Back to School – Tax FREE Weekend 2011
OK…How many of you are preparing for school starting back this coming Monday, August 22nd? Getting the kiddos all ready, shopping for school supplies & back-to-school clothes…
Well, if you haven’t gotten all of your shopping done, you are in luck…This weekend is the state’s annual TAX FREE HOLIDAY! Starting tomorrow, Friday the 19th through Sunday the 21st, you can purchase many items including clothing, backpacks and footwear with no sales tax! What else can you buy tax-free? School Supplies! Certain restrictions on items apply…but here is a list of some of the qualifying items:
Eligible clothing, footwear and backpacks:
• Baby clothes
• Backpacks for use by elementary, secondary students
• Boots (cowboy and hiking)
• Caps/hats (baseball, fishing, golf, knitted)
• Coats and wraps
• Diapers, baby and adult
• Dresses
• Gloves (generally)
• Gym suits and uniforms
• Hooded shirts and sweatshirts
• Hosiery
• Jackets
• Jeans
• Jerseys (baseball and football)
• Jogging apparel
• Neckwear and ties
• Pajamas
• Pants and trousers
• Raincoats and ponchos
• Robes
• Shirts
• Shoes (sandals, slippers, sneakers, walking)
• Socks
• Shorts
• Suits, slacks and jackets
• Sweatshirts and sweat suits
• Sweaters
• Swimsuits
• Underclothes
• Work clothes and uniforms
Qualifying school supplies:
• Binders
• Book bags
• Calculators
• Cellophane tape
• Compasses
• Composition books
• Crayons
• Erasers
• Folders (expandable, pocket, plastic, manila)
• Glue, paste and paste sticks
• Highlighters
• Index cards and boxes
• Legal pads
• Lunch boxes
• Markers
• Notebooks
• Paper, all types
• Pens, pencils, sharpeners, school supply boxes
• Protractors
• Rulers
• Scissors
• Writing tables
(List provided by mysa.com)
So…get your shopping mode on, because the savings start tomorrow!!


























