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Sales Tax Holidays Compliance Processes - Diane Yetter
Sales Tax Holidays
Sales Tax Holiday Chart By State
| State | Type | Dates | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Annual Holiday | February 22-24, 2013 |
Severe weather preparedness items - $60 or less per item, except for generators and power cords, which are covered so long as they cost $1,000 or less. Note: not all counties and municipalities are participating in the sales tax holiday. Click here to view an updated chart listing participation. |
| Alabama | Annual Holiday | August 2-4, 2013 |
1. Clothing - $100 or less per article (excluding accessories and protective or recreational equipment) 2. Single purchases ($750 or less) of computers, computer software, and school computer supplies (excluding purchases for commercial use) 3. Noncommercial school supplies - $50 or less per item 4. Noncommercial purchases of books - $30 or less per item |
| Arkansas | Annual Holiday | August 3-4, 2013 |
1. Clothing and footwear - less than $100 per item 2. Clothing accessories and equipment - less than $50 per item 3. School supplies, school art supplies, and school instructional materials |
| Connecticut | Annual Holiday | August 19-25, 2012 |
1. Clothing and footwear - $300 or less per item (excluding clothing accessories and protective or athletic clothing). |
| Florida | Holiday | August 3-5, 2012 |
1. Clothing, footwear and accessories - $75 or less per item |
| Georgia | Annual Holiday | October 5-7, 2012 |
1. Purchases of energy-efficient and water-efficient products purchased for noncommercial use - $1500 or less per product |
| Georgia | Annual Holiday | August 10-11, 2012 |
1. Clothing and footwear - $100 or less per article/pair (excluding accessories) |
| Iowa | Annual Holiday | August 2-3, 2013 |
1. Clothing and footwear - $100 or less per item (excluding clothing accessories) |
| Louisiana | Annual Holiday | September 7-9, 2012 |
1. Any consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies. |
| Louisiana | Annual Holiday | May 25-26, 2013 |
1. Hurricane preparedness items and supplies not sold at any airport, public lodging establishment or hotel, convenience store or entertainment complex - $1,500 or less per item. Note: the holiday only applies to the 4% state sales tax and doesn't apply to local sales tax. |
| Louisiana | Annual Holiday | August 3-4, 2012 |
1. Purchases of all tangible personal property for non-business use - $2,500 or less per item Note: Applies to State tax rate (also applies to St. Charles Parish) |
| Maryland | Annual Holiday | February 16-18, 2013 |
Sales of Energy Star products (includes air conditioners, clothes washers and dryers, furnaces, heat pumps, boilers, solar water heaters, standard size refrigerators, dehumidifiers, programmable thermostats, and compact fluorescent light bulbs) |
| Maryland | Annual Holiday | August 11-17, 2013 |
Clothing and footwear (excluding accessories) - $100 or less per item |
| State | Type | Dates | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | Annual Holiday | July 27-28, 2012 |
1. Clothing or footwear - less than $100 per item. |
| Missouri | Annual Holiday | August 2-4, 2013 |
1. Clothing - $100 or less per item (excluding clothing accessories) 2. School supplies - $50 or less per item 3. Computer Software - $350 or less per item 4. Computers/computer peripheral devices - $3,500 or less |
| Missouri | Annual Holiday | April 19-25, 2013 |
1. All retail sales of Energy Star certified new appliances (includes clothes washers, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps) of up to $1,500 per appliance |
| New Mexico | Annual Holiday | August 3-5, 2012 |
1. Clothing and footwear items - $100 or less per item (excluding accessories, athletic or protective clothing or footwear) |
| North Carolina | Annual Holiday | November 2-4, 2012 |
Qualified Energy Star Rated Appliances (other than those used in a trade/business or product rentals) |
| North Carolina | Annual Holiday | August 3-5, 2012 |
1. Clothing - $100 or less per item (excluding clothing accessories). |
| Oklahoma | Annual Holiday | August 3-5, 2012 |
1. Clothing and footwear - $100 or less per item (excluding accessories, clothing rentals, or special clothing or footwear designed for athletic or protective use) |
| South Carolina | Annual Holiday | August 3-5, 2012 |
1. Clothing and certain clothing accessories (excluding rentals) |
| Tennessee | Annual Holiday | August 2-4, 2013 |
1. Clothing - $100 or less per item (excludes clothing accessories or equipment) 2. School and Art supplies -$100 or less per item 3. Computers - $1,500 or less per item (excludes computer software and any items for use in a trade or business) |
| Texas | Annual Holiday | May 25-27, 2013 |
Energy Star-qualified air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less; refrigerators priced at $2,000 or less; ceiling fans; fluorescent light bulbs; dishwashers; dehumidifiers; and clothes washers |
| Texas | Annual Holiday | August 16-18, 2013 |
1. Clothing and footwear - $100 or less per item (excluding accessories, athletic or protective clothing, and rentals of clothing or footwear); backpacks used by elementary and secondary students are included 2. Most School Supplies - $100 or less per item |
| Virginia | Annual Holiday | October 11-14, 2013 |
1. Energy Star & WaterSense qualified products - $2,500 or less per item (purchased for noncommercial home or personal use) |
| Virginia | Annual Holiday | May 25-31, 2013 |
1. Portable generators (up to $1,000 each) 2. Gas-powered chain saws (up to $350 each) 3. Other hurricane preparedness items (up to $60 each) |
| Virginia | Annual Holiday | August 2-4, 2013 |
1. Clothing and footwear - $100 or less per item 2. School Supplies - $20 or less per item |
