<p>Does the tax free weekend extend to online purchases as well? If we order son’s books today from the Supe Store but don’t pick them up until next week are we still good?</p>
<p>Nevermind, apparently only books under $30 qualify. What’s the reasoning behind that?</p>
<p>I don’t think TVs would qualify.</p>
<p>I bought shoes yesterday and since each pair was under $100, no tax.</p>
<p>Don’t know about textbooks…try it online and see if you’re charged tax. It shouldn’t matter when they are picked up.</p>
<p>I was with a mom yesterday who ordered school uniforms (which won’t be in for awhile). NO tax.</p>
<p>I think the only so-called reasoning behind the textbook limit is that the tax-free weekend is geared towards families with children in the K-12 schools. Most K-12 students aren’t getting textbooks but things like dictionaries. thesauruses and at-home early learning workbooks, which are typically under $30.</p>
<p>If others are able to take advantage of the lack of taxes, that’s just gravy.</p>
<p>There is supposed to also be an exemption for textbooks costing between $30 and $50, but the lady I called at the Supestore didn’t know about it. The specific rules and regulations are lists at [ADOR</a> - Sales Tax Holiday](<a href=“http://www.ador.alabama.gov/salestax/SalesTaxHol.htm]ADOR”>http://www.ador.alabama.gov/salestax/SalesTaxHol.htm) . This sales tax holiday was designed for back to school shopping, but I’m sure that Tuscaloosa and other college towns didn’t want to lose all the sales tax revenue from textbook sales. There’s a similar reason why groceries are taxed at the full rate (9% in Tuscaloosa).</p>