When is Back to School Tax Free Weekend?

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Go ahead and mark your calendars! Alabama will hold its annual sales tax holiday beginning at 12:01 a.m. (CST) on Friday, July 19, and ending at midnight on Sunday, July 21, 2024. This weekend, shoppers can purchase certain school supplies, computers, and clothing tax-free. Local sales tax may apply.

Tax-exempt items include the following:

Clothing

($100 or less, per article of clothing)
School clothes and uniforms are all tax-free during this time, but did you know that DIAPERS are too?

Belts
Caps & Hats
Coats, Jackets, & Raincoats
Diapers
Dresses
Gloves & Scarves
Gym Suits
Hosiery
Jeans, Shorts, & Pants
Neckties
Pajamas
Robes
Shoes, Sandals, & Boots
School Uniforms
Shirts
Socks & Underwear

Computers & Tech

(A single purchase with a sales price of $750 or Less)
For the exemption, a computer may include a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system, consisting of a central processing unit (CPU) and devices such as a display monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers sold as a computer package. Computer parts and devices not sold as part of a package with the CPU will not qualify for the exemption

Computer software
Computer Storage Media; diskettes, compact disks
Handheld electronic schedulers, except devices that are cellular phones
Personal digital assistants, except devices that are cellular phones
Computer Printers
Printer Supplies for Computers (printer paper, printer ink)

School Supplies

(Sales Price of $50 or Less, per item)

Binders
Chalk
Book Bags & Backpacks
Calculators
Cellophane Tape
Compasses & Protractors
Composition Books
Crayons & Markers
Erasers
Folders (expandable, pocket, plastic & manila)
Glue, paste, and paste sticks
Highlighters
Index Cards & Index Card Boxes
Legal Pads & Writing Tablets
Lunch Boxes
Notebooks
Paper (loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper)
Pencil Boxes & Other School Supply Boxes
Pencil Sharpeners
Pencils & Pens
Rulers
Scissors

Art Supplies

(Sales Price of $50 or less, per item)

Clay & Glazes
Paints (Acrylic, Tempora & Oil)
Paintbrushes for artwork
Sketch and Drawing Pads
Watercolors

School Instructional Materials

Reference Maps and Globes
Required Textbooks on an official school book list with a sales price of more than $30 and less than $50

Books

(Sales Price of $30 or Less, per book, Noncommercial Purchases)
Now’s the time to set some reading goals and stock up at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, or the Off-Campus Bookstore!