Tax Free Weekend 2014: Dates and Items for NY, NJ, TN, FL, VA, MD, NM, Texas, Georgia

Tax Free Weekend 2014: Dates and Items for NY, NJ, TN, FL, VA, MD, NM, Texas, Georgia
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Zachary Stieber
7/30/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

A number of states are offering a tax free weekend in August, including New York, New Jersey, and South Carolina.

States have different weekends for the tax free shopping, as well as different tax-free items.

Check out detailed information below for states in alphabetical order. Simply search for a certain state to jump down the list.

Alabama

Dates: August 1 through August 3

Clothing -- $100 or less, per article of clothing. Includes pants, belts, and boots.

Computers, computer software, school computer supplies -- Single purchase of $750 or less

School supplies, school manuals -- $50 or less per item. Includes binders, crayons, rulers.

Books -- $30 or less per book.

Arkansas 

Dates: August 2 through August 3

Clothing -- Less than $100 per item

Clothing accessories and equipment -- Less than $50 per item

School supplies, school manuals

Connecticut

Dates: August 17 through August 23

Clothing or footwear -- Less than $300 per item. 

Florida

Dates: August 1 through August 3

Clothing -- $100 or less per item

Personal computers and some accessories -- $750 or less per item

School supplies -- $15 or less per item

Georgia

Dates: August 1 through August 2

Clothing -- $100 or less per item

Computers, computer software, computer components -- $1,000 or less per item

School supplies -- $20 or less per item

Iowa

Dates: August 1 through August 2

Clothing and footwear -- Less than $100 per item

Maryland

Dates: August 10 through August 16

Clothing and footwear -- $100 or less per item

Missouri

Dates: August 1 through August 3

Clothing -- $100 or less per item
School supplies -- $50 or less per item
Computer software -- $350 or less per item
Personal computers -- $3,500 or less per item
Computer peripheral devices -- $3,500 or less per item

New Mexico

Dates: August 1 through August 3

 

Clothing or footwear -- Less than $100 per item
Computers -- $1,000 or less per item
Computer hardware -- $500 or less per item
School supplies -- Less than $30 per item

Oklahoma

Dates: August 1 through August 3

Clothing or footwear -- Less than $100 per item

South Carolina

Dates: August 1 through August 3

Clothing -- No limit
Computers -- No limit
School supplies -- No limit
Other (pdf) (includes blankets, towels) -- No limit

Tennessee

Dates: August 1 through August 3

Clothing -- $100 or less per item
School and art supplies -- $100 or less per item
Computers -- $1,500 or less per item

Texas

Dates: August 8 through August 10

Clothing and footwear -- Less than $100 per item
School supplies and backpacks -- Less than $100 per item

Virginia

Dates: August 1 through August 3

Clothing and footwear -- $100 or less per item
School supplies -- $20 or less per item

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