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Apple Participating in Sales Tax Holiday for Select U.S. States

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For the next several weeks, Apple is offering customers in a select number of U.S. states the opportunity to purchase a wide range of its products without a sales tax.

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Every year, select states offer businesses and consumers the incentive of having no sales tax as a way to help boost sales and are usually aimed at helping families lower the cost of back to school shopping. The dates for each state differ, and the selection of states this year is relatively small. Only purchases made during a state's specific holiday are free of state sales tax.

The policy around each state also varies. Alabama, for example, which is holding its sales-free tax holiday between July 16 and 18, requires that the total sales price of all items must remain under $750. Apple products, including Macs, iPad, and the iPod touch, are eligible, alongside accessories such as keyboard, mice, the Apple Pencil, and more.

Missouri, which is running its holiday between August 6 and 8, has a higher limit of $1500 and the addition of more accessories, including printers, routers, RAM upgrades, the Apple TV, and more. South Carolina, sharing a holiday with Missouri, has no limit and includes tax-free purchases of earbuds, headphones, and flash drives, however only for students. Virginia consists of a limit of only $60 for cell phone chargers and batteries.

More information on Apple's sales tax holiday, participating states and products, can be found on Apple's website.

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According to the story, it is the states which are not charging sales tax. Your statement " Apple is offering customers in a select number of U.S. states the opportunity to purchase a wide range of its products without a sales tax" is not accurate. Apple is not paying the sales tax, the states are not charging it in the first place.
 
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According to the story, it is the states which are not charging sales tax. Your statement " Apple is offering customers in a select number of U.S. states the opportunity to purchase a wide range of its products without a sales tax" is not accurate. Apple is not paying the sales tax, the states are not charging it in the first place.
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Apple never "PAYS" state sales tax; however, it is legally required to COLLECT it from customers and remit it to the various state authorities.
 
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"the total sales price of all items must remain under $750. Apple products, including Macs, iPad, and the iPod touch, are eligible, alongside accessories such as keyboard, mice, the Apple Pencil, and more"

Honestly though, there is a very limited selection of Macs that are under $750.
 
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"the total sales price of all items must remain under $750. Apple products, including Macs, iPad, and the iPod touch, are eligible, alongside accessories such as keyboard, mice, the Apple Pencil, and more"

Honestly though, there is a very limited selection of Macs that are under $750.
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There's only one.

Base Mac Mini.

Again MR is wrong, it should be including a Mac, ipad.....

Here's another mistake (Made today):

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This is one of those things that people get excited about because, you know, taxes, but barely moves the needle. I don’t know if this is only state sales tax, or includes county and local taxes. Alabama state sales tax is 4%, limited to a $750 purchase— so a $30 savings.

Missouri state tax is also 4%, but if local taxes are included it gets up over 10% in parts of St Louis. State tax in South Carolina is 6% with up to an additional percent locally.

The other thing I learned browsing the bowels of state tax codes: Alabama state tax is 4% for most things, 2% for cars and strangely 3% only for food obtained from coin-op vending machines…
 
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B4U said:
"the total sales price of all items must remain under $750. Apple products, including Macs, iPad, and the iPod touch, are eligible, alongside accessories such as keyboard, mice, the Apple Pencil, and more"

Honestly though, there is a very limited selection of Macs that are under $750.
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Maybe you can buy a Mac Mini or something refurb. That’s pretty much it. With a trade in, maybe more.
 
B4U said:
"the total sales price of all items must remain under $750. Apple products, including Macs, iPad, and the iPod touch, are eligible, alongside accessories such as keyboard, mice, the Apple Pencil, and more"

Honestly though, there is a very limited selection of Macs that are under $750.
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Or any Mac, practically speaking. Old Mac mini? Old refurbished baseline MacBook Air maybe? Not a boost at all imo.
 
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