States Offering Tax Free Shopping Dates for 2012 Back to School Shopping:
Alabama – August 3-5, 2012 - applies to clothing under $100, school supplies under $50, books under $30 and computer equipment under $750.
Arkansas – August 4-5, 2012, applies to clothing and footwear priced at less than $100 per item, accessories priced at less than $50 per item, and school supplies.
Connecticut – August 19-25, 2012 – applies to clothing and shoes under $300.
Florida – August 3-5, 2012 - applies to books, clothing and shoes $75 or less and back to school supplies under $15.
Iowa – August 3-4, 2012 - applies to clothing & shoes under $100
Louisiana- August 3-4, 2012 – purchases under $2,500 excludes taxable services, automobiles and meals.
Maryland- August 12- 18, 2012 – applies to clothing and shoes under $100.
Mississippi – July 27-28, 2012 - applies to clothing and shoes under $100.
Missouri – August 3-5, 2012 - applies to clothing under $100, school supplies under $50, computer software under $350, computer equipment under $3,500. Not all cities and counties are participating.
New Mexico – not confirmed yet for 2012. I will update this post as soon as I can confirm the dates. Last year, it applied to all clothing and shoes under $100, school supplies under $15, computers under $1,000, and computer equipment under $500.
North Carolina – August 3-5, 2012 – applies to clothing, footwear, and school supplies under $100. Sports and recreation equipment under $50, and computers under $3,500.
Oklahoma- not confirmed yet for 2012. I will update this post as soon as I can confirm the dates. last year, it applied to clothing and shoes under $100.
South Carolina – August 3-5, 2012 - applies to clothing, accessories, shoes, school supplies, computers, and computer equipment.
Tennessee – August 3-5, 2012 - applies to clothing and school supplies under $100 and computers under $1,500.
Texas – August 17-19, 2012 - applies to clothing and shoes under $100, school supplies under $100, backpacks under $100 for elementary and secondary students, and also includes layaway items.
Vermont- proposed for 2012, but not announced a date yet. I will update this page once it is made public.
Virginia – August 3-5, 2012 - applies to clothing and shoes under $100, and school supplies under $20.
Each state has specific eligibility requirements, too numerous and detailed to mention. Search “your state” + 2012 tax free shopping days for the specific exemptions in your state.
Thank you to About.com’s Jennifer Wolf for the majority of this info!
Go to www.taxadmin.org for more information.
Also for California ONLY kohls is having a Tax RELiEF sale aug 3-5. It’s basically like tax free but they call it tax relief because state law says the state gets paid their sales tax no matter what. I’m not 100% sure of the amt but I believe it’s an 10% discount on top of the other discounts u may have….. For examPle I have a kohls charge and I got a 20% off card I can use that with the tax relief and any kohls cash I may have
Also i think The tax relief thing for is Cali only