Showing posts with label School Supplies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School Supplies. Show all posts

Monday, July 17, 2017

Tax Free Holidays for Back to School Shopping



Tax Free holidays are popular times for parents to head out shopping for back to school clothing and supplies with the kids.  Expect stores to be crowded, and pack your patience to take advantage of the extra savings.

Below is a list of dates where states have announced a state sales tax holiday.  Georgia, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts will not have a tax free holiday in 2017.

State
Items Included
Dates
Alabama
clothing, computers, school supplies
Jul 21-23rd, 2017
Mississippi
clothing & footwear
Jul 28-29th, 2017
Tennessee
clothing, school supplies, computers
Jul 28-30th, 2017
Florida
school supplies, clothing, computers
Aug 4-6th, 2017
Ohio
clothing and school supplies
Aug 4-6th, 2017
Virginia
clothing, school supplies
Aug 4-6th, 2017
South Carolina
clothing, school supplies, computers
Aug 4-6th, 2017
Oklahoma
clothing
Aug 4-6th, 2017
New Mexico
clothing, computers, school supplies
Aug 4-6th, 2017
Missouri
clothing, computers, school supplies
Aug 4-6th, 2017
Iowa
clothing
Aug 4-5th, 2017
Louisiana
Personal Property <2500
Aug 4-5th, 2017
Arkansas
clothing, school supplies
Aug 5-6th, 2017
Texas
clothing, backpacks & school supplies
Aug 11-13th, 2017
Maryland
clothing & footwear
Aug 13-19th, 2017
Connecticut
clothing and footwear
Aug 20-26th, 2017


Source:  https://www.freetaxweekend.com/


Photo Credit: Jimmie. School Supplies Homeschool. (Flickr)


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Monday, July 18, 2016

Tax Free Shopping Days for Back to School 2016


Who doesn't love to shop tax free?  If you're planning to do your back to school shopping at the mall or the traditional brick and mortar stores, you should plan to take advantage of the back to school tax holiday in your state. Again this year, many states have planned tax free holidays to occur during the peek of the 2016 back to school shopping season.

State

Dates

Eligible Items (Max Cost)

Alabama
August 5 - 7
Clothing ($100), Computers ($750), School supplies ($50), Books ($30)
Arkansas
August 6 - 7
School supplies, Clothing ($100), Clothing accessories and equipment ($50)
Connecticut
August 21 - 27
Clothing and footwear ($100)
Florida
August 5 - 7
School supplies ($15), Clothing ($60)
Georgia
July 30 - 31
Clothing ($100), School supplies ($20), Computers ($1,000)
Iowa
August 5 - 6
Clothing and footwear ($100)
Maryland
August 14 - 20
Clothing and footwear ($100)
Massachusetts
August 5 - 6
Clothing and footwear ($100)
Mississippi
July 29 - 30
Clothing and footwear ($100)
Missouri
August 5 - 7
Clothing ($100), School supplies ($50), Computer software ($350), Computers ($1,500), Computer peripherals ($1,500), Graphing calculators ($150)
New Mexico
August 5 - 7
School supplies ($30), Clothing ($100), Computers ($1,000) Computer equipment ($500)
Ohio
August 5 - 7
Clothing ($75), School supplies ($20), School instructional material ($20)
Oklahoma
August 5 - 7
Clothing ($100)
South Carolina
August 5 - 7
Clothing and accessories, School supplies, Computers and accessories, Bed and bath items
Tennessee
July 29 - 31
Clothing ($100), School supplies ($100), Computers ($1,500)
Texas
August 5 - 7
Clothing and footwear ($100), Backpacks ($100), School supplies ($100)
Virginia
August 5 - 7
Clothing and footwear ($100), School supplies ($20)

This data was compiled from various sources: here, here and here.


Thursday, July 24, 2014

Do your Back to School Shopping during the Tax Free Holiday in your State

Mark you Calendars!

Shopping during the Tax Free Holiday weekend in your state is a smart way to create a sale for yourself and get an extra discount. Its a perfect time to stock up on back to school items such as clothing, shoes, backpacks, lunchboxes, and school supplies.  Stores will tend to be more crowded during these days, so go early for the best selection and pack you patience.



Below is a list of the states that have scheduled a tax free holiday during the fall back to school shopping season (Source):




State

Items Included

Dates

Information Links
Mississippi
clothing & footwear - $100
July 25-26
Georgia
school supplies
August 1-2
clothing - $100
supplies - $20
computers - $1,000
Iowa
clothing - $100
August 1-2
Louisiana
all TPP - $2,500
August 1-2
Alabama
clothing - $100
August 1-3
computers - $750
school supplies - $50
books - $30
Florida
school suppies
August 1-3
clothing - $100
supplies - $15
computers - $750
Missouri
clothing - $100
August 1-3
computers - $3,500
school supplies - $50
New Mexico
clothing - $100
August 1-3
computers - $1,000
computer equip. - $500
school supplies - $30
Oklahoma
clothing - $100
August 1-3
South Carolina
clothing
August 1-3
school supplies
computers
other
Tennessee
clothing - $100
August 1-3
school supplies - $100
computers - $1,500
Virginia
clothing - $100
August 1-3
school supplies - $20
Arkansas
clothing - $100
August 2-3
school supplies
Texas
clothing, backpacks and school supplies- $100
August 8-10
Maryland
clothing & footwear-$100
August 10-16
Connecticut
clothing and footwear - $300
August 17-23

(photo used with permission from Microsoft)