Sales Tax Holidays

STATE SENATOR PAGE WALLEY IS ENCOURAGING LOCAL RESIDENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TENNESSEE’S UPCOMING SALES TAX HOLIDAYS, SET TO BEGIN JULY 28 WITH THE STATE’S ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL TAX-FREE WEEKEND. A THREE-MONTH-LONG SUSPENSION ON GROCERY SALES TAX BEGINS AUG. 1. THE SALES TAX HOLIDAYS ARE PART OF SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR, SUPPORTED BY WALLEY, TO PASS THE LARGEST TAX CUT IN TENNESSEE HISTORY. THE STATE’S ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL TAX-FREE WEEKEND RUNS FROM FRIDAY, JULY 28 THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 30. ELIGIBLE PURCHASES INCLUDE CLOTHING AND SHOES VALUED AT $100 OR LESS, SCHOOL OR ART SUPPLIES COSTING $100 OR LESS AND COMPUTERS FOR PERSONAL USE PRICED AT $1,500 OR LESS. THE THREE-MONTH-LONG GROCERY SALES TAX HOLIDAY IS FROM AUG. 1 THROUGH OCT. 31 AND APPLIES TO FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS.

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