Sales Tax Holiday...Just in time for back to school!

What is a Sales Tax Holiday? It is when the individual states give us a "holiday" or a "vacation" from paying sales tax on specified items with specified dollar amounts as well. Sales Tax Holidays are occuring in many states this year.
***dates are for calendar year 2009, as of July 27, 2009. Some state have not published 2009 information on their website***

Here is a partial list of upcoming Tax Free Holidays. Many are for BACK TO SCHOOL savings.
Click here to find out if your state is participating and when.

Georgia: school supplies - $20
clothing - $100
computer - $1,500 2004
July 30 - Aug. 2

Alabama
clothing - $100 computers - $750 school supplies - $50 books - $30
August 7-9
http://www.ador.state.al.us/salestax/SalesTaxHol.htm

Iowa
clothing - $100
August 7-8 http://www.iowaccess.org/tax/

Louisiana
all TPP - $2,500
August 7-8 http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/

Missouri
clothing - $100 computers - $3,500 school supplies - $50
August 7-9
http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/

New Mexico
clothing - $100 computers - $1,000 school supplies - $15
August 7-9
http://www.state.nm.us/tax/

North Carolina
clothing - $100 school supplies - $100 instructional material - $300 computers - $3,500 other comp. - $250 sports equip - $50
August 7-9
http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html

Oklahoma
clothing - $100
August 7-9
http://www.tax.ok.gov/

South Carolina
clothing school supplies computers other
August 7-9
http://www.sctax.org/

Tennessee
clothing - $100 school supplies - $100 computers - $1,500
August 7-9
http://tn.gov/revenue/

Texas
clothing, backpacks and school supplies- $100
August 21-23
http://www.window.state.tx.us/

Vermont
Personal Purchase - $2,000
August 22
http://www.state.vt.us/tax/2009sth.shtml

Virginia
clothing - $100
school supplies - $20
August 7-9
http://www.tax.virginia.gov/

West Virginia
energy star products - $5,000
September 1 - November 30
http://www.wvtax.gov/