With temps hitting the 90s last week, you’d swear it was still summer. However, the catalogues piling up on my living room table tell a different story: back to school season is starting already. Back to school is a huge industry. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), spending on back to school for families…
State sales tax holidays are back just in time for back to school shopping.
It’s that time of year again! Despite evidence that state sales tax holidays actually cost taxpayers money, many states have renewed their temporary reprieve on state sales tax collections for certain back-to-school and hurricane preparedness items – oh, and guns (let’s not forget the guns). Politically, sales tax holidays are “feel good” legislative acts: they…
I’m a terrible procrastinator. At least that’s what the retail world thinks. I totally admit that I’m one of those parents who expects to actually find school supplies on the shelves in September. And for some crazy reason, I feel like I should be able to buy fall jackets when it’s cool out and not…
Every November, after the turkey has been eaten and the cranberry salad has been attacked with vigor, Americans sit back and realize: it’s time to go shopping. Black Friday – the Friday after Thanksgiving – is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. The prospect of sales and promotions lure shoppers into stores to…
Each year, several states offer a “holiday” from sales tax in order to increase spending before school begins. Here are some sales tax holidays that I’m aware of. As the mother of three children, I can appreciate this nod towards back to school spending. And according to the National Retail Federation, families with school-age children…