Local shoppers can save money on a variety of items soon, as Aug. 2-4 marks North Carolina’s final wide-ranging tax-free weekend.
The annual sales tax holiday has been in place for over a decade, but will end after this year do to a tax reform measure Gov. Pat McCrory recently signed into law.
Timed to correspond to when students are preparing to head back to school, the weekend’s tax exemption applies to a variety of items, including:
• Clothing, footwear and school supplies under $100
• School instructional materials under $300
• Sports and recreation equipment under $50
• Computers under $3,500
• Computer supplies under $250
• Tablet computers and netbooks of $3,500 or less per item qualify
• An eReader with enhanced computing functions, such as internet access, e-mail, and the ability to download and run applications, is a computer for purposes of the sales tax holiday period. Basic eReaders are not computers and are subject to tax during the holiday
In addition, the state will offer tax-breaks one last time this fall on qualifying energy star certified appliances. The sales-tax will be waived Nov. 1-3 on the following Energy Star purchases:
• Clothes washers
• Freezers
• Refrigerators
• Central air conditioners
• Room air conditioners
• Air-source heat pumps
• Ceiling fans
• Dehumidifiers
• Programmable thermostats
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