By Gary Lloyd
The “back-to-school” sales tax holiday is Friday through Sunday.
The holiday will last from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, according to the Alabama Department of Revenue.
The holiday gives customers to purchase certain school supplies, computers and clothing free of state sales tax. Local sales tax may apply.
Clothing items exempt of the tax include belts, boots, caps, dresses, gym suits, jackets, jeans, pants, raincoats, sandals, scarves, school uniforms, shirts, shoes, shorts, socks and underwear, among other items.
School supplies exempt of the tax include binders, blackboard chalk, book bags, calculators, composition books, crayons, erasers, folders, glue, legal pads, notebooks, paper, pencils, pens, rulers and scissors, among other items.
A full list of covered items can be found at www.revenue.alabama.gov.
The cities of Clay, Pinson and Trussville are participating in the sales tax holiday. According to the revenue department, Argo was not participating in the holiday.
Beginning in 2006, a sales tax holiday was enacted pursuant to Act No. 2006-574, whereby no state sales or use tax is due on covered items as defined in the act and in the Sales Tax Holiday Rule 810-6-3-.65.
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