School tax holiday starts Thursday (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The back-to-school tax holiday runs from July 31 through Aug. 3. Certain school supplies including clothing, footwear, computers and computer-related accessories are exempt from state sales tax during this time. From Oct. 2-5, the purchase of energy- or water-efficient products with a sales price of $1,500 or less per product, purchased for noncommercial home or personal use, will be exempt from …
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Back-to-school sales tax holiday begins Thursday (Savannah Morning News)
ATLANTA - Georgia shoppers will be able to purchase certain clothing items, school supplies, computers and computer accessories without paying state and local sales tax during the state’s seventh annual tax-free holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and continues until midnight Sunday.
Source: savannahnow.com
MercuryNews: Tech firm pays fines for dumping (KGO-TV Bay Area)
A Silicon Valley computer accessories company failed to pay hundreds of small rebates on products.
Source: www.mercurynews.com
Tips can help shoppers save even more during tax-free weekend (Anderson Independent-Mail)
Items exempt from 7 percent sales tax in South Carolina this weekend are clothing and accessories; footwear; school supplies; computers and computer equipment; and bedding and bath linens
Source: independentmail.com
Vastech pays $10,000 for advertising violations (Silicon Valley - San Jose Business Journal)
Vastech Inc., a supplier of computer parts and accessories, on Wednesday settled a consumer protection lawsuit filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney.
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