The Arkansas sales tax holiday for 2019 will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, and will continue until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8. State and local sales tax will not be collected during this 48-hour period on the sale of:
• Clothing and footwear if the sales price is less than $100 per item
• Clothing accessories and equipment if the sales price is less than $50 per item
• School supplies
• School art supplies
• School instructional materials.
For purposes of the holiday period, the following definitions apply:
• Clothing - Any article of human wearing apparel suitable for general use with a sales price of less than one hundred dollars $100 per item.
• Clothing Accessories or Equipment – An item worn on the person or in conjunction with clothing with a sales price of less than $50 per item.
• School Supply - An item commonly used by a student in a course of study. See the product definition list for the specific items that are eligible for the sales tax exemption when purchased during the holiday period.
• School Art Supply - An item commonly used by a student in the course of study for artwork.period. If an item is not on the listing, it remains taxable during the sales tax holiday period.
• School Instructional Materials - Written materials commonly used by a student in a course of study as a reference and to learn the subject being taught.
Retailers are required to participate if selling merchandise eligible for the holiday exemption and may not charge tax on items that are legally tax exempt during the sales tax holiday period.
"The Perfects pays the sales tax on Fridays and Arkansas pays the sales tax on Saturday, we do that because we aren't open on Sunday. We have all new arrivals for all of our locations. We're going to have doorbusters, we're going to have swag bags to the first ten people that come in Friday and Saturday and spend over a 100 dollars. We're going to have that in all location. All of our Judy Blue and our Cello jeans are going to be 30 percent off. All of our hobo bags, Mylar bags and neoprene purses are 30 percent off. We have a ton of new fall and new game day. Lots of Fun things, " Caitlyn Powell of the Perfects said.
"Our back to school bash is always a great turn out. It's one of favorite events for sure," Powell said.
Debra Laney of Rainbow Connection stated, " It's usually busy on tax free weekend, even though a lot of people go out of town, I just think we have a lot of people that still want to shop locally. It's a good opportunity to save that 10.25 percent."
Laney said that Rainbow Connection will have a 1/2 price sale this weekend and will also pay the sales tax Friday
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