Save Money On Emergency Supplies This Weekend With Severe Weather Sales Tax Holiday

By Linda Brannon

Alabama’s Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is coming up this weekend. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, and ending at midnight Sunday, Feb. 26, Alabama shoppers will get a break from the state’s 4 percent sales tax on common items needed for a natural disaster or even a general emergency.

Certain emergency preparedness items will be exempt from state sales tax, and in some cities and counties, local taxes are waived on those items as well. It means shoppers can save as much as 10 percent on these items in some parts of the state. The Alabama Department of Revenue has compiled a list of all cities and counties participating in the 2017 Severe Weather Preparedness Tax Holiday. That list is available here.

Alabamians are encouraged to restock emergency supplies in homes, workplaces and vehicles during the three-day tax holiday.“Severe weather can occur at any time, in any season,” said Alabama Retail Association President Rick Brown. “The tax holiday helps Alabama consumers remember to stock and prepare emergency kits to be ready when storms strike.”

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