If you live in one of nine eligible states, you can buy a range of Apple products without paying state sales tax.
The sales tax holidays take place annually, with varying dates and product eligibility, but in almost all cases you get only a few days to act …
Sales tax holidays are brief periods in which states let companies sell products without adding sales tax to the total. Local sales taxes may still apply.
In most cases, the ability to take advantage of them for Apple purchases is constrained by price limits, and some are restricted to very specific product categories. But it’s definitely worth checking out to see whether you can save money, so here are the details highlighted by Apple.
Alabama
Dates: July 18–20
Maximum price: $750
Eligible products:
Computers (under $750) Mac Computers iPad Models
Accessories (only when purchased with Mac or iPad and total sale is under $750) Keyboards Mice Apple Pencil Speakers Monitors
Printers
Computer storage media, diskettes, compact disks
Apple and third-party software (non recreational)
Arkansas
Dates: August 2-3
Maximum price: No limit
Eligible products:
All Mac Computers
All iPad Models
All iPhone Models
Printers
Apple Vision Pro
Accessories Keyboards Mice Apple Pencil Displays
Massachusetts
Dates: August 9-10
Maximum price: $2,500 for any one item; no limit on the total purchase
Eligible products:
All products
New Mexico
Dates: July 25-27
Maximum price: $1,000 for Mac or iPad; $500 for accessories
Eligible products:
Computers ($1000 or less) Mac Computers iPad Models
Accessories and other products ($500 or less) Keyboards Mice Apple Pencil Displays Speakers Computer cables RAM Microphones Routers Hard drives (including Apple TV) Flash drives Printers Printer supplies (e.g., Lifeprint paper)
Ohio
Dates: August 1-14
Maximum price: $500 for any one item; no limit on the total purchase
Eligible products:
All products
South Carolina
Dates: August 1-3
Maximum price: No limit
Eligible products:
All Mac Computers
All iPad Models
Apple Vision Pro
Printers
Printer supplies (e.g., Lifeprint paper)
Apple and third-party software (non recreational)
Accessories and other products (only when purchased with Mac or iPad) Keyboards Mice Apple Pencil Displays Scanners Speakers
AirPods (for school use only)
Headphones (for school use only)
Flash drives (for school use only)
Tennessee
Dates: July 25-27
Maximum price: $1,500 total
Eligible products:
Computers and accessories (total sales price of $1500 or less) Mac Computers iPad Models
Accessories and other products (only when purchased with Mac or iPad) Displays Keyboards Mice Apple Pencil Speakers Cables
Virginia
Dates: August 1-3
Maximum price: $60 per item
Eligible products:
Phone chargers with a sales price of $60 or less
Phone batteries with a sales price of $60 or less
West Virginia
Dates: August 1-4
Maximum price: $500
Eligible products:
iPads
Highlighted accessories
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