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When iz tax free weekend?(in houston ,tx)? |
Travel Info When iz tax free weekend?(in houston ,tx)? Travel Tips Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes on August 17, 18, and 19 - the state's annual tax holiday. Lay-away plans can be used again this year to take advantage of the sales tax holiday. The law exempts most clothing and footwear priced under $100 from sales and use taxes, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. Backpacks under $100 and used by elementary and secondary students are also exempt. Edited later. The web page I found says August 17 to 19. http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/ta... The next answer had August 3 to 5 according to the title on the search page. If you follow that link and actually read the text of the message, it gives August 17 to 19 even though the title says 2 weeks earlier. I will stick to the August 17 to 19 answer. It is actually the same link I used. Source(s): Texas Comptroller web page Other Travel Tips yesterday. Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes on the state's annual sales tax holiday, taking place August 3-5, 2007. Find a list of items and more on their website at: www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo... This is a statewide tax free holiday. Happy shopping! EDIT: William has a valid point. It's Caveat Emptor (Latin for, "let the buyer beware". It is funny to see a person wait for the tax free weekend sale to save 8.25%, when the weekend before they could have bought the item at 20% off. The trick is to look for the same 20% off sale with the added tax free amount on top. You'll not find many of these offers. Again, happy and smart shopping to you! This is still the silliest, but smartest scheme ever created. People completly ignore stores having 20% and more off sales throughout the year, but stampede to stores to save 8-1/4% on sales tax. I know some people have that "I'm stickin' it to the man" attitude, but it is wrongly placed. What they don't realize is that they pay less tax on items on sale, and that cumulative effect is they pay even less tax to the government. After all, why should you care which portion of the price you pay for a product is tax? It isn't like you direct your cashflow. Still, great scheme. I snicker when I see so many falling for it. |
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