Illinois will reduce the state sales tax on school supplies by 5% starting Aug. 5. | Unsplash/CDC
Illinois will reduce the state sales tax on school supplies by 5% starting Aug. 5. | Unsplash/CDC
Rep. Patrick Windhorst recently posted about the reduction in sales tax on school supplies.
"The state sales tax on school supplies will be reduced beginning Aug. 5 in Illinois," Windhorst said.
In his Facebook post, Windhorst shared a link to WGNTV, which explained examples of things that qualify for the sales tax holiday. During the 10-day period, Illinois will reduce the state sales tax on school supplies by 5%. Shoppers will only pay 1.25% plus the local sales tax. It’s all in an effort to provide some relief to families as record-high inflation bites many budgets.
Items that qualify for the exemption include: Binders, book bags, calculators, cellophane tape, blackboard chalk, compasses, composition books, crayons, erasers, expandable pocket, plastic and manila folders, glue, paste and paste sticks, highlighters, index cards, index card boxes, legal pads, lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook paper (including loose leaf-ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board and construction paper), pencils and pencil leads, pens, ink and ink refills for pens, pencil boxes and other school supply boxes, pencil sharpeners, protractors, rulers, scissors and writing tablets.
The tax holiday does not cover items like flash drives, printers and printer cartridges, as well as certain clothing and footwear.
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