(Photo Illustration/The Birmingham News/Napo Monasterio)This is the weekend to purchase tablets, desktops, netbooks or laptops in Alabama and possibly other Tax Free Holiday participating states such as Louisiana, Tennessee and Florida.
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HERE IS THE OFFICIAL WORDING:
COMPUTERS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, & SCHOOL COMPUTER SUPPLIES -
A single purchase with a sales price of $750 or Less
So this means that you could possibly save up to $75 on a computer if your sales tax rate is 10 percent.
(Don't forget Jefferson County is not participating. You'll still pay a 2 percent sales tax on tax exempt purchases made in the county. Go here to see my list of cities and counties not participating in the holiday.)
Don't forget you can shop online for computers, tablets this weekend and avoid taxes as well with most retailers offering free shipping on computers and tablets.
Some online retailers will charge tax during the purchase then refund the difference after the transaction is complete and shipping to a participating Tax Free Holiday states is confirmed.
Don't forget to shop through
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to earn a percentage back.
All three are safe sources to earn cash back on most of your online purchases.
Before you buy make sure you are enrolled in the store's customer rewards programs if available. For instance Staples, Best Buy, OfficeMax, OfficeDepot and others all have reward programs where you earn points towards future purchases with every purchase made.
Another option -- if you shop online with Target, use your Red Card (a free service that connects your debit card to a non-credit card program) you'll save 5% on every purchase.
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