**Sales Tax Holidays start today for many states! See below to see if your state is one of them.
I’ve had many of you ask about the sales tax holiday this year, so please take a look at the below schedule to see your state’s guidelines and dates for this year’s Back-to-School Tax Holiday. Please click on the link for your state for more info. (Guide courtesy Tax Admin dot org). This list was lasted updated July 28th, 2013.
Days
|
|
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1st Year
|
Dates |
|
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Alabama | 3 | hurricane preparedness generators – $1,000 supplies – $60 |
2012 | February 22-24 | http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/ | |
Alabama | 3 | clothing – $100 computers – $750 school supplies – $50 books – $30 |
2006 | August 2-4 | http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/ | |
Arkansas | 2 | clothing – $100 school supplies |
2011 | August 3-4 | http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/ | |
Connecticut |
7
|
clothing and footwear – $300 |
2001
|
August 18-24 | http://www.ct.gov/ | |
Florida | 3 | school supplies – $15 clothing – $75 computer – $750 |
2010+ | August 2-4 | http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/ | |
Georgia | 2 | school supplies – $20 clothing – $100 computer – $1,000 |
2012+ | August 9-10 | https://etax.dor.ga.gov/ |
|
Georgia | 3 | energy and water efficient products – $1,500 | 2012+ | October 4-6 | https://etax.dor.ga.gov/ | |
Iowa |
2
|
clothing – $100 |
2000
|
August 2-3 | http://www.iowaccess.org/tax/ |
|
Louisiana |
2
|
all TPP – $2,500 |
2007
|
August 2-3 | http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/ | |
Louisiana |
2
|
hurricane preparedness items – $1,500 |
2008
|
May 25-26 | http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/ | |
Louisiana |
3
|
firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies |
2009
|
September 6-8 | http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/ | |
Maryland | 3 | energy star products | 2011 | February 16-18 | http://www.comp.state.md.us/ | |
Maryland | 7 | clothing & footwear-$100 | 2010 | August 11-17 | http://www.marylandtaxes.com/ | |
Mississippi |
2
|
clothing & footwear – $100 |
2009
|
July 26-27 | http://www.dor.ms.gov/ | |
Missouri | 7 | energy star products – $1,500 | 2009 | April 19-25 | http://dor.mo.gov/ | |
Missouri | 3 | clothing – $100 computers – $3,500 school supplies – $50 |
2004 | August 2-4 | http://dor.mo.gov/ | |
New Mexico | 3 | clothing – $100 computers – $1,000 computer equip. – $500 school supplies – $30 |
2005 | August 2-4 | http://www.tax.newmexico.gov | |
North Carolina |
3
|
clothing – $100 school supplies – $100 instructional material – $300 computers – $3,500 other comp. – $250 sports equip – $50 |
2001
|
August 2-4 | http://www.dornc.com/ | |
North Carolina |
3
|
energy star products | 2009 | November 1-3 | http://www.dornc.com/ | |
Oklahoma |
3
|
clothing – $100 |
2007
|
August 2-4 | http://www.tax.ok.gov/ | |
South Carolina |
3
|
clothing school supplies computers other |
2000
|
August 2-4 | http://www.sctax.org/ | |
Tennessee |
3
|
clothing – $100 school supplies – $100 computers – $1,500 |
2006
|
August 2-4 | http://tn.gov/revenue/ | |
Texas |
3
|
energy star products air conditioners – $6,000; other – $2,000 |
2008
|
May 25-27 | http://www.window.state.tx.us/ | |
Texas |
3
|
clothing, backpacks and school supplies- $100 |
1999
|
August 9-11 | http://www.window.state.tx.us/ | |
Virginia | 7 | hurricane preparedness items – $60 generators – $1,000 |
2008 | May 25-31 | http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ | |
Virginia | 3 | clothing – $100 school supplies – $20 |
2006 | August 2-4 | http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ | |
Virginia | 4 | energy star products – $2,500 | 2006 | October 11-14 | http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ |