Georgia Sales Tax Holiday
- Aug 7, 2012 | Susan McLain
Georgia will celebrate their sales tax holiday August 10-11, 2012.
During the holiday, Georgia shoppers can purchase “[c]lothing (including footwear) with a sales price of $100.00 or less per item,” without paying sales tax.
Other items that will be sales tax exempt include a single purchase of a computer “…with a sales price of $1,000.00 or less” and school supplies “…to be used in the classroom or in classroom-related activities with a sales price of $20.00 or less per item.”
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
Items that will not be exempt from sales tax during the holiday include clothing accessories such as jewelry, handbags, umbrellas, eyewear, watches and watchbands. Examples of exempt items include:
- Aprons
- Athletic supporters
- Baby receiving blankets
- Bathing suits and caps
- Caps and hats
- Corsets
- Costumes
- Dresses
- Ear muffs
- Formal wear
- Helmets
- Leg warmers
- Rainwear
- Shoe laces
- Uniforms
- Vests
Examples of non-exempt (or taxable) items include:
- Baby bibs
- Briefcases
- Diaper bags
- Fanny packs
- Hard hats
- Life jackets and vests
COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER ACCESSORIES
“[C]ellular devices, furniture and computer-related accessories designed for recreational use…” are not exempt from sales tax during the holiday. Some examples of exempt items include:
- Batteries for a computer
- Computer cables
- Electronic book readers
- Data storage devices such as DVDs, CDs, flash drives
- Keyboards
- Microphones
- Motherboards
- Printer cartridges
- Printers
- Routers
- Scanners
- Speakers
- Web cameras
Items that will be non-exempt (or taxable) include:
- Regular batteries
- Music CDs or video DVDs
- Computer bags
- Digital cameras
- Game systems and consoles
- Projectors
- Rented computers or computer accessories
- Surge protectors
- Televisions
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
“General school supplies to be used in the classroom or in classroom-related activities with a sales price of $20.00 or less per item,” such as:
- Appointment books
- Bookmarks
- Calculators
- Composition books
- Daily planners
- Dictionaries
- Erasers
- Glue
- Ink
- Labels
- Lunch boxes
- Pencil boxes
- Sticky notes
- Thesaurus
Examples of non-exempt (taxable) items during the holiday:
- Books other than children’s books, dictionaries and thesauruses
- Briefcases
- Envelopes
- Medical supplies
The Georgia sales tax holiday will “…commence at 12:01 A.M. on August 10, 2012, and conclude at 12:00 Midnight on August 11, 2012….”
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