This year, those heading back to school will have 10 days to get their supplies without sales tax. The holiday will last from August 7-August 16. The items that will be tax-free include clothes, school supplies and electronics. All clothes under $100 will be tax free, including clothing, wallets or bags, including handbags, backpacks, fanny packs and diaper bags, but excluding briefcases, suitcases and other garment bags. This includes all footwear except skis, swim fins, roller blades and skates. Accessories such as watches, jewelry, umbrellas and handkerchiefs will not be tax-free. School supplies with the sales price of $15 and less will be tax-free. School supplies means pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, notebooks, notebook filler paper, legal pads, binders, lunch boxes, construction paper, markers, folders, poster board, composition books, poster paper, scissors, cellophane tape, glue or paste, rulers, computer disks, protractors, compasses and calculators.
Taxes may not be levied on the first $750 of the sales price of personal computers or personal computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use. Personal computers include electronic book readers, laptops, desktops, handhelds, tablets or tower computers. This does not include cellular telephones, video game consoles, digital media receivers or devices that are not primarily designed to process data. Personal computer-related accessories includes keyboards, mice, personal digital assistants, monitors, other peripheral devices, modems, routers and non-recreational software, regardless of whether the accessories are used in association with a personal computer base unit. Computer accessories not included are furniture or systems, devices, software or peripherals that are designed or intended primarily for recreational use. Monitors must not be devices that include a television tuner.