Tax-free week ct 2024

Connecticut’s 25^th annual sales tax-free week — a holiday designed for shoppers to buy clothing and footwear without paying sales tax — is in full swing.

Lawmakers first enacted a sales tax-free week in 2000.

During the week, most clothing and footwear that costs under $100 is exempt from Connecticut’s standard 6.35% sales tax.

The exemption applies to each individual item sold, not the total amount spent. A shopper’s bill could be hundreds of dollars, but each item they purchase that costs under $100 wouldn’t be subject to sales tax.

The cutoff used to be $300; however, Connecticut lawmakers changed it to $100 in 2015.

That applies to the cost of an item after all discounts have been applied to it — including coupons, rebates and any sales a retailer is running.

If a store is offering a “buy-one-get-one-free” deal, the cost of two items cannot be averaged to qualify both for the exemption.

Here’s what to know about shopping this week.

When does it run and where can I shop?

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