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Items exempt during the N.C. sales tax holiday
The state of North Carolina offers an annual holiday from sales tax each August. This year, certain items can be purchases tax-free from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 6 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8.
Category | At Triangle Town Center (sponsor) |
| Clothing <$100: Anything people wear makes this list, including shoes, coats, hats, hosiery | Abercombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, The Children's Place, Gap, Gymboree, Hollister, Journeys, Nine West |
| Sporting goods <$50: Wearable gear such as athletic shoes, dance apparel and shoes, protective pads, helmets and gloves are included. | Dick's, Finish Line, Footlocker |
| Computers <$3,500: Monitors, keyboards, mouse and speakers are tax-exempt, but only with the purchase of a central processing unit. | Radio Shack |
| Computer supplies <$250: Includes storage media such as disks and drives, handlheld devices but not cell phones. Printers and supplies like paper and ink are included. | Radio Shack |
| School supplies <$100: Common supplies like notebooks and writing tools along with calculators, lunch boxes and art supplies like paint and clay fall into this category. | |
| School instructional materials <$300: Textbooks, reference books, maps, globes and workbooks.Detailed list from the N.C. Department of Revenue | |
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