It's that time of year again when some states offer Back to School sales tax holiday dates where the purchase of certain products comes free from state sales tax. Unfortunately due to the current economic conditions, some states have put on hold their sales tax holiday promotions which they have had in years passed — most notably Florida and Massachusetts. The following is a list of the states which will have a sales tax holiday in 2009 and what dates the sales tax holiday will be held:
- Alabama sales tax holiday
- Connecticut sales tax holiday
- Georgia sales tax holiday
- Iowa sales tax holiday
- Louisiana sales tax holiday
- Mississippi sales tax holiday
- Missouri sales tax holiday
- New Mexico sales tax holiday
- North Carolina sales tax holiday
- Oklahoma sales tax holiday
- South Carolina sales tax holiday
- Tennessee sales tax holiday
- Texas sales tax holiday
- Vermont sales tax holiday
- Virginia sales tax holiday
- West Virginia sales tax holiday
- District of Columbia sales tax holiday
The savings by shopping on these days varies depending on what the sales tax rate is for each state. Some stats also include a sales tax holiday from local sales taxes which can bring qualifying purchases to close to 10%.
