TAX-FREE SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND!
While I normally send you updates on legislation of interest in the General Assembly, I wanted to reach out to you today for another reason: to remind you that this weekend is the state’s annual sales tax holiday.
The legislature created this holiday in 2001 to give families a break on back-to-school shopping. From 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 6, until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 8, shoppers can buy clothing, classroom supplies, computers and other items tax-free.
We’re all still feeling anxious about our economy right now. That’s why I’m proud that during the session of the General Assembly that just concluded, we passed measures to keep our state moving forward to keep us on track for the recovery. I supported providing small businesses with a tax break, funding job creation efforts, protecting education, and balancing the budget in a fiscally-responsible way. This weekend’s sales tax holiday is another initiative that shows our commitment to helping the working families of North Carolina.
During the tax holiday weekend, consumers will not pay sales tax on:
- Clothes and footwear costing less than $100 per item
- School supplies such as pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, textbooks, book bags, lunch bags and calculators costing less than $100 per item
- Sports and recreation equipment costing $50 or less per item
- Computers costing less than $3,500 and computer supplies costing less that $250 per item
For more information about the tax holiday, and a complete list of tax-free items, please visit the Department of Revenue’s Web site: http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
Happy shopping, have a great weekend, and thank you for the opportunity to serve you in the Senate.
Sincerely,
Senator Clark Jenkins
