Texas Comptroller announced that recently passed legislation has changed the dates for the annual three-day Texas sales tax holiday on clothing and footwear to begin on the third Friday in August; thus it will now occur on August 17-19, 2007,…
Florida Enacts Tax Holiday for Hurricane Preparedness.
Florida Governor, Charlie Crist, signed into law a sales tax holiday from June 1 through June 12, 2007, for certain hurricane preparedness items.
Connecticut Weatherization Sales Tax Holiday
Connecticut is offering a sales and use tax exemption for energy-efficient, weatherization products, effective June 1, 2006 though June 30, 2007.
Tennessee Provides Reminders for Sales Tax Holidays
As a reminder, Tennessee will provide taxpayers with two sales tax holidays which will allow them to make tax-free purchases: April 27-29, 2007 and August 3-5, 2007. During both periods, the state will exempt items such as qualified clothing, school…
Alabama Adopts Permanent Sales Tax Holiday
Alabama has provided for an annual sales tax holiday beginning on the first Friday in August and ending the following Sunday. For 2007, the dates are August 3-5. The holiday covers articles of clothing selling for under $100., but does…
Annual Tax Holiday Gives Texas Shoppers a Break
Texas has announced the dates of its annual sales tax holiday: August 3-6, 2007. During this period, the state will exempt shoppers from paying state and local sales taxes on most clothing and footwear priced under $100. Items such as…
District of Columbia Announces Sales Tax Holiday Dates
The District of Columbia has announced that its sales tax holiday on clothing will run from November 24 to December 3, 2006.
Massachusetts Creates Sales Tax Holiday Weekend
Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts has signed legislation creating a sales tax holiday weekend, effective August 12-13, 2006.
Tennessee Enacts Annual Sales Tax Holiday For Selected Items
Beginning on the first Friday of each August and ending at the subsequent Sunday, the State of Tennessee will initiate an annual sales tax holiday. As part of this holiday, clothing and school supplies valued at less than one-hundred dollars…
New Mexico Gives Additional Instructions on Tax Holiday
New Mexico issued an interpretation of its annual sales tax holiday. For example, items normally sold as a unit cannot be priced separately and sold individually to qualify for exemption. Items bought with a rain check during the holiday period…
Maryland To Hold Five-Day Tax Holiday
Beginning August 23, 2006 and concluding August 27, 2006 Maryland will exempt select clothing and footwear from sales tax.
Alabama Clothing, School Supplies, Computer Items Exempt on Holiday
Beginning in 2006, (starting on the first Friday in August), there will be an annual, three-day sales and use tax holiday for purchases of covered items. Exempt items include: clothing, including footwear (excluding accessories or sports equipment), which do not…
North Carolina Authorizes Sales Tax Holiday
The State of North Carolina will exempt select items from sales and use tax beginning on the first Friday of August and ending the following Sunday. Clothing retailed at one-hundred dollars or less qualifies for the exemption. In addition, sports…
Virginia Enacts Annual Sales Tax Holiday for Clothing, Footwear, and School Supplies
Virginia will have an annual three-day sales tax holiday, beginning on the first Friday of each August and ending at midnight the following Sunday. The exemption applies to clothing or footwear selling for one-hundred dollars or less, and to school…
New York State Clothing Exemption.
Beginning January 30, 2006 through February 5, 2006, local authorities may elect a tax holiday from New York State Sales and Use taxes applying to clothing, footwear, and materials used to make or mend the exempt clothing sold for less…
Connecticut sales tax holiday: Aug. 21- Aug 27, 2005
Clothing or footwear less than $300. Does not include protective, athletic gear or accessories.
Texas sales tax holiday: Aug. 5 – Aug. 7, 2005
Clothing and footwear under $100. Excludes accessories and protective clothing. See Details
Georgia sales tax holiday: July 28 – July 31, 2005
School supplies up to $20. Clothing and footwear up to $100. Computers and computer-related accessories for noncommercial use up to $1500.
New Mexico sales tax holiday: Aug. 5 – Aug. 7, 2005
Clothing and footwear less than $100. Computers less than $1000. Computer peripherals less than $500. School supplies. Does not include protective or athletic gear. Does not include watches, radios, phones, copiers, office equipment, office fixtures. See Details
Georgia sales tax holiday: Oct 6 – Oct 9, 2005
October Holiday: Energy efficient products for non commercial use less than $1500.
New York sales tax holiday: Aug. 30 – Sept 5, 2005
Clothing, footwear and items used to make or repair clothing less than $110. Some localities have opted out of the holiday so local taxes may still apply.
Washington D.C. sales tax holiday: Aug. 6 – Aug. 14, 2005
School items, clothes, accessories and shoes less than $100. Includes items on layaway or sales where the final layaway payment is made on the holiday. See Details
Iowa sales tax holiday: Aug 5 – Aug 6, 2005
Clothing and footwear less than $100.
North Carolina sales tax holiday: Aug. 5 – Aug. 7, 2005
Clothing, footwear and school supplies less than $100. Sports and recreation equipment less than $50. Computers less than $3,500. Excludes accessories, cosmetics, furniture, rentals and commercial use items. See Details