See If Your State Is Having a Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend

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See If Your State Is Having a Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend 

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Parents will drop an estimated $510 per household on items needed for school this year, according to Deloitte’s annual back-to-school shopping survey. You can save some cash, however, by knowing when to buy stuff. Your best bets: Either late in the season when products are often discounted, or during one of the back-to-school tax-free weekends happening soon across the country. Find out if your state is participating below.

Items that you can purchase without state sales tax vary from state to state, but may include clothing, school supplies, books and computers. Each state has its own stipulations—for instance, tax-free clothing is capped at $100 in many places—so visit your appropriate government website (usually the department of revenue page) to read the fine print. Also, local sales tax may still apply.

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Here are the dates of the 2018 back-to-school tax-free weekends, as compiled by The Krazy Coupon Lady:

1. Alabama: July 20, 2018 to July 22, 2018 (clothing, computers, school supplies and books)

2. Arkansas: August 4, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing, footwear, art supplies and school supplies)

3. Connecticut: August 19, 2018 to August 25, 2018 (clothing and footwear)

4. Florida: August 3, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (school supplies and clothing)

5. Iowa: August 3, 2018 to August 4, 2018 (clothing and footwear)

6. Louisiana: August 3, 2018 to August 4, 2018 (annual sales tax holiday)

7. Maryland: August 12, 2018 to August 18, 2018 (clothing and footwear)

8. Mississippi: July 27, 2018 to July 28, 2018 (clothing and footwear)

9. Missouri: August 3, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing, computers, graphing calculators and school supplies)

10. New Mexico: August 3, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing, footwear, computers, computer equipment, backpacks, handheld calculators and school supplies)

11. Ohio: August 3, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing and school supplies)

12. Oklahoma: August 3, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing and footwear)

13. South Carolina: August 3, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing, footwear, school supplies and computers)

14. Tennessee: July 27, 2018 to July 29, 2018 (clothing, school supplies, art supplies and computers)

15. Texas: August 10, 2018 to August 12, 2018 (clothing, footwear and school supplies)

16. Virginia: August 3, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing, footwear and school supplies)

17. Wisconsin: August 1, 2018 to August 5, 2018 (clothing, computers and school supplies)

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July 25, 2018 at 03:28PM