--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting:
What: As summer winds down, parents across the country are shifting their thoughts from lazy summer days to the back-to-school shopping frenzy. This August, several states are offering sales tax holidays where state sales tax charges are temporarily waived on back-to-school items and other qualifying products. These temporary tax exemptions only apply to specific items outlined by each state.
Why: Consumers in some lucky states can make the most of their shopping dollars by taking advantage of these sales tax holidays this month.
States Offering Back-to-school Sales Tax Holidays in August 2019:
Arkansas |
August 3-4 |
Clothing items under $100, clothing accessory or equipment under $50, school art supply, school instructional material, and school supply. |
Connecticut |
August 18-24 |
Clothing and footwear (not athletic or protective clothing or footwear, jewelry, handbags, luggage, umbrellas, wallets, watches, and similar items) that cost less than $100 per item. |
Florida |
August 2-6 |
Clothing, footwear, wallets, and bags that cost $60 or less, school supplies that cost $15 or less, and computers and accessories for home or personal use that cost $1,000 or less. |
Iowa |
August 2-3 |
Clothing and footwear (not accessories, rentals, athletic or protective) with sales price of less than $100 per item. |
Maryland |
August 11-17 |
Items of clothing (not accessories) and footwear with a taxable price of $100 or less. |
Massachusetts |
August 17-18 |
Nonbusiness retail sale of tangible personal property with a price of up to $2,500 per item. |
Missouri |
August 2-4 |
Noncommercial purchases of clothing (not accessories) with taxable value of $100 or less per item; school supplies up to $50 per purchase; computer software with taxable value of $350 or less; personal computers and computer peripherals up to $1,500; and graphing calculators with a taxable value of $150 or less. Localities may opt out. If less than 2% of retailer's merchandise qualifies, retailer must offer a tax refund in lieu of tax holiday. |
New Mexico |
August 2-4 |
Footwear and clothing (not accessories or athletic or protective clothing) with sales price of less than $100 per item; school supplies with sales price of less than $30 per item; computers with sales price of $1,000 or less per item; computer peripherals with sales price of $500 or less per item; book bags, backpacks, maps and globes with sales price less than $100 per item; and handheld calculators with sales price of less than $200 per item. Retailers are not required to participate. |
Ohio |
August 2-4 |
School supplies with a price of $20 or less, clothing with a price of $75 or less, and school instructional materials with a price of $20 or less. |
Oklahoma |
August 2-4 |
Any article of clothing or footwear (excluding accessories, rentals, and athletic or protective clothing) that is designed to be worn on or about the human body and that has a sales price of less than $100. |
South Carolina |
August 2-4 |
Clothing (not rentals), clothing accessories, footwear, school supplies, computers, printers, printer supplies, computer software, bath wash clothes, bed linens, pillows, bath towels, shower curtains, bath rugs. |
Texas |
August 9-11 |
Clothing and footwear (not accessories, athletic, protective, or rentals), school supplies, and school backpacks with sales price of less than $100 per item. |
Virginia |
August 2-4 |
School supplies and clothing: clothing and footwear with selling price of $100 or less per item, and school supplies with selling price of $20 or less per item. |
Who: Carol Kokinis-Graves, JD, is an attorney and senior state tax analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, specializing in tracking, analyzing and reporting issues regarding state and local sales and use taxes. She is also an expert in e-commerce transactions involving state taxes.
Kokinis-Graves can discuss specific sales tax holidays for each state, including:
- 2019 effective dates
- Qualifying items (school supplies, clothing, computers, software, etc.)
- Dollar limits
- How much shoppers may save
Kokinis-Graves is available for phone interviews to provide in-depth background and analysis on the sales tax holidays that may benefit regional audiences.
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Contact: Members of the media interested in arranging an interview with Carol Kokinis-Graves or who need more information please contact:
MARISA WESTCOTT
212-771-0853
marisa.westcott@wolterskluwer.com
