Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week Begins Sunday

Maryland is giving shoppers a break with “Tax-Free Week.” From August 14 through 20, clothing and footwear priced $100 or less are exempt from the state’s 6 percent sales tax.
State Comptroller Peter Franchot says that waiving the sales tax generates money for local businesses. “It gets people in a shopping mode when they traditionally are not, and then it carries over post-Labor Day,” he continues. According to the National Retail Federation, back-to-school shoppers are spending an average of $674 in 2016, up from $630 last year.

Tax-Free Week starts this Sunday, and there’s no limit to the number of items one can purchase, as long as each is under $100. More information here.