Sales Tax Holiday [August 5-7, 2005]

Dream 07-26-2005

Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes on August 5, 6, and 7--the state's seventh annual tax holiday. Lay-away plans can be used again this year to take advantage of the sales tax holiday.

The law exempts most clothing and footwear priced under $100 from sales and use taxes, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend.

A word of caution: If you sell items that do not qualify for the exemption, you may not advertise or promise that you will pay your customers' sales tax. Additionally, you are prohibited from advertising that you will not collect sales tax during the holiday on items that do not qualify. You may advertise that tax is included in the sales price of the taxable items that you sell, however.

Nina

TAX-FREE
Baby clothes
Belts with attached buckles
Boots - cowboy, hiking
Caps/hats - baseball, fishing, golf, knitted
Coats and wraps
Diapers - adult and baby
Dresses
Gloves (generally)
Gym suits and uniforms
Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts
Hosiery
Jackets
Jeans
Jerseys - baseball and football
Jogging apparel
Neckwear and ties
Pajamas
Pants and trousers
Raincoats and ponchos
Robes
Shirts
Shoes - sandals, slippers, sneakers, tennis, walking
Socks (including athletic)
Shorts
Suits, slacks, and jackets
Sweatshirts
Sweat suits
Sweaters
Swimsuits
Underclothes
Work clothes and uniforms

Chun-Li

Didn't use it. Most prices were hiked up before the holiday and if you think about it, in Texas you would have to spend $100 just to save $8. I think this was big som time ago but if you buy online most of the tim you don't pay sales tax and can get free shipping and also better prices.

Chopper C

I know. Most stores jack up their prices and take everything off sale so they can make up for the tax free w/e. And yea, saving $ 8 per $ 100 is NOT all that much

Hsoolien

It's 8%


We only pay the national GST in my province (7%), but most other provinces have a 5-9% tax on top of that, I live in the cheapest province tax wise (thank god, government wastes it anyways)

Nina

I didn't waste my time with it. Rushing to a store to fight a crowd when I can get a better deal online and I can do it at my leisure.