Alabama NewsCenter – Attention Alabamians: This weekend’s tax holiday goes way beyond school supplies

By: Alabama News Center Staff

With the school year approaching, many parents are preparing to shell out cash for school-related expenses.

Alabama’s annual back-to-school tax holiday on July 21-23 can help ease some of the financial sting. But the brief tax break goes way beyond benefiting school-age families.

Here’s the ABCs on the tax holiday: From 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 21, until midnight, Sunday, July 23, the state waives its 4% sales tax on school-related supplies and clothing. More than 325 cities and counties throughout Alabama also waive their local taxes. That means in some places, the savings are as much as 10%. Check out the participating cities and counties here.

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