This year, Arkansas’s tax-free weekend is on Saturday, August 3, 2024, and Sunday, August 4, 2024. Now, families don’t have to worry about taxes when they buy school supplies, clothes, and other things that have to do with school.
Arkansas Tax-Free Weekend 2024
During a tax-free holiday, some states don’t charge sales tax on certain types of goods. Most of the time, the tax-free benefits are only good for one weekend, but sometimes they last for a lot longer. Arkansas had a tax-free weekend every year on the first weekend of August.
From 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2023, until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 4, 2024, there will be no sales tax in the state of Arkansas. This lets people buy certain electronics, clothes, school supplies, art supplies, and teaching materials without having to pay any sales or use taxes in their state or locality.
Family members no longer have to worry about taxes when they buy school supplies, clothes, and other things that have to do with school. All stores have to take part, and they can’t charge taxes on items that aren’t supposed to be taxed during the Tax-free Holiday.
What are the eligible items for Arkansas Tax-Free Weekend 2024?
- Clothing: Any article of clothing suitable for general use with a sales price of fewer than one hundred dollars ($100) per item such as coats, jackets, diapers, gloves, hats, caps, wedding apparel, uniforms, slippers, sneakers, pants, etc.
- Clothing Accessories or Equipment: Items such as watches, purses, handkerchiefs, earrings, umbrellas, wallets, cosmetics, and handbags that are worn on their own or in addition to clothing and have a retail price of less than fifty dollars ($50) each.
- Electronic Device: An electronic item commonly used by a student in a course of study such as a calculator, computer mouse, keyboard, monitor, tablet, printer, etc.
- School Supply: School supplies are defined as items that are frequently utilized by students in their course of study. Items such as binders, book bags, notebooks, blackboards, chalk, crayons, erasers, lunch boxes, etc. are exempt from the holiday requirement.
- School Art Supply: An item commonly used by a student in a course of study for artwork. Some school art supplies that are eligible for the holiday exemption are Clay and glazes, Paints, Paintbrushes for artwork, drawing pads, Watercolors, etc.
- School Instructional Material: Written materials that students frequently use as a reference and to learn the topic being taught in class are referred to as school instructional materials. Reference books, reference maps, reference globes, textbooks, workbooks, and other educational resources are among the items that qualify for the holiday exemption.
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Are there any exceptions or exclusions during this weekend?
- Clothing and Accessories: Most clothing items are tax-free, but some accessories are not. These include gold or diamond jewelry, handbags, sports, protection, and sewing gear.
- School Supplies: Things like textbooks, reference books, and teaching tools that aren’t used in school are taxed.
- Products electronic: Laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices are covered, but headphones, chargers, and protected cases are not.
What is the amount limit for the eligible purchase?
- Clothing and Footwear: Items with a sales price of less than $100 per item qualify for tax exemption.
- Clothing Accessories and Equipment: Accessories (including cosmetics) priced less than $50 per item are also eligible.
- Electronic Devices: There’s no price limit for electronic devices during the tax-free period.
- School Supplies: Both school supplies and school art supplies have no price limit.
Who is eligible to purchase during Arkansas tax-free weekend?
- People who are interested must live in or be citizens of Arkansas.
- It’s open to families with one more child.
- Every child who goes to school is qualified.
- Anyone of any age can be eligible for this. Anyone of any age can go.
- People who work at schools can also gain. While the holidays are going on, they can buy teaching materials and classroom equipment without having to pay sales tax.
- It’s tax-free for everyone to buy clothes, school materials, and some electronics. This chance is for everyone, whether you are a student, a parent, or just a smart buyer.
- People must meet the price limit of the eligible goods in order to be eligible.