List of Tax Free Holidays by State for 2009

It is a tax-free holiday this weekend in Louisiana for the purchase of hurricane preparedness items, so it got me thinking about updating my list from 2008 of states with tax free holidays.

Many states have tax free (state tax free, to be specific) holidays, or days where you can purchase certain categories of items without having to pay state sales tax. It may not always amount to much, but it is still better than having to pay the tax.

Below is an updated list of states with tax-free holidays in 2009.

For additional details, I would recommend visiting each state’s individual tax department website also listed below.

Alabama
3 Days-August 7-9
http://www.ador.state.al.us/salestax/SalesTaxHol.htm
clothing – $100
computers – $750
school supplies – $50
Books – $30

Connecticut
7 Days- August 16-22
http://www.ct.gov/
clothing and footwear – $300

District of Columbia
9 Days-August 1-9
http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/ (link not updated from 2008)
clothing – $100
school supplies – $100
17 Days-Nov. 27 – Dec. 6
clothing – $100

Georgia
4 days- July 30-Aug 2nd
clothing under $100
Computers/computer equipment under $1500
School supplies under $20
Energy Efficient Items
4 days- Oct 1-4
Under $1500

Iowa
2 Days-August 7-8
http://www.iowaccess.org/tax/
clothing – $100

Louisiana
http://www.rev.state.la.us/
2 Days-May 30-31
hurricane preparedness items – $1,500

Mississippi
http://www.ltgovbryant.com/news/2009/Mar/SalesTaxHoliday.html
2 days- July 31-August 1
Clothing under $100

Missouri
3 Days- August 7-9
http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/
clothing – $100
computers – $3500
school supplies – $50

New Mexico
3 Days-August 7-9
http://www.state.nm.us/tax/
clothing – $100
computers – $1,000
school supplies – $15

North Carolina
3 Days-August 7-9
http://www.dor.state.nc.us/
clothing – $100
school supplies – $100
computers – $3,500
other comp. – $250
sports equip – $50

Oklahoma
3 Days-August 1-3
http://www.tax.ok.gov/ (Link for 2008)
clothing – $100

South Carolina
3 Days-August 7-9
http://www.sctax.org/
clothing
school supplies
computers
other

Tennessee
3 Days-August 7-9
http://tn.gov/revenue/
clothing – $100
school supplies – $100
computers – $1,500
Texas
http://www.window.state.tx.us/
3 Days-August 21-23
clothing and backpacks – $100

Virginia
7 Days-May 25-31
hurricane preparedness items – $60
generators-$1000
http://www.tax.virginia.gov/
3 Days-August -TBD
clothing – $100
school supplies – $20
4 Days October-TBD
energy efficient products – $2,500

West Virginia
90 Days-September 1-November 30th
http://www.state.wv.us/taxdiv/
energy efficient products – $5,000