Alabama tax-free weekend to be held Aug. 7-9

Alabama’s annual Back-to-School tax-free weekend will take place from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 to midnight on Sunday Aug. 9. Mountain Brook will be participating in the tax exemption, as well as Hoover, Vestavia, Homewood and Shelby County.

In addition to the sales tax exemption, many stores will feature special sales over the weekend. The Pants Store in Crestline, for example, will host its annual tent sale on the lawn next to the store. All summer clothes and shoes will go on sale to make room for fall items.

“It’s probably one of our biggest sales,” said store manager Katherine Starks. “There’s really not a whole lot in the store that isn’t marked down.”

General-use apparel such as dresses, jackets, pants, shirts, shoes and underwear will be exempt from Alabama’s sales tax over the weekend. All clothing items must be under $100. Clothing accessories such as cosmetics, jewelry, wallets and watches, protective equipment such as tool belts and hard hats, and sport or recreational equipment such as goggles and shoulder pads will not be exempt from sales tax. 

The exemption also applies to computers and other electronics under $750, school supplies under $50, educational books under $30 and required textbooks between $30 and $50. Furniture, video games, magazines and newspapers will remain taxable.

For more information and a complete list of exemptions, visit revenue.alabama.gov/salestax/salestaxhol.cfm.