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Rep. Jim Hackworth - House District 33
IMMEDIATE RELEASE July
19, 2010
REP. JIM HACKWORTH
ANNOUNCES SALES TAX HOLIDAY AUGUST 6 - 8
Exemptions include clothing, school supplies, art
resources and personal computers
NASHVILLE (July 19)
– On Monday, State Representative Hackworth (D-Clinton) announced
the fifth annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday would take place beginning
Friday, August 6 and continuing through Sunday, August 8.
Tennessee shoppers will have three full days of tax breaks on clothing,
school and art supplies, and computer purchases.
“This annual opportunity
for parents and students to save money on school supplies helps put
dollars back in the pockets of working families,” said Rep. Hackworth.
“However, everyone in the state can take advantage of the savings and
that’s what makes this weekend great for all Tennesseans.”
The holiday begins Friday,
August 6 at 12:01 a.m. and ends Sunday, August 8 at 11:59 p.m.
During the designated three-day weekend, consumers will not pay state or
local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100 or less per
item, school and art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item, and
computers with a price of $1,500 or less, a savings of nearly 10 percent
on exempt items.
Examples of exempt
items include:
• Clothing: Shirts,
dresses, pants, coats, gloves and mittens, hats and caps, hosiery,
neckties, belts, sneakers, shoes, uniforms whether athletic or
non-athletic and scarves
• School Supplies:
Binders, book bags, calculators, tape, chalk, crayons, erasers,
folders, glue, pens, pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, rulers
and scissors
• Art Supplies: Clay
and glazes; acrylic, tempera and oil paints; paintbrushes for
artwork; sketch and drawing pads; and watercolors
• Computers: Central
processing unit (CPU), along with various other components including
monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables to connect components and preloaded
software (Note: While the CPU may be purchased separately, other
items must be part of a bundled computer package in order to be
eligible.)
“People all across
Tennessee could use a financial break and this sales tax holiday
provides that relief,” said Rep. Hackworth. “The Tennessee
Sales Tax Holiday helps put taxpayer money back into the pockets of
taxpayers and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.”
Please visit the Sales Tax
Holiday Web site at
www.tntaxholiday.com to learn more about the items exempt from sales
tax. The Tennessee Department of Revenue also assists consumers
via e-mail, Salestax.Holiday@TN.gov,
and through its toll-free statewide telephone hot line, (800) 342-1003.
Staff is available to answer questions Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5
p.m. Central Time.
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