2019 Sales Tax Free Week

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2019 Sales Tax Free Week

Office of the Governor Press Release: 2019 Sales Tax Free Week

Highlights:

This year will be the state's 19^th Sales Tax Free Week.
Per state statute, Sales Tax Free Week begins on the third Sunday of August and runs until the following Saturday.
2019 Sales Tax Free Week dates are Sunday, August 18, through Saturday, August 24, 2019.

More information:

View examples of individual items that are exempt or taxable during Sales Tax Free Week.
Informational Publication 2015(22): Annual One-Week Sales and Use Tax Exclusion for Clothing and Footwear Costing less Than $100 (outlines effect of coupons, exchanges, and layaway)

Connecticut State Department of Revenue Services

2019 Sales Tax Free Week