Posted by BananaFrog on August 19, 2009
2009 State Sales Tax Holidays
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Days |
Items Included |
Max Cost |
Dates |
Information Links |
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| Alabama |
3 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
http://www.ador.state.al.us/salestax/SalesTaxHol.htm |
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Computers |
$750 |
August 7-9 |
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School Supplies |
$50 |
August 7-9 |
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Books |
$30 |
August 7-9 |
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| Connecticut |
7 |
Clothing |
$300 |
August 16-22 |
http://www.ct.gov/ |
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Footwear |
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| District of |
17 |
Clothing |
$100 |
Nov. 27 – Dec. 6 |
http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/ |
| Columbia
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| Georgia |
4 |
School Supplies |
$20 |
July 30-August 2 |
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Clothing |
$100 |
July 30-August 2 |
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Computer |
$1,500 |
July 30-August 2 |
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4 |
Energy & Water |
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Efficient Products |
$1,500 |
October 1-4 |
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| Iowa |
2 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-8 |
http://www.iowaccess.org/tax/ |
| Louisiana |
2 |
All TPP |
$2,500 |
August 7-8 |
http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/ |
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2 |
Hurricane |
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http://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/ |
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Preparedness Items |
$1,500 |
May 30-31 |
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| Mississippi |
2 |
Clothing |
$100 |
July 31-August 1 |
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Footwear |
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| Missouri |
7 |
Energy Star Products |
$1,500 |
April 19-25 |
http://www.dor.mo.gov/tax/ |
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3 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
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Computers |
$3,500 |
August 7-9 |
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School Supplies |
$50 |
August 7-9 |
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| New Mexico |
3 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
http://www.state.nm.us/tax/ |
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Computers |
$1,000 |
August 7-9 |
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School Supplies |
$15 |
August 7-9 |
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| North |
3 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
http://www.dornc.com/ |
| Carolina |
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School Supplies |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
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Instuctional Material |
$300 |
August 7-9 |
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Computers |
$3,500 |
August 7-9 |
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Other Computer |
$250 |
August 7-9 |
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Sports Equipment |
$50 |
August 7-9 |
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3 |
Energy Star Products |
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November 6-8 |
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| Oklahoma |
3 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
http://www.tax.ok.gov/ |
| South |
3 |
Clothing |
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August 7-9 |
http://www.sctax.org/ |
| Carolina |
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Computers |
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August 7-9 |
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School Supplies |
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August 7-9 |
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Other |
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August 7-9 |
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2 |
Handguns, Rifles |
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& Shotguns |
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November 27-28 |
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| Tennessee |
3 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
http://tn.gov/revenue/ |
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Computers |
$1,500 |
August 7-9 |
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School Supplies |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
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| Texas |
3 |
Clothing, Backpacks, |
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http://www.window.state.tx.us/ |
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School Supplies |
$100 |
August 21-23 |
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Energy Star Products |
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Air Conditioners |
$6,000 |
May 23-25 |
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Other |
$2,000 |
May 23-25 |
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| Vermont |
1 |
Personal Purchase |
$2,000 |
August 22- |
http://www.state.vt.us/tax/2009sth.shtml |
| Virginia |
7 |
Hurrican Preparedness |
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http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ |
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Items |
$60 |
May 25-31 |
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Generators |
$1,000 |
May 25-31 |
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3 |
Clothing |
$100 |
August 7-9 |
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School Suppies |
$20 |
August 7-9 |
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4 |
Energy Star Products |
$2,500 |
October 9-12 |
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| West Virginia |
7 |
Energy Star Products |
$5,000 |
September 1- |
http://www.wvtax.gov/ |
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November 30 |
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Posted by vickijasper on August 18, 2009
Have you ever sat in one of the “those” meetings? You know, those meetings where you wonder why the heck you’re in a meeting that has absolutely nothing to do with anything you’re working on and you’re bored out of your mind. Well lets just say that in my long and extensive career, I’ve been in more than my fair share of those.
A good friend and I found ourselves in a meeting just like that a few months ago. Totally bored, she leaned over and asked me “If they made this meeting into a movie which actress would play you?” I of course immediately thought of several attractive and oh so talented actresses. As I was mulling over my choices, I guess I my friend got tired of waiting for an answer because she leaned over and said “I’d have Kathy Bates play you.” Are you kidding me? Kathy Bates?! I was really hoping for someone cute or sexy. Okay, fine, I’ll admit it I probably look closer to a younger Kathy Bates (that even hurts to type that statement) than I do to say a Megan Fox and there’s no doubt that Kathy Bates has done some fine acting. So who am I to complain?(rhetorical question only)
WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by xzhang on June 26, 2009
It has been a long time since the stock market fell from the roof and the economy stays in a bad shape. From time to time, my friend will ask me the same question : ” Is it a good time now to buy stock”. My answer is always simple, it depends on your personal strategy, risk tolerance and time frame.
If the purpose is speculation, I won’t say anything about it. However if it is for long term investment like 401k, I will say yes to that question. Why? Basic rule of market is so-called “random walk”, it never makes sense to guess how the market will behave tomorrow. So the best way to handle that is to do right asset allocation according to your age, risk tolerance and time frame, then implement dollar cost averaging. After the automatic contribution is set up, you just relax and forget it and waiting for retirement.
Remember, since we dont’ know what will happen tomorrow and we do expect in the future the economy will be better, it is always good time to invest into a PORTFOLIO (not individual stock or bond) unless people have no faith in the future.
Posted by Siddeley on May 11, 2009
In one of the many newsletters I get via email I ran across an article on Social Media: Our Take: Social Media Lose Their Edge.
A pretty interesting article about how the businesses we work for will eventually, in the author’s opinion, control what we blog or tweet or discuss on the web.
WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
