Sales tax holiday weekends are happening soon.
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The sales tax holiday weekend for Alabama is fast approaching. Dates are 12:01 a.m. Friday Aug. 3 through midnight Sunday Aug. 5, 2012.
(Looking for a list of other states that hold tax free holidays? Go here.)
Jefferson County will not be participating but cities in JeffCo will which means you will still pay 2% sales tax on exempt items.
You can see a complete list of cities and counties in ALABAMA that will be participating in the tax free holiday: http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/salestax/STholiday.htm
Go here to download the list of items that are tax exempt.
One of the best things about Alabama's tax free holiday is that diapers and wipes are included in tax free eligible items list!
Here is a list of items you can purchase tax free that day:
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 -- INCLUDES THE iPAD!
COMPUTERS - 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
- All inclusive list includes:
• 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)
SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL ART SUPPLIES & SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL -
Sales Price of $50 or Less, per item (Noncommercial Purchases)
SCHOOL SUPPLIES - All Inclusive List:
• Binders
• Blackboard Chalk
• Book Bags
• Calculators
• Cellophane Tape
• Compasses
• Composition Books
• Crayons
• Erasers
• Folders (expandable, pocket, plastic
& manila)
• Glue, paste, and paste sticks
• Highlighters
• Index Cards
• Index Card Boxes
• Legal Pads
• Lunch Boxes
• Markers
• Notebooks
• Paper (loose leaf ruled notebook
paper, copy paper, graph paper,
tracing paper, manila paper, colored
paper, poster board, and
construction paper)
• Pencil Boxes & Other School
Supply Boxes
• Pencil Sharpeners
• Pencils
• Pens
• Protractors
• Rulers
• Scissors
• Writing Tablets
SCHOOL ART SUPPLIES - All Inclusive List:
• Clay & Glazes
• Paints (Acrylic, Tempora & Oil)
• Paintbrushes for artwork
• Sketch and Drawing Pads
• Watercolors
SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL - All Inclusive List: (Written material commonly used by
a student in a course of study as a reference and to learn the subject being taught)
• Reference Maps and Globes
• Required Textbooks on an official school book list with a sales price of more than $30 and less than $50
BOOKS - Sales Price of $30 or Less, per book (Noncommercial Purchases)
BOOKS - The term book is defined as a set of printed sheets bound together and published in a volume with an ISBN number.
Sales Tax Holiday Aug. 3 - 5, 2012
Legislation
was passed (Chapter 2012-32, Section 22, Laws of Florida) to create a
3-day sales tax holiday that will begin at 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 3,
2012, and end at midnight Sunday, August 5, 2012. During this period,
no Florida sales tax or local option tax will be collected on sales of
clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling for $75 or less per
item, or on certain school supplies selling for $15 or less per item.
- List of tax-exempt and taxable items
Missisippi's Sales Tax holiday will be this weekend.
The annual Sales Tax Holiday begins 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 27, 2012, and ends 12:00 midnight Saturday, July 28, 2012. Go here to review the listing of eligible and non-eligible clothing and footwear items.