2013 Back to School Sales Tax Holidays

With Back to school quickly approaching the sales will be starting and we will all be buying school supplies. Here is a list of the sales tax holidays states will be having to celebrate the back to school shopping.



July 26-27 Mississippi-Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $100 per item exempt.
Aug 2-4 Alabama-Purchases of computers (single purchase up to $750), clothing (up to $100 per item), school supplies ($50 per item) and books ($30 per item) exempt
Aug 3-4 Arkansas-Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $100 per item, clothing accessories less than $50 per item and school supplies are exempt.
August 18-24.Connecticut: Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $300 per item exempt.
August 2-4.Florida: Purchases of clothing ($75 per item) and school supplies ($15 per item) exempt. Florida added purchases of computers and computer accessories that are $750 or less per item to its list of exempt items this year.
August 9-10.Georgia: Purchases of clothing ($100 per item), computers and related accessories (single purchases up to $1,000) and school supplies ($20 per item) exempt.
August 2-3 Iowa:. Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $100 per item exempt.
August 2-3.Louisiana: The exemption applies to the first $2,500 of the purchase price of most individual items.
August 11-17.Maryland Purchases of clothing and footwear $100 or less per item exempt.
August 2-4.Missouri: Purchases of clothing (up to $100 per item), computers (up to $3,500), computer peripherals (up to $3,500), computer software (up to $350) and school supplies (up to $50 per purchase) exempt.
August 2-4.New Mexico: Purchases of clothing (less than $100 per item), school supplies (less than $30 per item), computers ($1,000 limit) and computer hardware ($500 limit) exempt.
August 2-4.North Carolina: Purchases of clothing (up to $100 per item), computers ($3,500 per item), computer supplies($250 per item), school supplies ($100 per item) and sports equipment ($50 per item) exempt.
August 2-4.Oklahoma: Purchases of clothing and footwear less than $100 per item exempt.
August 2-4.South Carolina: All purchases of clothing, footwear, computers, linens and school supplies exempt.
August 2-4.Tennessee: Purchases of clothing ($100 or less per item), computers ($1,500 or less) and school supplies ($100 or less per item) exempt.
August 9-11.Texas: Purchases of clothing, footwear, backpacks and school supplies less than $100 per item exempt.
August 2-4.Virginia: Purchases of clothing and footwear ($100 or less per item) and school supplies ($20 or less per item) exempt.