HOUSTON — The Texas Sales Tax Holiday weekend is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This year the legislature finally added backpacks and school supplies. All items on the tax exempt list must cost less than $100.
Here is the complete list of items that are taxable and not taxable this year:
NON-TAXABLE
Baby clothes
Backpacks
Belts with buckles
Boots – cowboy and hiking
Caps and hats
Coats and wraps
Diapers–adult and baby
Dresses
Gloves
Gym suits
Hooded shirts and jackets
Hosiery
Jackets
Jeans
Jerseys – baseball and football
Jogging apparel
Neckwear and ties
Pajamas
Pants and trousers
Raincoats and ponchos
Robes
Shirts
Shoes – sandals, slippers, sneakers,tennis, walking
Socks
Shorts
Suits
Sweatshirts
Sweatsuits
Sweaters
Swimsuits
Underclothes
Work clothes and uniforms
TAXED ITEMS
Accessories for hair and jewelry
Baseball cleats and pants
Belt buckles without belts
Boots – climbing, fishing, rubber work boots, ski, waders
Buttons and zippers
Cloth, lace, knitting yarns
Dry cleaning
Football pants
Golf gloves
Handbags and purses
Handkerchiefs
Hard hats
Helmets – bike, baseball, football, hockey, motorcycle, sports
Ice skates
Jewelry
Leather goods
Pads – football, hockey, soccer, elbow, knee, shoulder
Floatation devices
Rented clothing
Roller blades and skates
Safety clothing and glasses
Cleated bicycle shoes, bowling shoes, golf shoes
Via: KHOU.com
