Tennessee’s fifth annual sales tax holiday set for Friday, Aug. 6 through Sunday, Aug. 8.
With no taxes, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school and art supplies and computers that weekend. Many retailers also are offering additional sales for the weekend.
During the designated three-day weekend, shoppers will not pay state or local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100 or less per item, school and art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item and computers with a price of $1,500 or less.
Visit the sales tax holiday website at www.tntaxholiday.com to learn more about the items exempt from sales tax. A Facebook page dedicated to the sales tax holiday is located at www.facebook.com/tntaxholiday.
The Tennessee Department of Revenue also assists consumers through its toll-free statewide telephone hotline, 800-342-1003. Nashville area callers should dial 615-253-0600. Staff is available to answer questions Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Here is a list of example items that are eligible for the sales tax exemption:
• Clothing: Shirts, dresses, pants, coats, gloves and mittens, hats and caps, hosiery, neckties, belts, sneakers, shoes, uniforms whether athletic or non-athletic and scarves
• School Supplies: Binders, book bags, calculators, tape, chalk, crayons, erasers, folders, glue, pens, pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, rulers and scissors}
• Art Supplies: Clay and glazes; acrylic, tempera and oil paints; paintbrushes for artwork; sketch and drawing pads; and watercolors
• Computers: Central processing unit (CPU), along with various other components including monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables to connect components and preloaded software (Note: While the CPU may be purchased separately, other items must be part of a bundled computer package in order to be eligible.)
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