Alabama 2022 Sales Tax Holiday

Calhoun County, AL – Alabama will hold its 17th annual sales tax holiday, beginning Friday, July 15, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. and ending Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 12 midnight, pursuant to §40-23-210 to §40-23-213, Code of Alabama 1975. This gives shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers and clothing free of state sales tax. *Local sales tax may apply.

Participating areas in Calhoun County:

Anniston
Jacksonville
Ohatchee
Oxford
Piedmont
Weaver

CLOTHING – $100 or Less, per article of clothing
EXEMPT: Includes all human wearing apparel suitable for general use – Not an all-inclusive list
Belts Boots Caps Coats Diapers Dresses Gloves Gym Suits Hats	Hosiery Jackets Jeans Neckties Pajamas Pants Raincoats Robes Sandals		Scarves School Uniforms Shirts Shoes Shorts Socks Sneakers Underwear
TAXABLE:
Clothing Accessories: • Belt Buckles (sold separately) • Briefcases • Cosmetics • Costume masks (sold separately) • Hair Notions (barrettes, hair bows, etc)• Handbags • Handkerchiefs • Jewelry • Patches & Emblems (sold separately) • Sewing Equipment & Supplies (pins (patterns, scissors, tape measures, etc) • Sewing Materials (thread, fabric, buttons, zippers, etc) • Sun glasses, eye glasses, contacts (prescription or nonprescription) • Umbrellas • Wallets • Watches • Wigs & hair pieces		Protective Equipment: • Breathing Masks • Clean Room Apparel & Equipment • Ear & Hearing Protectors • Face Shields • Hard Hats • Helmets • Paint or Dust Respirators • Protective Gloves • Safety Glasses & Goggles • Safety Belts • Tool Belts • Welders Gloves & Masks	Sport or Recreational Equipment: • Ballet or Tap Shoes • Band Instruments • Cleated or Spiked Athletic Shoes • Gloves (baseball, bowling, boxing, hockey, golf, etc) • Goggles • Hand & Elbow Guards • Life Preserves & V ests • Mouth Guards • Roller & Ice Skates • Shin Guards • Shoulder Pads • Ski Boots • Waders • Wetsuits & Fins

COMPUTERS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, & SCHOOL COMPUTER SUPPLIES – A single purchase with a sales price of $750 or Less

EXEMPT:

COMPUTERS – For purposes of the exemption, a computer may include a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit (CPU), and devices such as a display monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers sold as a computer package. Computer parts and devices not sold as part of a package with the CPU, will not qualify for the exemption.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

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SCHOOL COMPUTER SUPPLIES – An item commonly used by a student in a course of study in which a computer is used – All inclusive list includes:

Computer Storage Media; diskettes, compact disks
Handheld electronic schedulers, except devices that are cellular phones
Personal digital assistants, except devices that are cellular phones
Computer Printers
Printer Supplies for Computers (printer paper, printer ink)

TAXABLE:

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Furniture
Any systems, devices, software, peripherals designed or intended primarily for recreational use, or
Video games of a non-educational nature

SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL ART SUPPLIES & SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL – Sales Price of $50 or Less, per item (Noncommercial Purchases)
EXEMPT:
SCHOOL SUPPLIES – All Inclusive List:
Binders Blackboard Chalk Book Bags Calculators Cellophane Tape Compasses Composition Books Crayons Erasers Folders (expandable, pocket, plastic& manila) Glue, paste, and paste sticks	Highlighters Index Cards Index Card Boxes Legal Pads Lunch Boxes Markers Notebooks Paper (loose leaf ruled notebookpaper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper)	Pencil Boxes & Other School Supply Boxes Pencil Sharpeners Pencils Pens Protractors Rulers Scissors Writing Tablets
SCHOOL ART SUPPLIES – All Inclusive List:
Clay & Glazes Paints (Acrylic, Tempora & Oil) Paintbrushes for artwork	• Sketch and Drawing Pads • Watercolors
SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL – All Inclusive List: (Written material commonly used by a student in a course of study as a reference and to learn the subject being taught)
Reference Maps and Globes Required Textbooks on an official school book list with a sales price of more than $30 and less than $50