{"id":3188,"date":"2010-07-06T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T22:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2010-07-06T21:04:13","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T02:04:13","slug":"shop-tax-free-in-tennessee-august-6th-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2010\/07\/06\/shop-tax-free-in-tennessee-august-6th-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop Tax Free in Tennessee August 6th-8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

August Sales Tax Holiday Provides Big Savings for All Tennesseans
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\n\"\"Nashville, TN<\/strong> \u2013 The fifth annual Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled for Friday, August 6th and continuing through Sunday, August 8th. The Department of Revenue is reminding Tennessee shoppers that during these three days of savings, you can save almost 10 percent on tax-free clothing, school and art supplies and computer purchases.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe annual Sales Tax Holiday was designed with Tennessee families in mind,\u201d said Governor Phil Bredesen. \u201cThe holiday provides much needed savings for all Tennessee shoppers and prepares children for success by making sure they start the first day of school properly equipped with items they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

The holiday begins Friday, August 6th at 12:01am and ends Sunday, August 8th at 11:59pm. During the designated three-day weekend, consumers will not pay state or local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100.00 or less per item, school and art supplies with a price of $100.00 or less per item, and computers with a price of $1,500 or less.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year’s tax-free weekend was extremely successful in giving back to Tennesseans, providing nearly $8 million in tax savings to Tennessee families,\u201d said Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr. \u201cWe are hopeful that all Tennessee shoppers will enjoy the immediate relief of the 2010 Sales Tax Holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Please visit the Sales Tax Holiday Web site at www.tntaxholiday.com<\/a> to learn more about the items exempt from sales tax. The Tennessee Department of Revenue also assists consumers via e-mail, Salestax.Holiday@TN.gov<\/a>, and through its toll-free statewide telephone hot line, (800) 342-1003. Staff is available to answer questions Monday through Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm Central Time. (Out-of-state and Nashville-area callers, please dial (615) 253-0600.)<\/p>\n

In a continued effort to promote Tennessee\u2019s sales tax holiday, the Department of Revenue has launched a new dedicated facebook page at www.facebook.com\/TNTaxHoliday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Examples of exempt items include:<\/h3>\n