I did this as a thread rather than IM in case any of you other locals are interested.
The first of August is tax free on school supplies in Jefferson County, in case you were looking for an excuse to rack up on some scrapbooking supplies or whathaveyou. Just an FYI.
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2006 SALES TAX HOLIDAY
Alabama will hold its first annual sales tax holiday,
beginning Friday, August 4, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. and ending Sunday, August 6, 2006 at 12 midnight,
giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers and clothing free of
state sales tax. Local sales tax may apply.
For more information, contact us 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., CST
Monday through Friday
334-242-1490 or 866-576-6531
Special Telephone Hours for Sales Tax Holiday:
Friday August 4th: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., CST
Saturday August 5th: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., CST
Sunday August 6th: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., CST
CLOTHING - $100 or Less, per article of clothing
EXEMPT:
Includes all human wearing apparel suitable for general use - Not an all-inclusive list
• Belts
• Boots
• Caps
• Coats
• Dresses
• Gloves
• Gym Suits
• Hats
• Hosiery
• Jackets
• Jeans
• Neckties
• Pajamas
• Pants
• Raincoats
• Robes
• Sandals
• Scarves
• School Uniforms
• Shirts
• Shoes
• Shorts
• Socks
• Sneakers
• Underwear
TAXABLE:
Clothing Accessories:
• Belt Buckles (sold separately)
• Briefcases
• Cosmetics
• Costume masks (sold separately)
• Hair Notions (barrettes, hair bows, etc)
• Handbags
• Handkerchiefs
• Jewelry
• Patches & Emblems (sold separately)
• Sewing Equipment & Supplies (pins
(patterns, scissors, tape measures, etc)
• Sewing Materials (thread, fabric, buttons,
zippers, etc)
• Sun glasses
• Umbrellas
Protective Equipment:
• Breathing Masks
• Clean Room Apparel & Equipment
• Ear & Hearing Protectors
• Face Shields
• Hard Hats
• Helmets
• Paint or Dust Respirators
• Protective Gloves
• Safety Glasses & Goggles
• Safety Belts
• Tool Belts
• Welders Gloves & Masks
Sport or Recreational
Equipment:
• Ballet or Tap Shoes
• Cleated or Spiked Athletic Shoes
• Gloves (baseball, bowling, boxing,
hockey, golf, etc)
• Goggles
• Hand & Elbow Guards
• Life Preserves & Vests
• Mouth Guards
• Roller & Ice Skates
• Shin Guards
• Shoulder Pads
• Ski Boots
• Waders
• Wetsuits & Fins
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COMPUTERS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, & SCHOOL COMPUTER SUPPLIES -
A single purchase with a sales price of $750 or Less
EXEMPT:
COMPUTERS
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
SCHOOL COMPUTER SUPPLIES – An item commonly used by a student in a course of study in which a computer is used
– All inclusive list includes:
• Computer Storage Media (diskettes, compact disks)
• Handheld electronic schedulers, except devices that are cellular phones
• Personal digital assistants, except devices that are cellular phones
• Computer Printers
• Printer Supplies for Computers (printer paper, printer ink)
TAXABLE:
• Furniture
• Any systems, devices, software, peripherals designed or intended primarily for recreational use, or
• Video games of a non-educational nature
SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL ART SUPPLIES & SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL -
Sales Price of $50 or Less, per item (Noncommercial Purchases)
EXEMPT:
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: (Items commonly used by a student in a course of study)
• Binders
• Blackboard Chalk
• Book Bags
• Calculators
• Cellophane Tape
• Compasses
• Composition Books
• Crayons
• Erasers
• Folders (expandable, pocket, plastic
& manila)
• Glue, paste, and paste sticks
• Highlighters
• Index Cards
• Index Card Boxes
• Legal Pads
• Lunch Boxes
• Markers
• Notebooks
• Paper (loose leaf ruled notebook
paper, copy paper, graph paper,
tracing paper, manila paper, colored
paper, poster board, and
construction paper)
• Pencil Boxes & Other School
Supply Boxes
• Pencil Sharpeners
• Pencils
• Pens
• Protractors
• Rulers
• Scissors
• Writing Tablets
SCHOOL ART SUPPLIES - All Inclusive List: (Items commonly used by a student in a course of
study for artwork)
• Clay & Glazes
• Paints (Acrylic, Tempora & Oil)
• Paintbrushes for artwork
• Sketch and Drawing Pads
• Watercolors
SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL – All Inclusive List: (Written material commonly used
by a student in a course of study as a reference and to learn the subject being taught)
• Reference Maps and Globes
• Required Textbooks on an official school book list with a sales price of more than $30 and less than $50
BOOKS – Sales Price of $30 or Less, per book (Noncommercial Purchases)
EXEMPT:
BOOKS - The term book is defined as a set of printed sheets bound together and published in a volume with an
ISBN number.
TAXABLE:
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Periodicals
• Any Other Document Printed or Offered for Sale in a Non-Bound Form |
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