SALES TAX HOLIDAYS

Twelve states are having a sales-tax holiday for school supplies on certain dates in August. The states typically define school supplies as “any items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” We are, therefore, limiting our exemptions per the state statute based on item description and price. The following chart shows the basic of the tax holiday per state and this spreadsheet lists the applicable items from the 2015-2016 annual catalog. Please pay particular attention to the dates; all orders have to be entered in the system within each date range–no exceptions–per state statute.

(Be sure to click the word “spreadsheet” that is highlighted above and an excel spreadsheet will open up with the items that are tax free! (adhesives, scissors and some basic supplies).

State	Days	Items Included (max. cost)	2015 Dates	Information
Alabama	3	Clothing ($100); Computers ($750); School supplies ($50); Books ($30)	August 7-9	http://www.revenue.alabama.gov
Arkansas	2	Clothing ($100); School supplies	August 1-2	http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov
Florida	10	School supplies; Clothing ($100); Supplies ($15); Computers ($750)	August 7-16	http://dor.myflorida.com
Georgia	2	School supplies; Clothing ($100); Supplies ($20); Computers ($1,000)	July 31-August 1	http://dor.georgia.gov
Louisiana	2	All TPP ($2,500)	August 7-8	http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov
Missouri	3	Clothing ($100); Computers ($3,500); School supplies ($50)	August 7-9	http://dor.mo.gov
New Mexico	3	Clothing ($100); Computers ($1,000); Computer equipment ($500); School supplies ($30)	August 7-9	http://www.tax.newmexico.gov
Ohio	3	Clothing ($75); School supplies ($20); Instructional material ($20)	August 7-9	http://www.tax.ohio.gov
South Carolina	3	Clothing; School supplies; Computers; Other	August 7-9	http://www.sctax.org
Tennessee	3	Clothing ($100); School supplies ($100); Computers ($1,500)	August 7-9	http://tn.gov/revenue
Texas	3	Clothing ($100); Backpacks and School supplies ($100)	August 7-9	http://www.comptroller.texas.gov
Virginia	3	Clothing ($100); School supplies ($20)	August 7-9	http://www.tax.virginia.gov

There are 12 states having a sales-tax holiday for school supplies in the month of August. The dates are included in the table below. Each state has specific rules they consider to be school supplies–this may be by description or by price. The table below shows the items that are included per state statute definitions. The list of items below will be state tax-free during the holiday period. Please note that you must place your order during the tax holiday period (which is midnight on the first day to midnight on the last day of the tax holiday) in order to receive these items tax-free . Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales-tax holiday and may not apply to additional county, city, and special-jurisdiction taxes.

States

New this yr

Number

Description

Price

Holiday Dates

Midnight to Midnight

Aug 7-9

Aug 1-2

Aug 7-16

July 31-Aug 1

Aug 7-8

Aug 7-9

Exemption Limits

each line item on the order can not exceed

$50 per item

no $ limit

$15 per item

$20 per item

no $ limit

$50 per purchase

$30 per item

$20 per item

no $ limit

$100 per item

$20 per item

100425

2-Way Glue Pen

4.50

104332

SNAIL Adhesive

7.00

104331

SNAIL Adhesive Refill

4.50

129026

Fast Fuse Adhesive

10.00

129027

Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill

7.50

130654

Stampin’ Glue Sticks

4.00

101055

Crystal Effects

6.25

104430

Stampin’ Dimensionals

4.00

103683

Mini Glue Dots

5.25

110755

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

4.00

130148

Grid Paper

11.00

108360

Craft Scissors

30.00

103579

Paper Snips

10.00

133325

Fringe Scissors

10.00

134363

1/16″ Circle Punch

9.00

134365

1/8″ Circle Punch

9.00

134364

1/4″ Circle Punch

9.00

135304

Project Life Journaling Pens

5.00

105021

uniball Signo Gel Pen

4.00

132133

White Stampin’ Chalk Marker

3.50

102845

Blender Pens

10.00

various

Stampin Write Marker Assortments

29.00

various

Stampin’ Write Markers

3.50

131264

Many Marvelous Markers

110

Entire Catalog

Catalog

Well I live in New York, and we are not having any tax- free holidays at this time, but I will keep you posted- you never know!

I really appreciate online orders- if you take advantage of this tax- free holiday or you place an online order in August, using this new hostess code YCQVVKZB then I will be sending you some hand-stamped cards as my thank you. I’m also starting a new customer loyalty program- will blog about that tomorrow- so stay tuned for more details!

thanks for stopping by today!

If you are thinking of ordering anything this month, please use Hostess Code: YCQVVKZB

~Lynn Streifert

Independent Demonstrator, Stampin’ Up!

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