Sales tax holiday underway

The annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is underway in South Carolina Friday through Sunday.

South Carolina Department of Revenue spokesperson Adrienne Fairwell says the 11th annual tax-free weekend will give a break from the state’s sales tax on purchases of clothes, shoes, school supplies, book bags, computers and printers. “The list hasn’t changed in the last four or five years,” says Fairwell.

Fairwell says you can check out www.sctax.org for a complete listing of items included and those that are not. Once on the home page, scroll down to “What’s new.”

The state sales tax in South Carolina is 6 percent, but local taxes can push it to 8 percent in some locations.

Some neighboring states, including North Carolina and Tennessee will hold their tax-free weekends at the same time as South Carolina.  Georgia officials decided against the event this year due to recession pressure on state government.