Back to school shopping is my favorite shopping season of the year since I work on Christmas and birthday gifts all year long so it’s less painful to the budget. One of the best ways to save another 7% to 10% right off the top (depending on where you live) is to plan ahead and shop on your state’s tax free shopping days. ManyTaxAdmin.org and I’d recommend verifying each state through the links provided.
to find out if your state has a tax-free weekend and what items it exempts. Dollar amounts in parentheses indicate the maximum cost for which an item can be tax-free. Most of the information below is courtesy ofAlabama: Aug. 7-9, clothing ($100), computers ($750), school supplies ($50), books ($30)
Arkansas: Aug. 1-2, clothing ($100), school supplies (no limit listed)
Connecticut: Aug. 16-22, clothing and footwear ($100)
Florida: Aug. 7-16, cchool supplies (no limit listed), clothing ($100), supplies ($15), computers ($750)
Georgia: July 31 – Aug.1, school supplies (no limit listed), clothing ($100), supplies ($20), computers ($1,000)
Iowa: Aug. 7-8, clothing ($100)
Louisiana: Aug. 7-8 All Tangible Personal Property, which usually refers to stuff that you could take with you somewhere, such as furniture, art, clothing and household items ($2,500)
Maryland: Aug. 9-15, clothing and footwear ($100)
Mississippi: July 31 – Aug. 1, clothing and footwear ($100)
Missouri: Aug. 7-9, clothing ($100), computers ($3,500), school supplies ($50)
New Mexico: Aug. 7-9, clothing ($100), computers ($1,000), computer equipment ($500), school supplies ($30)
Ohio: Aug. 7-9, clothing ($75), school supplies ($20), instructional material ($20)
Oklahoma: Aug. 7-9, clothing ($100)
South Carolina: Aug. 7-9, clothing (no limit listed), school supplies (no limit listed), computers (no limit listed)
Tennessee: Aug. 7-9, clothing ($100), school supplies ($100), computers ($1,500)
Texas: Aug. 7-9, clothing, backpacks and school supplies ($100)
Virginia: Aug. 7-9, clothing ($100), school supplies ($20), energy star products ($2,500), hurricane preparedness items ($60), generators ($1,000)
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