back to school

In 2020, the Missouri Back to School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 6, and runs through Sunday, August 8.

Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items as defined by the statute, are exempt from sales tax for this time period only.

The sales tax exemption is limited to:

Clothing – any article having a taxable value of $100 or less
School supplies – not to exceed $50 per purchase
Computer software – taxable value of $350 or less
Personal computers – not to exceed $1,500
Computer peripheral devices – not to exceed $1,500
Graphing calculators – not to exceed $150

Some cities, counties and districts choose not to participate.

Cities not participating
Counties not participating
Districts not participating

View additional information regarding the Missouri Back to School Tax Holiday Weekend HERE.

Don’t miss the $10 Backpack sale going on this week at Office Max/Office Depot! There are several options available but don’t wait these will sell out FAST! *There is a limit of 2 per purchase.

I purchased online and choose free in-store pick up to ensure the backpacks I needed would be available. Otherwise shipping is free with your $45 purchase.

Head over HERE to get yours.

This week at Office Max/Office Depot you can cash in on select Just Basics® Spiral Notebooks for just $0.10, limit 4.

You can also save up to 25% on select backpacks, and save an additional 20% with this coupon on select school supplies.

Receive FREE next-day shipping on qualifying $45 purchases.

Right now at Under Armour you can save 20% on Backpacks plus shipping is FREE! For example this UA Storm Scrimmage Backpack is on sale for $33.74 (Retail $44.99)! PLUS in Missouri it’s TAX FREE!

View all of the HOT deals HERE.

Check out these hot prices on Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils at Office Max/Office Depot.

Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, #2 Medium Soft Lead, Box Of 24 Pencils $4.50

Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, #2 Soft Lead, Yellow Barrel, Box Of 12 Pencils $2.00

Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, Pre-Sharpened, #2 Soft Lead, Yellow Barrel, Box Of 18 $4.50

All of these items can be ordered online and picked up in the store so you can avoid the crowds!

View more of the Back to School Deals HERE.

PLUS it’s TAX FREE Days in Missouri so you’ll definitely want to shop around for more Back to School deals.

If you don’t want to fight the crowds for your Back to School shopping you’re going to LOVE this! Walmart is offering select back to school items to be ordered through grocery pick up! This way you can order and pick it up for FREE at your local Walmart! Not only can you shop on your own from the comfort of your home but this helps keep additional items that you really may not need from making their way into your cart. To be honest it’s also much easier for me to shop without the kids in tow.

Plus for a limited time only, Walmart Grocery offers $10 off your $50 or more three times in 60 days of your first Grocery Pickup up order when you use WALMART3 at checkout. Just use that coupon at checkout when you view your order.

View the school supplies included in this offer HERE.

Gear up for some shopping this weekend in Missouri since Tax Free Weekend is scheduled for August 3rd through 5th!

The sales tax exemption is limited to:

Clothing – any article having a taxable value of $100 or less
School supplies – not to exceed $50 per purchase
Computer software – taxable value of $350 or less
Personal computers – not to exceed $1,500
Computer peripheral devices – not to exceed $1,500
Graphing Calculators – not to exceed $150

Qualifying Items:
Section 144.049, RSMo, defines items exempt during the sales tax holiday as:

“Clothing” – any article of wearing apparel, including footwear, intended to be worn on or about the human body. The term shall include but not be limited to cloth and other material used to make school uniforms or other school clothing. Items normally sold in pairs shall not be separated to qualify for the exemption. The term shall not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands, or belt buckles.

“School supplies” – any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, including but not limited to, textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, rulers, book bags, backpacks, handheld calculators, graphing calculators, chalk, maps, and globes. The term shall not include watches, radios, CD players, headphones, sporting equipment, portable or desktop telephones, copiers or other office equipment, furniture, or fixtures. School supplies shall also include computer software having a taxable value of three hundred fifty dollars or less.

“Personal computers” – a laptop, desktop, or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit, random access memory, a storage drive, a display monitor, and a keyboard and devices designed for use in conjunction with a personal computer, such as a disk drive, memory module, compact disk drive, daughterboard, digitizer, microphone, modem, motherboard, mouse, multimedia speaker, printer, scanner, single-user hardware, single-user operating system, soundcard, or video card.

Note: In Missouri there are cities, counties, and districts not participating in the 2018 Sales Tax Holiday. Please go HERE to check to see if yours is participating.

Keep an eye on the Retail Deals Page and the Back to School Deals page for this weekends HOT deals!

Follow along with all of the Coupons, Freebies and Deals by Subscribing to STL Mommy’s once daily e-mail or following along on Facebook!

Get these New Bluetiful Crayola Classic Crayon 24 count on sale for $0.50 (Retail $1.50)!

Buy online and choose free in store pick up at Walmart to avoid shipping costs!

Head over to KMart online where you can get Spiral 1 Subject Notebooks on sale for just $0.17! You can also choose FREE in store pick up if available near you!