Image via WikipediaIn 8 states this weekend you will not have to pay sales tax on back to school items. During the month of August eight other states will also have tax free weekends. During this tax free holiday the items allowed to be tax free are clothes, school supplies, books, and computers. Each state has certain limits to the amount of the purchase and which items are allowed to be tax free in the particular state. Originally the weekends were meant to get junior outfitted with new clothes and shoes for returning to school but the items covered by the tax free rules have expanded. Now you can purchase computers, school supplies, and even appliances. The amount of the items can go as high as $2,500 as in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday provides an exemption from state sales tax on the first $2,500 of the purchase price of most individual items of tangible personal property for non-business use. The state sales tax is payable on the portion of the purchase price of any individual item in excess of $2,500.This Means you can buy anything except vehicles that require a tag and title.
Missouri allows you to buy software up to $350 without paying tax and computers up to $3,500 without paying sales tax.
Check out this chart for purchasing rules and links to specific states information.
| State | Items and Maximum Cost (Per Item) | 2011 Dates | More Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | clothing – $100 computers – $750 school supplies – $50 books – $30 | August 5-7 | revenue.alabama.gov |
| Arkansas | clothing and footwear – $100 Clothing accessories – $50 school supplies, art supplies, school instructional material | August 6-7 | www.dfa.arkansas.gov |
| Connecticut | clothing and footwear – $300 | August 21-27 | www.ct.gov |
| Florida | school supplies – $15 clothing – $75 | August 12-14 | dor.myflorida.com |
| Iowa | clothing – $100 | August 5-6 | www.iowaccess.org |
| Louisiana | all TPP – $2,500 hurricane preparedness items – $1,500 | August 5-6 | revenue.louisiana.gov |
| Maryland | clothing and footwear – $100 | August 14-20 | www.marylandtaxes.com |
| Massachusetts | TVs, clothing, personal items – $2,500 | August 13-14 | www.mass.gov |
| Missouri | clothing – $100 computers – $3,500 school supplies – $50 | August 5-7 | dor.mo.gov |
| New Mexico | clothing – $100 computers – $1,000 school supplies – $15 | August 5-7 | www.tax.newmexico.gov |
| North Carolina | clothing – $100 school supples – $100 instructional material – $300 computers – $3,500 other comp. – $250 sports equip – $50 | August 5-7 | www.dornc.com |
| Oklahoma | clothing – $100 | August 5-7 | www.tax.ok.gov |
| South Carolina | clothing school supplies computers other (Check SC site for explicit items’ exemptions) | August 5-7 | www.sctax.org |
| Tennessee | clothing – $100 school supplies – $100 computers – $1,500 | August 5-7 | tn.gov |
| Texas | clothing, backpacks, and school supplies – $100 | August 19-21 | www.window.state.tx.us |
| Virginia | clothing – $100 school supplies – $20 | August 5-7 | www.tax.virginia.gov |
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