Tax free weekend 2016 is coming up for most of us, starting August 7th if you are in Texas! It is hard to get excited about a sale where you are saving 8.25% BUT the sales that they run on top of that are killer! (Big thanks to This Mommy Saves Money)
The tax free weekend for general merchandise purchased in Texas is scheduled for August 7-9th, 2015 and applies to the following items:
- Clothing and footwear under $100
- School supplies under $100
- Backpacks under $100 for elementary and secondary students
- Includes layaway items
Keep in mind, too, that not all general merchandise items are included in the sales tax holiday. For example, cowboy boots and climbing boots are tax-free, but ski boots are still taxed during Texas’ tax free weekend. In fact, many sporting goods are not included in the sales tax holiday at all in Texas, like cleats, football pads, and protective helmets, so make sure that you read Texas’ Sales Tax Holiday web page before heading out to the mall.
States Offering a Tax Free Weekend (or Week) in 2016:
- Alabama: August 5 – 7
clothing, computers, school supplies, books - Arkansas: August 6-7
clothing and school supplies - Connecticut: August 21 – 27
clothing and footwear - Florida: Aug.5 – 7
clothing, footwear, wallets, and bags that costs $100 or less, school supplies that cost $15 or less, and the first $750 of the cost of personal computers and related accessories. - Georgia: July 30 – 31
clothing, computers, school supplies - Iowa: August 5-7
clothing - Louisiana: August 5-6
All consumer purchases of tangible personal property, other than vehicles subject to license and title and meals including to-go orders. The holiday applies only to the 4 percent state sales tax. It does not apply to sales taxes levied by parishes, municipalities, school boards, and other political subdivisions of the state. (from Louisiana Department of Revenue) - Maryland: August 7 – 13
clothing and footwear - Massachusetts No dates announced yet
- Mississippi: July 29 – 30
clothing and footwear - Missouri: August 5 – 7
clothing, computers, school supplies - New Mexico: August 5 – 7
clothing, computers, school supplies, computer equipment - Ohio: August 5-7
clothing, school supplies, instructional materials - Oklahoma August 5-7
clothing - South Carolina: August 5-7
clothing, computers, school supplies, computer equipment South Carolina Department of Revenue) - Tennessee: July 29 – 31
clothing, computers, school supplies - Texas: August 5-7
clothing, backpacks, school supplies - Virginia: August 5 – 7
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There are two separate lists of items that qualify for TAX FREE status. The first one is the list of qualifying clothing, footwear and other items. The second list is the School Supplies. The (T) means taxable and the (E) means exempt
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This list does not include all items that may qualify for exemption during the sales tax holiday. It provides examples only.
Sales Tax Holiday
All-inclusive list of qualifying school supplies (if priced less than $100)
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Taxed: Taxable items tend to be the more specialized, less necessary items of clothing such as jewelry, hair accessories, purses, football pants and golf gloves. Regular shoes (sandals, slippers, sneakers) are exempt, but cleated shoes, fishing boots and ballet slippers are not. A more complete list of exempt and non-exempt items can be found on the state of Texas website.
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