Governor Walker Encourages Families to Take Advantage of Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday August 1-5
Holiday comes on top of $100-Per-Child Tax Rebate
ROTHSCHILD – Governor Scott Walker today reminded Wisconsin families to take advantage of the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday while visiting Shopko in Rothschild, Blain’s Farm and Fleet in Eau Claire, and Kohl’s in La Crosse. The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday starts August 1, 2018 and runs through August 5, 2018, during which time sales tax will not be charged on school supplies where each item is $75 or less, clothing where each item is $75 or less, computers where each item is $750 or less, and computer supplies where each item is $250 or less.
“Our Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is another way we are providing relief to Wisconsin’s hardworking families,” said Governor Walker. “As parents, Tonette and I know school supplies can really add up. Combining the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday with our $100-Per-Child Tax Rebate can help families across Wisconsin offset some of those costs. Every little bit helps, in fact, Tonette and I wish we had this when we were raising our two sons!”
The average family spends more than $600 on school supplies each year for kids in elementary through high school, according to the National Retail Foundation. The Sales Tax Holiday overall is estimated to save Wisconsin families a total of $14.8 million from August 1 – 5, 2018.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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