The state of Tennessee’s annual sales-tax holiday is held every year, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the last Friday in July and ending at 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday night. During this weekend, certain goods may be purchased tax free. The 2018 tax-free holiday weekend begins at 12:01 a.m. this Friday (July 27, 2018) and ends Sunday, July 29 at 11:59 p.m.

CLOTHING

Who can buy tax-exempt clothing? Anyone (not just students) can buy clothing that qualifies. What’s tax exempt?

• General apparel that costs $100 or less per item (shirts, pants, jackets, socks, shoes, dresses, etc.)
• Items that are normally sold together, such as shoes, cannot be split up to stay beneath the $100 threshold.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

What’s tax exempt?

• School and art supplies with a purchase price of $100 or less per item, such as binders, books, backpacks, crayons, paper, pens, pencils and rulers; and art supplies such as glazes, clay, paints, drawing pads and artist paintbrushes.
• Items that are normally sold together cannot be split up to stay beneath the $100 threshold.

COMPUTERS

What’s tax exempt?

• Computers with a purchase price of $1,500 or less. This includes laptops as well as tablets (iPads, etc.).
• Computers for personal (not business) use.

To see a complete list of items that will be tax exempt, go to the following:

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/revenue/documents/taxes/sales/salestaxholiday/STH_Alpha_List_2015_exempt.pdf