During these times, saving every dollar is a good idea. And an excellent exercise in economy is to save the sales tax on items you were going to purchase, anyway.
Many states offer Sales Tax Holidays – typically calling them Back-To-School Sales Tax Holidays – and generally schedule them in August.
Of course, the states differ in their implementation. But it is not uncommon to find exemptions
from sales tax on the following items purchased during these periods.
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Clothing
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Footwear
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Computers
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School supplies
To see if your state participates, just click the following links.
- Alabama
https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/sales-tax-holidays/
- Arkansas
https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/exciseTaxOffice/faqsRetailers.pdf
- Connecticut
- Florida
https://floridarevenue.com/taxes/tips/Documents/TIP_22A01-08.pdf
- Illinois
https://www2.illinois.gov/rev/research/publications/bulletins/Documents/2022/FY%202022-24_N0522.pdf
- Iowa
- Maryland
https://www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/comp/peter-franchot.php#shoptaxfree
- Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/sales-tax-holiday-frequently-asked-questions
- Mississippi
- Missouri
https://dor.mo.gov/taxation/business/tax-types/sales-use/holidays/back-to-school/vendors.html
- New Jersey
https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/businesses/salestax/salestaxholiday2022.shtml
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
https://www.salestaxhandbook.com/oklahoma/sales-tax-holidays
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-and-use-tax/sales-tax-holiday/sth-traditional.html
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
For more information or help with your business’s sales tax issues, contact [popup_anything id=”2688″].
By Steve Hanebutt