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School Shopping Savings: Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend In Alabama
August 8, 2009
This is Alabama’s sales tax holiday weekend on back-to-school shopping, but to get the full savings, you will need to drive past Escambia County, Alabama. And don’t expect to find sales tax savings in Florida.
This year is only the third year since 1998 without a back-to-school sales tax holiday in Florida. It is up to the Florida Legislature to approve the back-to-school tax breaks each year. A bill was introduced this year, but it failed to pass amid concerns over the state’s budget woes.
There is a sales tax holiday in Alabama through Sunday night, but Atmore, Flomaton and Escambia County, Ala., are not participating — they will be collecting county and sales tax as usual. Shopping in Escambia County, Alabama, will enjoy no state sales tax.
In Monroe County, including Monroeville, and Baldwin County, including Bay Minette and outlet shopping favorite Foley, there will be no school shopping sales taxes. Brewton will exempt shoppers from city sales tax, but county tax will still apply.
The Alabama sales tax holiday began at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Sunday. Most clothing items, computers less than $750 and most school supplies will be completely exempt from sales tax in Alabama counties and cities that approved the tax exemption.
Click here for a complete list of Alabama’s sales tax holiday items.
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3 Responses to “School Shopping Savings: Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend In Alabama”
I really don’t know why the Florida people are fussing about Atmore not having the sales tax. Florida is still charging sales tax. Seems to me like yall just want to find something to fuss at Atmore about. If you hate Atmore so much why don’t you drive 30 – 45 minutes to Pensacola when you need a gallon of milk. Instead of always putting Atmore down for every little thing you should try to work with them. What do you have against them anyway? Didn’t you see in the news that most cities are not taking part in the sales tax holiday because of the economy?
Thanks AL
Of course Atmore won’t take part. Got to get every dime for themselves that they can.