2010-08-20 / Front Page

School supplies -- tax-free

BY LISA CARNLEY

Binders

Book bags

Calculators

Cellophane tape

Blackboard chalk

Compasses

Composition books

Crayons

Erasers

Lunch boxes

Markers

Notebooks

Paper (looseleaf ruled, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board and construction paper)

Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes

Folders (expandable, pocket, plastic and manila)

Glue, paste and paste sticks

Highlighers

Index cards

Index card boxes

Legal pads

Pencil sharpeners

Pencils

Pens

Protractors

Rulers

Scissors

Writing tablets
Tax-free Baby clothes
Backpacks for use by elementary and secondary students

Belts with attached buckles
Boots: cowboy, hiking
Caps/hats: baseball, fishing, golf, knitted
Coats and wraps
Diapers: adult and baby
Dresses
Gloves (generally)
Gym suits and uniforms
Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts
Hosiery
Jackets
Jeans
Jerseys: baseball and football
Jogging apparel
Neckwear and ties
Pajamas
Pants and trousers
Raincoats and Panchos
Robes
Shirts
Shoes: sandals, slippers, sneakers, tennis and walking
Socks (including athletic)
Shorts
Suits, slacks and jackets
Sweatshirts
Sweat suits
Sweaters
Swimsuits
Underclothes
Work clothes and uniforms

Taxed
Accessories (generally): barrettes, elastic ponytail
holders, wallets, watches
Backpacks (unless for use by elementary and secondary
students
Baseball cleats and pants
Belt buckles (without belt)
Boots: climbing, fishing, rubber work boots, ski,
waders
Buttons and zippers
Cloth and lace, knitting yarns and other fabrics
Dry cleaning services
Football pants
Golf gloves
Handbags and purses
Handkerchiefs
Hard hats
Helmets: bike, baseball, football,hockey, motorcycle,
sports
Ice skates
Jewelry
Laundering services
Leather goods (except belts with buckles and wearing
apparel)
Pads: football, hockey, soccer, elbow,knee, shoulder
Personal flotation devices
Rented clothing (including uniforms, formal wear
and costumes
Roller blades and skates
Safety clothing, glasses
Shoes: bicycle (cleated), bowling, golf
The statewide sales tax holiday, which began today and continues through Sunday, allows shoppers to save $8.25 for every $100 they spend on certain tax-free items.

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