CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – If you’re ready to do some back to school shopping, this is the weekend to do it.

Tennessee’s back-to-school sales tax holiday starts Friday, July 30, and ends Sunday, Aug. 1. Shoppers will save nearly 10 percent on qualifying clothing, school supplies and computers.

“We are proud to return money to hardworking Tennesseans,” Gov. Bill Lee said in a news release. “I encourage everyone to take advantage of these savings.”

During tax-free weekend, clothing priced under $100, school supplies priced under $100, and computers priced under $1,500 are exempt from sales tax. Online purchases are included.

You can read more about the traditional Tennessee sales tax holiday here.

Food and gun safety

The Tennessee General Assembly has also approved two new, additional one-time holidays for this year:

Food, food ingredients and prepared food – Friday, July 30-Thursday, Aug. 5: During this week-long holiday, food, food ingredients, and prepared food are exempt from sales tax. This includes qualified sales of food and prepared food at grocery stores, restaurants, and food trucks. Takeout food is included in the holiday; however, alcoholic beverages are not included. Read more about the food, food ingredients, and prepared food holiday here.

Gun safes and safety equipment – July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022: During this holiday, which lasts an entire fiscal year, gun safes and specified gun safety devices sold at retail are exempt from sales tax. Read more about the gun safe and safety device holiday here.

“The traditional sales tax holiday has been a tremendous success over the years,” said state Sen. Bill Powers of Clarksville. “It has stimulated sales which helps retailers, while providing parents a tax break in purchasing supplies needed for students returning to school. And, all citizens can take advantage of this weekend of sales tax savings on clothing and other selected items. The new sales tax holiday extends the sales tax relief further by taking it off food which is purchased by nearly all consumers. It also helps some of our food service businesses which suffered greatly during the pandemic.

“I was proud to support this tax break for school-related expenses and was excited to support this year’s new sales tax holidays following a tough year for many Tennesseans,” Powers said.

Learn more information about all three sales tax holidays by visiting www.tntaxholiday.com. You can also email revenue.support@tn.gov or call 615-253-0600 with any questions.