2010 Tax Free Weekend

With school just around the corner, many are hoping to take advantage of the tax free weekends available in select states. The list is as correct as I have been able to find. There are links to your states tax and revenue to verify or stay up to date on any changes. If your state is not listed check with your states tax and revenue. It is possible there was a change that offers a tax free weekend and I missed it.

 States That Offer A Tax Free Week or Tax Free Weekend

Alabama

Alabama's Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing under $100
• School supplies under $50
• Books under $30
• Computers/computer equipment under $750

Connecticut

Connecticut's Tax Free Week: Aug. 15-21, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing under $300
• Shoes under $300

Note: Connecticut is also offering a sales tax and use tax exemption on purchases and leases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles between January 1, 2008 and June 30, 2010. For more information, visit the State of Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.

Florida

Florida's Tax Free Weekend: August 13-15, 2010
Applies to:

• Books, clothing, and footwear ($50 or less)
• School supplies ($10 or less)

Iowa

Iowa's Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 6-7, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing under $100
• Shoes under $100

Maryland
Maryland's Tax Free Week:
The State of Maryland will reintroduce its annual tax free shopping event in 2010, beginning on Aug. 8, 2010, and ending on Aug. 14, 2010.

Mississippi
Mississippi's Tax Free Weekend: Jul 30-31, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing under $100
• Shoes under $100

Note: Individual municipalities can choose to opt-out of the sales tax holiday, so you will need to check with your town hall or municipality office to ensure that the tax holiday is indeed taking place in your area.

Missouri
Missouri's Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing under $100
• School supplies under $50
• Computer software under $350
• Computers/computer equipment under $3,500
• Note: Some cities and counties in Missouri elect not to participate.

New Mexico
New Mexico's Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

• All clothing and shoes under $100
• School supplies under $15
• Computers under $1,000
• Computer equipment under $500

North Carolina
North Carolina's Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing, footwear, and school supplies under $100
• Sports and recreation equipment under $50
• Computers under $3,500
• Computer equipment under $250

North Carolina is also offering a sales tax holiday on qualifying energy star certified appliances from Nov. 5-7, 2010.

Oklahoma
Oklahoma's Tax Free Weekend: August 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing and shoes
• Priced under $100

South Carolina
South Carolina's Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing
• Accessories
• Footwear
• School supplies
• Computers
• Computer equipment

Tennessee
Tennessee's Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 6-8, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing under $100
• School supplies under $100
• Computers under $1500

Texas
Texas' Tax Free Weekend: Aug. 20-22, 2010
Applies to:

• Clothing and footwear under $100
• Includes backpacks under $100 for elementary and secondary students
• Includes layaway items

West Virginia
West Virginia's 2010 Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday: September 1-November 30, 2010
Apples to:

• Energy Star products
• Limited to items that cost $5,000 or less
• Must be purchased for noncommercial, home use only

Relay for Life

Relay for Life is in full swing for 2009!

Our local Relay for Life is June 26-27

For those unfamiliar with Relay for Life, Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Our team will be walking a track at Rio Rancho High School in Rio Rancho, NM. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Our Relay even this year will run from 7pm to 8am.

We Relay to:

• Celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight. My father is a bladder cancer survivor and we celebrate his life at every years event.
  
• Remember loved ones lost to the disease. At Relay, people who have walked alongside people battling cancer can grieve and find healing. My grandfather lost his battle to lung cancer in 1992. We walk to remember his life and his battle.
  
• Fight Back. We Relay because we have been touched by cancer and desperately want to put an end to the disease. Cancer is no longer a death sentence and this Relay makes that happen.

Help our team reach our goal fundraising goal. Your dollars help fund cancer research and one day we may find the end to such a terrible disease. You can also purchase a luminaria that will light our track as we walk through the night.

Visit my team site at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/SoChicBagBoutique.com