Tax free items included in Alabama's Back To School Sales Tax Holiday Weekend

Alabama's tax free holiday weekend for back to school purchases is 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3. The annual event began in 2006 and is a common practice across the nation.  If you're not in Alabama you can check this master list of tax free holidays in other states.

Jefferson County will not be participating but cities in Jefferson County will which means you will still pay 2 percent sales tax on exempt items. For a complete list of participating or non-participating counties and cities for Alabama go here.

Sales tax exempt status also applies to online purchases.  Customers need to make sure the online retailer deducts the tax amount, if not call customer service immediately to get a refund.

Go here for a complete list of exempt and non-exempt items for Alabama.

Here is a list of items you can purchase tax free that weekend:

CLOTHING - $100 or Less, per article of clothing
Includes all human wearing apparel suitable for general use - Not an all-inclusive list
Belts
Boots
Caps
Coats
Diapers
Dresses
Gloves
Gym Suits
Hats
Hosiery
Jackets
Jeans
Neckties
Pajamas
Pants
Raincoats
Robes
Sandals
Scarves
School Uniforms
Shirts
Shoes
Shorts
Socks
Sneakers
Underwear


COMPUTERS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, & SCHOOL COMPUTER SUPPLIES -

A single purchase with a sales price of $750 or Less

For purposes of the exemption, a computer may include a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists of a CPU and devices such as a display monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers sold as a computer package.

Computer parts and devices not sold as part of a package with the CPU, will not qualify for the exemption.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SCHOOL COMPUTER SUPPLIES - An item commonly used by a student in a course of study in which a computer is used

Computer Storage Media (diskettes, compact disks)
Handheld electronic schedulers, except devices that are cellular phones
Personal digital assistants, except devices that are cellular phones

Computer Printers

Printer Supplies for Computers (printer paper, printer ink)

BOOKS

Sales price of $30 or less, per book.

The term book is defined as a set of printed sheets bound together and published in a volume with an ISBN number.

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