Alabama's sales tax holiday covers clothing, school supplies, books, computers and computer equipment. Dollar limits are per item. The printable list below details what is exempt during the sales tax holiday.
Local sales tax may still apply. Each county in Alabama decides if it will waive local sales tax, collect a portion or not participate in the sales tax free weekend.
Neighboring states Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee also have sales tax holidays with different rules and savings opportunities.
Alabama Sales Tax Holiday Dates
August 7-9, 2009Clothing Exempt from Alabama Sales Tax
General use clothing items under $100, including:- Belts
- Boots
- Caps
- Coats
- Diapers
- Dresses
- Gloves
- Gym Suits
- Hats
- Hosiery
- Jackets
- Jeans
- Neckties
- Pajamas
- Pants
- Raincoats
- Robes
- Sandals
- Scarves
- School Uniforms
- Shirts
- Shoes
- Shorts
- Socks
- Sneakers
- Underwear
School Supplies Exempt from Alabama Sales Tax
Limit per item is $50 on school supplies, school art supplies and school instructional materials, such as:- Binders
- Blackboard Chalk
- Book Bags
- Calculators
- Cellophane Tape
- Compasses
- Composition Books
- Crayons
- Folders
- Glue and paste
- Highlighters
- Index Cards and Boxes
- Legal Pads
- Lunch Boxes
- Markers
- Notebooks
- Paper
- Pencil and School Supply Boxes
- Pencil Sharpeners
- Pencils and Erasers
- Pens
- Protractors
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Writing Tablets
- Clay
- Glazes
- Paints (acrylic, oil, tempera and watercolors)
- Paintbrushes (art only)
- Sketch and drawing pads
- Reference maps and globes
- Required textbooks more than $30 and less than $50 on an official school supply list
Books Exempt from Sales Tax
Books must be bound materials with an ISBN number and a sales price of $30 or less. Magazines, newspapers, periodicals and non-bound printed documents are not exempt.Computers Exempt from Sales Tax
Desktops, laptops, tower systems bundled with a monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers under $750 as well as:- Computer Storage Media (recordable CDs and DVDs)
- Educational Computer Software
- Handheld Electronic Schedulers (not part of a cell phone)
- Personal Digital Assistants (not part of a cell phone)
- Printers
- Printer Supplies (paper and ink)
