Back-to-school sales tax holiday ends midnight Sunday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Sunday is the last day to take advantage of Missouri’s back-to-school sales tax holiday.

During the weekend sale event, shoppers do not have to pay any state or local sales tax on certain qualifying items.

The idea behind the holiday is to help families and students prepare for the school year by making essential educational products more affordable.

The tax break applies to essentials such as:

• Clothing priced under $100, including shoes, school uniforms, and even disposable diapers.
• School supplies up to $50 per item, like notebooks, pens, crayons, backpacks, and calculators priced under $150.
• Personal computers and accessories priced under $1,500, including laptops, desktops, monitors, keyboards, and printers.

However, some items are not eligible for the tax exemption, such as headphones, phones, sporting equipment, jewelry, and furniture.

The sales tax holiday ends at midnight.