STATE SALES TAX HOLIDAY

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Feb 19 2013 12:24 PM

There will be a sales tax holiday beginning Friday, February 22^nd at 12:01 a.m. and lasting until Sunday, February 24^th at midnight. This holiday covers the 4-percent state sales tax, the 3-percent sales tax. Dothan and Houston County, however, will keep their local sales tax.

The sales tax holiday covers school related items, for example:

• Clothing (e.g. all apparel suitable for general use including sandals, shoes, sneakers)* priced at less than $100 per article


• A single purchase of no more than $750 on computers, computer software and school computer supplies (i.e. not cell phones)


• School supplies, art supplies and instructional materials up to $50 per item


• Books priced up to $30 per book

Items not covered by the sales tax holiday include:

• Clothing accessories (e.g. briefcases, cosmetics, handbags, jewelry, sunglasses that are nonprescription, wallets, umbrellas, wigs/hair pieces)


• computer parts and devices not sold as part of a package with the CPU (Computer) will not qualify for the exemption


• sporting or recreational equipment


• protective equipment

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