It’s that time of year when some states have Sales Tax Holidays on back-to-school products to help out families. I think it started mostly with clothing, as I recall shopping for my kids, but it expanded slightly over the years maybe. For quite a few years now, select Stampin’ Up! products have been included because some items can be used as school supplies…as any mother knows when your child needs a project tomorrow for school and you better have some basic supplies on hand to make a diorama or build a 3D model of something or who knows what!
From Stampin’ Up!: “Thirteen states and Puerto Rico will be offering a sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July, August, or September. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates, click here.
Please note that you and your customers must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free (which is midnight on the first day to midnight on the last day of the tax holiday). Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday; the state statute may not apply to county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes.”
This year it looks like in certain states the sales tax holiday applies to things like Stampin’ Up! adhesives, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, various markers, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, the whole collection of Stampin’ Write Markers, and surprisingly, the catalog itself! A few things may be exempted in certain states so you have to check the chart. The sales tax holidays are also on different dates.
Sales tax isn’t a big savings, but it adds up little by little, so be sure to check it out if you wanted to stock up on some of these basic supplies!
Please note that Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia, and Wisconsin have suspended the sales tax holiday again this year.
Click on the chart above and you will probably have to zoom in on your computer or device to read it. Or click the link below for the Excel spreadsheet if that works for you.
Click HERE for the Spreadsheet!
Check the bottom of your screen to see if the file is there for you to open.