For the start of the school year, a 10-day state-tax-free reprieve on school supplies has been dropped in shoppers’ laps in New Jersey. What is less known is the law also includes a range of sports equipment, such as bike helmets and even wetsuits.
WRITE ON: Back-to-school time comes with a sales tax vacation in New Jersey from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5. School supplies join certain electronics on the list. Surprisingly, so does a variety of sports gear, even wetsuits and waders. (Photos by Ryan Morrill)
The supplies will be tax free from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5, Gov. Phil Murphy said. The program will halt the state’s 6.625% sales tax during that period.
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