City Of Tuscaloosa To Participate In Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The City of Tuscaloosa on Tuesday announced it will participate in the upcoming Alabama Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday beginning Friday, July 19, and lasting through Sunday, July 21.

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The city says during the sales tax holiday the state will waive its sales tax, while the city will waive local sales taxes on school-related products — saving purchasers 10% of the costs on certain items.

Tax-exempt products include:

• Clothing priced at $100 or less per article.
• School supplies valued at $50 or less per item.
• Books that cost $30 or less.
• Laptops, computers, tablets and printers with a selling price of $750 or less.

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