Take advantage of U.S. sales tax holidays
By Gordon Powers, Sympatico / MSN Finance
With a strong Canadian dollar making cross-border travel much easier to stomach, budget-conscious shoppers may want to fine-tune their travel plans to take advantage of sales tax holidays in several U.S. states.
Some tax breaks are geared toward back to school shopping with only modest dollar limits while other states use tax holidays to encourage residents to trade in their aging appliances for more energy efficient models.
Unfortunately, with the exception of New York – which has repealed its sales tax on clothing and footwear purchases under $110 – and tax-free New Hampshire, most of the tax holidays are to be found in non-border states. Good news for Eastern Canada though: Vermont will be waiving its 6% tax on August 22 for all goods costing up to $2,000.
Be sure to check with individual states before you head out. Although it has offered August sales tax holidays since 2004, Massachusetts pulled the plug this year, choosing instead to boost its levy to 6.25%.
Click here for a complete list of participating states.
Posted by: Philippe | Aug 7, 2021 12:41:23 PM
The idea of a sales tax holiday is shamefull.
This intervention of the state into capitalism show its mis-understanding of its place into our community. When I see in Connecticut a state attorney destroy famillies for there teen sex-ting or the RCMP tease to death or shot to death a guy with his hands up... I wonder if the lack of participation is not motivated by a lack of faith in justice, here.
An important job of the state is to deliver justice and they do not but interfere into capitalism as if we are those with the problem.
In Quebec I see big adds by the government to tell us not to drink bottled water and I am amazed how much ressources our community give to these infatuated bureacrats to promote there nice little ideas...
With sales-tax holiday, I think the State is showing strong lack of understanding of its place in the community.
Posted by: Justme | Aug 7, 2021 3:58:14 PM
Congrats to Philippe! One of the best rambles I have seen in a long time.
Posted by: Taxes Shmaxes | Aug 7, 2021 10:03:38 PM
A tax holiday doesn't really motivate me much. I'll probably just stay home
Posted by: David | Aug 7, 2021 10:23:07 PM
Thats just a wonderful idea. Reduce or eliminate taxes, rollback the prices and have a free for all. The big winners will be Walmart, Target, and mainland China. No wonder we have ourselves in a financial quagmire.