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Alabama Tax Free Shopping Information

Alabama Sales Tax Holiday

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Alabama will hold its third annual sales tax holiday beginning Friday August 5, 2011, and ending at twelve midnight on Sunday August 7, 2011,

The tax free items include:

  • Clothing - $100 or less, per article of clothing.

  • Computers, Computer Software, School Computer Supplies - A single purchase with a sales price of $750 or less.

  • School Supplies, School Art Supplies, School Instructional Material- Sales price of $50 or less, per item.

  • Books – Sales Price of $30 or less, per book.
For a complete list of exempt items and taxable items visit The Alabama Dept. of Revenue.

Listed here are the counties and municipalities that have notified the Department of Revenue of their decision to participate or not participate in the Sales Tax Holiday.

Please note that some counties and municipalities have adopted the Sales Tax Holiday for the current year 2010 only. Also, some localities have adopted the Sales Tax Holiday on a "limited" basis, whereby only a portion of the locality's total sales and use tax levy is exempted.

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