Parents shopping for back-to-school supplies, someone searching for that new TV or a homeowner needing to replace a broken refrigerator all could shop for those items on Friday and Saturday with a lessened state sales tax—a whopping 2%.
Most retail purchases during those two days will be charged 3% state sales tax, rather than the full 5%. One caveat: the exemption applies to the first $2,500 of the purchase price of eligible items.
The sales tax holiday doesn’t apply to new cars, and it doesn’t affect local sales tax rates.
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More details are available on the Department of Revenue’s website.
