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  Find Out If Your State Is Having a Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend in 2019

  

  lifehacker.com

  Gone are the days when parents could swing by the drugstore for a new Trapper Keeper and declare back-to-school shopping done. The lists of required school supplies are intense. It’s not surprising that moms and dads will drop an estimated $519 per household on school items this year, according to Deloitte’s annual…Read more...

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  Is Your State Is Having a Tax-Free Back-to-School Weekend in 2020?

  

  lifehacker.com

  Even in normal times, school supply lists were often long and oddly specific (five orange pocket...

  Even in normal times, school supply lists were often long and oddly specific (five orange pocket folders?). But this year, they’re long and oddly specific and we also have to spend money to set up remote-learning spaces in our homes, because even if our kids go back into the classrooms in the fall, we know it’s only a…Read more...

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  A total of 16 states are holding back-to-school tax holiday periods that help curb the cost of supplies, as local school districts puzzle over whether or not to reopen in the fall

  

  businessinsider.com

  A total of 16 states are holding back-to-school tax holidays this year, during which shoppers are...

  A total of 16 states are holding back-to-school tax holidays this year, during which shoppers are exempt from paying taxes on select items including supplies, clothing, shoes, and electronics like laptops. The decision to move forward with the tax-free periods comes as school districts continue to puzzle over opening schools back to students in the fall. The tax holidays help cut costs, especially for...

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  16 States Go Ahead With ‘Back to School’ Sales Tax Holidays

  

  nytimes.com

  Schools may not reopen, and the “holiday” cuts into government revenue. But during a pandemic, states...

  Schools may not reopen, and the “holiday” cuts into government revenue. But during a pandemic, states may be thinking, why not offer a bit of relief?

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