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5 states have school supply sales tax holidays this week. See the full list.
There are 17 U.S. states that offer tax-free shopping during specific times for back-to-school shopping. See which states and when.
Texas tax-free weekend is here! See list of back-to-school items that apply
Get ready for Texas’ 2025 tax-free weekend! From Aug. 8–10, save on school supplies, clothing, shoes and more. Find out what’s eligible and how to shop tax-free online.
Texas tax-free weekend could save shoppers on back-to-school items
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Florida school sales tax holiday: See dates, list of items to save money on
Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will run from Aug. 1-31 this year, a change from the two-week holiday held previous years.
It's another tax-free shopping weekend in Texas for back-to-school shoppers
This weekend Texans can do their back-to-school shopping tax-free during the annual sales tax holiday. Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that Texas families are expected to save an estimated $133.
Texas Sales Tax-Free Weekend 2025
During this time, many school supplies and clothing are exempt from the state’s 6.25% sales tax rate. List of tax-free items in the Texas tax holiday: What’s included in the t
When does tax-free weekend in Texas start? Dates, what items quality
The 2025 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, and runs through midnight Sunday, Aug. 10. Here's what to know
Affordable-housing sales tax helped create 680 units in two years. What's next?
The Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act implemented a one-tenth of 1% sales tax to fund affordable housing and related ...
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Tax-free weekend is here. Stock up on school supplies, backpacks and clothes sans sales tax
The 2025 sales tax holiday begins Friday, Aug. 8, and goes through midnight Sunday. The exemption only applies to qualifying ...
Understanding Sales Tax Compliance: What Businesses Need To Know
Navigating sales tax compliance can be tricky, but the consequences of noncompliance can be far worse than the effort ...
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Trump floats no capital gains tax on home sales: What would that mean?
“We are thinking about no tax on capital gains on houses,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office last month. Right now, ...
Inside $3M sales tax campaign already enlisting Charlotte’s big businesses
Mecklenburg County commissioners voted 8-1 Wednesday to put a sales tax referendum on the November ballot for transportation ...
Portland’s downtown real estate fire sales will hasten millions in property tax losses
U.S. Bancorp Tower, the skyline-making office tower known as Big Pink, was until recently worth so much its owner ranked ...
Tax free weekend is here in Massachusetts. Here's what does and doesn't qualify for the sales tax exemption.
Tax free weekend is coming up in Massachusetts. It's a popular time for shopping because the state's 6.25% sales tax is waived for most retail items, though there are some notable exceptions. Here's ...
Sherman City Councilman’s thoughts on Grayson County’s proposed sales tax
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - A new sales tax was recently proposed in Grayson County that would only affect unincorporated ...
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Conway City Council weighs sales tax increase to fund major civic projects
The City of Conway is considering a three-quarter-cent sales tax increase that would fund both infrastructure needs and four ...
Santa Clara County will ask voters in November to approve new sales tax to cover cuts from Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
As Santa Clara County grapples with how to fill a massive revenue gap created by cuts in President Donald Trump’s “Big, ...