Don’t Pay Taxes If You Don’t Have To
Sure, most taxes are unavoidable. They leave you feeling powerless and maybe even robbed. But not all taxes are equal. The consumption tax surely isn’t. Because when it comes to consumption taxes, we do have a say on how much we are going to pay in taxes and how frequently. Limit your consumption and you limit your consumption taxes.
I was born and raised in New York and my family continues to live there today. I no longer live in New York but I do visit a few times a year and when I do, I make sure I do as much of my clothing shopping as possible. Why? Because you can buy all the clothes you want (as long as it’s under $110 per piece) and not pay a single penny in taxes for it! It really does pay to hold off on your shopping for the right tax free opportunity.
I urge you all to do this if you plan on visiting states that don’t tax clothing. Here’s a list of states that don’t tax you on clothing.
Alaska – no sales tax.
Connecticut – no tax on clothing under $50.
Delaware – no sales tax.
Massachusetts – no tax on clothing under $175.
Minnesota – no tax on clothing.
New Hampshire – no sales tax.
New Jersey – no tax on clothing except fur.
New York – no tax on clothing under $110.
Oregon – no sales tax.
Pennsylvania – no tax on clothing.
Rhode Island – not tax on clothing.
If you don’t live in any of the above states, you might be lucky enough to live in a state that has tax free holidays every year. Here’s a list of states that offered tax free weeks/weekends in 2009. Most of them are offered right before the fall school season in August. The list I compiled is based on my online research. Do make sure you find out what the dates are and whether your state will be participating in a tax holiday this year.
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
