Mark your calendars for the 2015 Tax FREE Shopping holiday for the back to school season!
Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items as defined by the statute, are exempt from sales tax for this time period only.
Here’s a list of the states I’ve found participating so far and links to the items included in the Tax Free Holiday:
Alabama– 12:01 A.M. August 7th – Midnight August 9th
Arkansas– 12:01 A.M. August 1st – 11:59 P.M.
Connecticut– August 16-22
Florida– August 7 through August 16, 2015
Georgia– July 31-August 1, 2015
Iowa– Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8, 2015
Louisiana– Friday, August 7, & Saturday, August 8
Maryland– Sunday, August 9 – Saturday, August 15.
Mississippi-12:01 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2015, and ends 12:00 midnight Saturday, August 1, 2015.
Missouri– begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 9.
New Mexico– begins at 12:01 a.m. on August 7, 2015 and concludes on August 9, 2015 at midnight.
Ohio– starts on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 11:59 p.m.
Oklahoma– begins at 12:01 am on Friday, August 7, 2015 and ends at twelve midnight on Sunday, August 9, 2015.
South Carolina– August 7-9.
Tennessee– begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7 and ends Sunday, August 9 at 11:59 p.m. – See more at: http://tn.gov/revenue/article/sales-tax-holiday#sthash.T5D2KRag.dpuf
Texas– Aug. 7 – 9, 2015
Virginia– August 7-9, 2015
Thanks, My Memphis Mommy!