Shop Small During Annual Tax-Free Weekend

Oklahoma City – Ahead of the annual Tax-Free Weekend, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) here in Oklahoma is encouraging consumers to shop small.

The sales tax holiday, which begins on Friday, August 2 and runs through Sunday, is a great opportunity to support local businesses.

NFIB State Director Jerrod Shouse said in a statement, “As families consider purchasing new clothes for the upcoming school year, we hope that they’ll take advantage of the tax-free weekend and shop small. We know that shopping small keeps more hard-earned dollars within a community. Main Street businesses not only create good-paying jobs for our friends and family but also sponsor school fundraisers and Little Leagues. Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, keeping communities vibrant and strong.”

During the annual sales tax holiday, "Certain clothing and footwear items will be exempt from sales tax” from Friday, August 2-4.

More information on Oklahoma's Sales Tax Holiday (Tax-Free Weekend)

According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, items that qualify for Tax-Free Weekend include any article of clothing or footwear designed to be worn on or about the body, and the sales price is less than $100.

For more information on the tax holiday and qualifying purchases go online here:

https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/tax/documents/resources/publications/infographics/SalesTaxHoliday.pdf

According to promotional materials, "For 80 years, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has been the voice of small business, advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB (NFIB.com) is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member driven. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today."