Severe weather sales tax holiday is Feb. 22-24
Published 11:21 am Thursday, February 7, 2019
- Shelby County and several local municipalities will be participating in the 2019 severe weather preparedness tax holiday in late February. (File)
By NEAL WAGNER / Managing Editor
Locals looking to stock up on emergency supplies ahead of the upcoming tornado and hurricane seasons will have a chance to do so while saving some money, as the state and several area cities are holding the eighth-annual severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday.
The tax-free weekend will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 22, and will end at midnight on Feb. 24. During the holiday, the state will waive its 4-percent sales tax, Shelby County will waive its sales tax and many municipalities will also waive their local sales taxes on certain emergency preparedness items.
Tax-exempt items include the following items priced at $60 or less:
-Flashlights, lanterns
-Battery-powered or hand-crank radio
-Batteries
-First-aid kits
-Cell phone charger
-Two-way radios
-Manual can openers
-Tarps and plastic sheeting
-Duct tape
-Fire extinguishers
-Tie-down kits, bungee cords or rope
-Coolers
-Ice packs
-Plywood
-Window film
-Smoke, fire and carbon monoxide detectors
-Portable generators and power cords costing $1,000 and less
For a full list of items included in the tax-free weekend, visit alabamaretail.org/alabamasalestaxholidays.
The following Shelby County municipalities are waiving their local sales taxes during the tax-free weekend:
-Columbiana
-Pelham
-Calera
-Chelsea
-Westover
-Harpersville
-Vincent
-Wilsonville
-Montevallo
-Helena
-Hoover