“During the Tax Free Holiday the state suspends collection of all gross receipts tax, including municipal GRT rates”, said Ben Cloutier, the director of communications for the department.
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From backpacks to bow ties, it’s that time again: Tax-Free Weekend. “They’re shopping for back-to-school clothes, but there’s something for every age group”.
These qualifications also apply to products on online or in catalogs if the seller is in Texas.
Louisiana is offering all “tangible” personal property except for business items, tax-free.
Use the tax-free time to purchase not just what you need right now, but also what your children will need over the next several months.
The tax holiday was originally planned to coincide with back-to-school shopping, and it includes items that typically would be used by a student. South Carolina has the clothing, bedding items, computers, printers and bathroom décor all tax-free. “It’s a great opportunity for folks to save a little money”.
Florida: August 7-16 – Items included are clothing, supplies, school supplies, computers. The store plans to keep those workers on in advance of the holiday season.
H-E-B may not be the first place people stop on Tax-Free Weekend, but Regina Garcia, a company spokesperson, said the grocery chain usually falls on people’s itinerary.
Here are the upcoming states and dates that have tax-free weekends starting soon.
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Tabitha Knapp was out shopping for school clothes for her kids at Factory Connection in Hannibal. Most school supplies are included in the exemption, except for computers, textbooks and software.
