The annual South Carolina Tax-Free Weekend is coming!

 The South Carolina Department of Revenue reminds shoppers that computers, clothes, school supplies, and a variety of other school-year essentials can be purchased without paying sales tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Tax Free Weekend, from August 2-4.

“As inflation continues to drain many wallets, this year’s Tax-Free Weekend offers some relief for weary families,” said SCDOR Director Hartley Powell. “Every shopper saves money during this tax holiday, particularly on back-to-school essentials.”​​

Here’s what you need to know about Tax Free Weekend:

• The 2024 Tax Free Weekend, also called the Sales Tax Holiday, is Friday, August 2 through Sunday, August 4. 
• Eligible items can be purchased online and in-store without paying the state's 6% Sales Tax and any applicable local taxes during the weekend. Click the link for additional details.
• Tax-free items include computers, printers, diapers, earbuds and headphones, purses, printers, shoes, and certain bed and bath items. Eligible items can be new or used and are eligible regardless of price. 

Items that are not exempt from Sales Tax during Tax Free Weekend include digital cameras, smartphones, jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, and furniture.Georgia is not doing a similar weekend. They ended that practice several years ago.

25 years of Tax Free Weekend

• Tax Free Weekend was created by the South Carolina Legislature and is outlined in SC Code Section 12-36-2120(57).
• Tax Free Weekend in South Carolina first started in 2000, making this year the 25th anniversary of the annual event.
• Last year, South Carolina shoppers bought more than $30.4 million in tax-free items during Tax Free Weekend. Shoppers saved more than $1.8 million in Sales Tax.

Here’s what you need to know about Tax Free Weekend:

• The 2024 Tax-Free Weekend is also called the Sales Tax Holiday
• Eligible items can be purchased online and in-store without paying the state’s 6% Sales Tax and any applicable local taxes during the weekend. 
• Tax-free items include computers, printers, diapers, earbuds and headphones, purses, printers, shoes, and certain bed and bath items. Eligible items can be new or used and are eligible regardless of price. 
• Items that are not exempt from Sales Tax during Tax Free Weekend include digital cameras, smartphones, jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, and furniture.