TEXAS (KTRK) — Taxpayers are encouraged to take advantage of this year’s tax-free weekend, which runs from Friday, August 9 through Sunday, August 11.
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During this special weekend, most clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks under $100 can be bought without paying sales tax.
Items must be purchased from an in-person or online Texas store, or a catalog seller doing business in Texas.
In most cases, you do not need to give the seller an exemption certificate to buy qualifying items tax-free. The sales tax exemption applies to qualifying items you buy during the sales tax holiday.
Qualifying items:
Items that do not qualify:
- Items sold for $100 or more
- Clothing subscription boxes
- Specially designed athletic activity or protective-use clothing or footwear
- Clothing or footwear rentals, alterations (including embroidery), and cleaning services
- Items used to make or repair clothing, such as fabric, thread, yarn, buttons, snaps, hooks, and zippers
- Jewelry, handbags, purses, briefcases, luggage, umbrellas, wallets, watches, and other accessories
- Computers
- Software
- Textbooks
- Framed backpacks
- Luggage
- Briefcases
- Athletic, duffle or gym bags
- Computer bags
- Purses
