2011 State Sales Tax Holidays
[2010 State Sales Tax Holidays] 

State

Days

 Items Included Maximum Cost

1stYear

 2011*
Dates		 Information Links
Alabama

3

 clothing - $100
computers - $750 
school supplies - $50 
books - $30

2006

 August 5-7 http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/
Arkansas 2 clothing - $100
school supplies		 2011 August 6-7 http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov
Connecticut

7

 clothing and footwear - $300

2001

 August 21-27 http://www.ct.gov/
Florida

3

 school supplies - $15
books, clothing - $75

2010+

 August 12-14 http://dor.myflorida.com/
Iowa

2

 clothing - $100

2000

 August 5-6 http://www.iowaccess.org/tax/
Louisiana

2

 all TPP - $2,500

2007

 August 5-6 http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/
Louisiana

2

 hurricane preparedness items - $1,500

2008

May 28-29

 http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/
Louisiana

3

 firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies

2009

 September 2-4 http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/
Maryland

7

 clothing & footwear - $100 2010 August 14-20 http://www.comp.state.md.us/
Maryland

3

 energy star products 2011 Feb. 19-21, 2011 http://www.comp.state.md.us/
Massachusetts

2

 all TPP - $2,500 2008 August 13-14 http://www.mass.gov/
Mississippi

2

 clothing & footwear - $100

2009

 July 29-30 http://www.dor.ms.gov/
Missouri

7

 energy star products - $1,500 2009 April 19-25 http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/
Missouri

3

 clothing - $100
computers - $3,500
school supplies - $50

2004

 August 5-7 http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/
New Mexico

3

 clothing - $100
computers - $1,000
school supplies - $15

2005

 August 5-7 http://www.tax.newmexico.gov/
North Carolina

3

 clothing - $100
school supplies - $100
instructional material - $300 
computers - $3,500
other comp. - $250 
sports equip - $50

2001

 August 5-7 http://www.dornc.com/
Oklahoma

3

 clothing - $100

2007

 August 5-7 http://www.tax.ok.gov/
South Carolina

3

 clothing
school supplies
computers
other

2000

 August 5-7 http://www.sctax.org/
Tennessee

3

 clothing - $100 
school supplies - $100
computers - $1,500

2006

 August 5-7 http://tn.gov/revenue/
Texas

3

 clothing, backpacks and school supplies- $100

1999

 August 19-21 http://www.window.state.tx.us/
Texas

3

 energy star products 
air conditioners - $6,000; other - $2,000

2008

 May 28-30 http://www.window.state.tx.us/
Virginia

7

 hurricane preparedness items - $60
generators - $1,000 

2008

 May 25-31

 http://www.tax.virginia.gov/
Virginia

3

 clothing - $100
school supplies - $20

2006

 August 5-7

 http://www.tax.virginia.gov/
Virginia

4

 energy star products - $2,500

2006

 October 7-10 http://www.tax.virginia.gov/

(updated August 3, 2011)