Some states in the U.S. offer tax free weekends during the back to school shopping season and if you’re looking to buy big ticket items such as a laptop you can save yourself hundreds of dollars in taxes in some cases. For instance, if you’re spending $2,000 on a computer in North Carolina where the state sales tax is 5.75% so the tax savings if you buy the computer this weekend would be $115. States have different guidelines for limit amounts on the price of items that qualify for tax-free and also what kinds of items qualify. Below is a list of all the states participating in 2010 with tax-free weekends and if you’re a student looking to purchase back to school supplies it’s a good idea to make those purchases during the tax free weekend!
| State | Qualifying Items | 2010 Dates | Information Link |
| Alabama | clothing – $100 computers – $750 school supplies – $50 books – $30 |
August 6-8 | AL tax free info |
| Connecticut | clothing and footwear – $300 | August 15-21 | CT tax free info |
| Florida | clothing & Books- $50 school supplies – $10 |
August 13-15 | FL tax free info |
| Illinois | clothing, footwear & school supplies – $100 | August 6-15 | IL tax free info |
| Iowa | clothing – $100 | August 6-7 | IA tax free info |
| Louisiana | all TPP – $2,500 | August 6-7 | LA tax free info |
| Maryland | clothing & footwear – $100 | August 8-14 | MD tax free info |
| Massachusetts | TPP – $2,500 | August 14-15 | |
| Missouri | clothing – $100 computers – $3,500 school supplies – $50 |
August 6-8 | MO tax free info |
| New Mexico | clothing – $100 computers – $1,000 school supplies – $15 |
August 6-8 | NM tax free info |
| North Carolina | clothing – $100 school supplies – $100 instructional material – $300 computers – $3,500 other comp. – $250 sports equip – $50 |
August 6-8 | NC tax free info |
| Oklahoma | clothing – $100 | August 6-8 | OK tax free info |
| South Carolina | clothing school supplies computers other |
August 6-8 | SC tax free info |
| Tennessee | clothing – $100 school supplies – $100 computers – $1,500 |
August 6-8 | TN tax free info |
| Texas | clothing, backpacks and school supplies- $100 | August 20-22 | TX tax free info |
| Virginia | clothing – $100 school supplies – $20 |
August 6-8 | VA tax free info |
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