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In 2009, the Mississippi Legislature enacted a Sales Tax Holiday for the retail sales of clothing and footwear. With the passage of Senate Bill 2955 during the 2019 legislative session, school supplies were added to the list of items that are sales tax exempt. In order to qualify, each item must cost less than $100 and the sale must occur on Friday, July 26 – Saturday July 27, 2019.
“The original bill did not include school supplies. It took 8 years to get it passed,” said Senator Walter Michel, who authored the bill. “In order to get the bill passed, we included clothing and footwear… items that everyone could use. This year, crayons, erasers, pens, pencils, notebooks, lunchboxes, textbooks, backpacks and many more items are included,” said the Senator who represents Madison and Hinds Counties.
“Business owners can also take advantage of the tax savings as calculators, folders, reference books, copy paper and legal pads are also included.”
For a complete list of tax-free items included in this year’s Sales Tax Holiday, visit the Mississippi Department of Revenue’s website at WWW.DOR.MS.GOV.
