Stores Prepare For Tax-Free Weekend

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) - Store managers are busy preparing for the state's upcoming Tax-Free Weekend.

The tax holiday will be between 12:01 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Qualified items purchased during that time are exempt from the 5.75 percent state sales tax and any additional county sales tax, which ranges from 2 percent to 2.5 percent.

According to information obtained by the state's Department of Revenue, clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; school instructional materials of $300 or less per item; sports and recreation equipment of $50 or less per item, computers of $3,500 or less per item; and computer supplies of $250 or less per item will be exempt.