Texas Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend

Staff Reports

Shoppers can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 6-8.

State law exempts sales tax on qualified items such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. The date of the sales tax holiday and the list of tax-exempt items are set by the Texas Legislature.

Apparel and school supplies that may be purchased tax-free are listed at TexasTaxHoliday.org.

During the annual sales tax holiday, qualifying items can be purchased tax-free online or by telephone, mail, custom order or any other means (including in-store purchases) when either:

• The item is both delivered to, and paid for by, the customer during the exemption period; or
• The customer orders and pays for the item, and the seller accepts the order during the exemption period for immediate shipment, even if delivery is made after the exemption period ends.

Texas’ sales tax holiday weekend has been an annual event since 1999. The Texas Comptroller’s office estimates that shoppers will save around $107.3 million in state and local sales tax during this sales tax holiday.