Oklahoma Tax Free Weekend To Begin Friday

“But when the tax takes the place of back-to-school sales on other items, there’s usually no savings at all”.

The tax holiday bill drew strong support from Republicans, but divided Democrats, with critics of the idea calling it a “boondoggle” and minimizing the 6.25 percent savings that consumers would receive by buying items exempt from the sales tax.

“This is going to be a really busy weekend”.

Hurst said the sales tax holiday is about incentivizing Massachusetts consumers “to spend dollars here on Main Street instead of somewhere else”.

Dawn Pollay admits she forgot about the sales tax free holiday.

For those who haven’t stocked up on back-to-school essentials, the Tax Free Holiday is scheduled for August. 7-9. There will be a bus parked at Tanglewood Mall to collect supplies.

“We are excited about the extended sales tax holiday that families and shoppers of all ages will be able to take advantage of”, said FRF President/CEO Rick McAllister.

Paying more to skip the crowds is a back to school shopping strategy some embraced Thursday before the start of the Texas Sales Tax Holiday weekend. Both the New Braunfels and Comal ISD websites have supply lists on their websites for elementary and middle school students.

The first $750 on personal computers and computer accessories.

“I’ll be getting fall stuff definitely”, said Amber Scherer, an 18 year old from Northern Kentucky.

“When you shop at small, locally-owned businesses, you’re helping your friends and neighbors”, Starns said. But he said the state’s retailers have made renewing the holiday each year the No. 1 legislative priority. So if a retailer gave an 8.5 percent discount and still charged sales tax, the shopper would only pay $99.96.

Jaimie St. Marie says, “It is a little bit of a sticker shock to be honest with you, three kids, it gets expensive very quickly”. You can buy an eligible item over the tax-free weekend and exchange it later for the same item in a different size, color, and so on.