |
Alabama | clothing - $100
computers - $750 school supplies - $50 books - $30 |
August 2-4 | http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/ | |
Arkansas | clothing - $100
school supplies |
August 3-4 | http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/ | |
Connecticut | clothing and footwear - $300 | August 18-24 | http://www.ct.gov/ | |
Florida | school supplies - $15
clothing - $75 computer - $750 |
August 2-4 | http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/ | |
Georgia | school supplies - $20
clothing - $100 computer - $1,000 |
August 9-10 | https://etax.dor.ga.gov/
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Iowa | clothing - $100 | August 2-3 | http://www.iowaccess.org/tax/
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Louisiana | all TPP - $2,500 | August 2-3 | http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/ | |
Maryland | clothing & footwear-$100 | August 11-17 | http://www.marylandtaxes.com/ | |
Massachusetts | all - $2,500 | August 10-11 | http://www.mass.gov/dor/ | |
Missouri | clothing - $100
computers - $3,500 school supplies - $50 |
August 2-4 | http://dor.mo.gov/ | |
New Mexico | clothing - $100
computers - $1,000 computer equip. - $500 school supplies - $30 |
August 2-4 | http://www.tax.newmexico.gov | |
North Carolina | clothing - $100
school supplies - $100 instructional material - $300 computers - $3,500 other comp. - $250 sports equip - $50 |
August 2-4 | http://www.dornc.com/ | |
Oklahoma | clothing - $100 | August 2-4 | http://www.tax.ok.gov/ | |
South Carolina | clothing
school supplies computers other |
August 2-4 | http://www.sctax.org/ | |
Tennessee | clothing - $100
school supplies - $100 computers - $1,500 |
August 2-4 | http://tn.gov/revenue/ | |
Texas | clothing, backpacks and school supplies- $100 | August 9-11 | http://www.window.state.tx.us/ | |
Virginia | clothing - $100
school supplies - $20 |
August 2-4 | http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ |
I wouldn't advocate shopping just because it is tax-free, but if you are planning to make a purchase, you might want to time it around the tax-free days.