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Once a year, we have no state sales tax on clothing purchases, for Back to School shopping, up to $100. This includes anyone shopping for clothes, I'm off to the mall this afternoon.

Does anyone else have this where they live?

Do you think this is a good idea?

Gosh, it includes martial arts uniforms too, I might get my new uniform early to avoid those taxes.

i've never paid taxes or anything like that.. because we don't have to..

it's harsh on people to pay taxes i believe

No because PA is exempt from paying state sales tax on clothing, shoes, groceries, perscription and non-perscription drugs all year long.

Wow, that is a nice not to have state taxes. Yes, state taxes are way too high, very high out in California.

chonsigirl;1327038 wrote: Once a year, we have no state sales tax on clothing purchases, for Back to School shopping, up to $100. This includes anyone shopping for clothes, I'm off to the mall this afternoon.

Does anyone else have this where they live?

Do you think this is a good idea?

Gosh, it includes martial arts uniforms too, I might get my new uniform early to avoid those taxes.


We just started this for the first time this year. It's running now and the $100 is the per item limit I think. We got our supplies on Sunday and saved 5% on just about $100 and she's headed shopping with her aunt for 2 days over the coming weekend for clothes.

Here's the problem with this, IMO... our local schools are hundreds of thousands behind in state reimbursements, right now. Programs are being cut or cut back on. I can't see this doing anything but costing me more at some point here, because those kids that were getting the free school supply packs to begin with, that are now not paying sales tax.. who do we all suppose will be tapped in the end for those lost revenues?

I know in Maryland it is going to the county level, with raising reveue through additional taxes. Bottled drinks, specific luxury items, etc.

The lost revenue-they are curtailing public services of police and fire persons, which is a negative thing. I think they need to rethink what is important to retain, and take out some of the top heavy administratibve positions, of which there are too many. (they always get their raises at a way to heavy salary price) The public pools were kept open this week, due to private donations-they were going to close them, during the heat wave. That was a mean thing to consider, kids need to keep cool, especially if they don't have air conditioning at home.

For school items-they don't receive free packs here. But then, as a teacher, I supply hundreds of dollars of free supplies all year long, as do Kathy and AC I bet too. I think we get a $250 deduction on income taxes only for that. Never an adequete repay for us, but it's part of the job.

chonsigirl;1327052 wrote: Wow, that is a nice not to have state taxes. Yes, state taxes are way too high, very high out in California.


We do have state sales tax on luxury items. We pay 6%. Philadelphia pays 8%.

Ah, a separate city tax in Philadelphia. Some cities do that.

What constituted a luxury item there?

I live in San Diego California if we blink we are taxed..!!

New Jersey is an expensive state to live in, and we get no tax breaks:-1

I went shopping, spent $90 and no taxes!

we have the no sales tax days quite regularly, but we wonder if they up the prices, as with our provincial and federal governments, someone has to pay for them.

chonsigirl;1327059 wrote: Ah, a separate city tax in Philadelphia. Some cities do that.

What constituted a luxury item there?


Prepared foods, Bibles, jewelry, bath and shower gels, hair products, etc. More or less, if it's not a necessity, it's considered a luxury and taxable.