Guide to Tax-Free Weekend 2012
This is a complete list of tax free weekends happening throughout the U.S. this summer and fall. Note that a few states have multiple dates with different items designated tax free.
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Click on your state’s abbreviation below to take you directly to your state:
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Alabama Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to certain school supplies, computers, clothing and shoes.
Arkansas Tax Free Weekend
August 4-5
Applies to school supplies, art materials, school materials for teachers, clothing and shoes.
Connecticut Tax Free Weekend
August 19-25
Applies to clothing and shoes under $300 and layaway items that fit requirements, but are paid in full after the 25th.
Florida Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to school supplies up to $15 and clothing up to $75 (individual items, not total of purchase).
Georgia Tax Free Weekend
August 10-11
Applies to clothing up to $100, school supplies up to $20 and computers up to $1,000.
Iowa Tax Free Weekend
August 3-4
Applies to clothing up to $100.
Louisiana Tax Free Weekend
August 3-4
Applies to the first $2,500 of property purchases.
September 7-9
Applies to ammunition, firearms and hunting supplies.
Maryland Tax Free Weekend
August 12-18
Applies to clothing and shoes up to $100.
Mississippi Tax Free Weekend
July 27-28
Applies to clothing and shoes up to $100.
Missouri Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to clothing up to $100, computers up to $3,500 and school supplies up to $50.
New Mexico Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to clothing up to $100, computers up to $1,000 and school supplies up to $15.
North Carolina Tax Free Weekend
August 5-7
Applies to clothing up to $100, school supplies up to $100, instructional materials up to $100, computers up to $3,500, other computer accessories up to $200 and sports equipment up to $50.
November 2-4
Applies to all EnergyStar products.
Oklahoma Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to clothing up to $100.
South Carolina Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to clothing, school supplies, computers, linens and bathroom essentials, such as rugs and shower curtains.
November 23-24
Applies to firearms.
Tennessee Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to clothing up to $100, school supplies up to $100 and computers up to $1,000.
Texas Tax Free Weekend
August 17-19
Applies to clothing up to $100 and school supplies up to $100.
Virginia Tax Free Weekend
August 3-5
Applies to clothing up to $100 and school supplies up to $100.
October 5-8
Applies to EnergyStar products up to $2,500.
Also, be sure to check out tips on how to make the most of the tax-free weekends here.
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