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A tax holiday may be granted to particular activities, [2] in particular to develop a given area of business, [3] or to particular taxpayers. [4] Researchers found that on sales tax holidays, households increase the quantities of clothing and shoes bought by over 49% and 45%, respectively, relative to what they buy on average. [5]
It's every shopper's favorite weekend of the year - tax free weekend is almost here in Massachusetts. This year, the sales tax holiday will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11. For ...
This year, the sales tax holiday will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11. For these two days, retail items under $2,500 purchased for personal use will be exempt from the ...
Massachusetts has a 6.25% state sales tax on most goods (raised from 5% in 2009). There is no sales tax on food items, but prepared meals purchased in a restaurant are subject to a meal tax of 6.25% (in some towns voters chose to add a local 0.75% tax, raising the meal tax to 7%, with that incremental revenue coming back to the town).
According to press reports, the state department of revenue last year estimated that it gave up $14.5 million during the its back-to-school tax holiday and $1.7 million during its November tax ...
Massachusetts Question 3, filed under the name, the 3 percent Sales Tax Relief Act, appears on the November 2, 2010 ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an initiative. The measure, if enacted by voters, would reduce the state sales tax rate from 6.25 to 3 percent. The measure was sponsored by the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes headed by Carla ...
The leading online retailer and the Massachusetts Office for Administration and Finance have reached an accord for Amazon to begin collecting the 6.25 state sales tax on any purchases by ...
Massachusetts Sales Tax Relief Act; P. 1980 Massachusetts Proposition 2½ ... This page was last edited on 4 October 2009, at 09:20 (UTC).