Alabama State Sales Tax Holiday Underway Through Sunday
The annual state sales tax holiday weekend runs from Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9, on back-to-school and other items.
For a list of what you can buy without paying state sales tax, Click here
In addition, many cities and counties will also be dropping their local sales taxes on the same items. For a list of which local areas are doing that, Click here
The idea is to give parents a break as they shop for clothes, computers and school supplies. The Alabama Retail Association estimates that Alabamians will spend $1.02 billion on back-to-school items.
This is the tenth year that Alabama has held a sales tax holiday weekend. You don’t have to have school-aged children in order to take advantage of the tax savings.
