Tax-Free Shopping Weekends

Like many, I'm going to need back-to-school clothing in August, so I wanted to make a mental-note of the tax-free shopping weekends...since Good Housekeeping magazine (July 2010) had a few states listed for 2010, I didn't want to loose this list.


Save More with Tax-Free Shopping
Jenny Realo of Phoenix, MD, says she shaved $100 off back-to-school spending for her three kids last year by shopping during tax-free days. At least fourteen states offer tax-free shopping on most back-to-school purchases this summer; visit taxadmin.org for details, and note these dates:

July
Mississippi (7/30 — 7/31)

August
Alabama (8/6 — 8/8)
Connecticut (8/15 — 8/21)
District of Columbia (8/7 — 8/15)
Iowa (8/6 — 8/7)
Louisiana (8/6 — 8/7)
Missouri (8/6 — 8/8)
New Mexico (8/6 — 8/8)
North Carolina (8/6 — 8/8)
Oklahoma (8/6 — 8/8)
South Carolina (8/6 — 8/8)
Tennessee (8/6 — 8/8)
Texas (8/20 — 8/22)
Virginia (8/6 — 8/8)