You may be able to buy Apple products without paying state sales tax

If you live in one of nine eligible states, you can buy a range of Apple products without paying state sales tax.

The sales tax holidays take place annually, with varying dates and product eligibility, but in almost all cases you get only a few days to act …

Sales tax holidays are brief periods in which states let companies sell products without adding sales tax to the total. Local sales taxes may still apply.

In most cases, the ability to take advantage of them for Apple purchases is constrained by price limits, and some are restricted to very specific product categories. But it’s definitely worth checking out to see whether you can save money, so here are the details highlighted by Apple.

Alabama

Dates: July 18–20
Maximum price: $750

Eligible products:

• Computers (under $750)
  • Mac Computers
  • iPad Models
• Accessories (only when purchased with Mac or iPad and total sale is under $750)
  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Apple Pencil
  • Speakers
  • Monitors
• Printers
• Computer storage media, diskettes, compact disks
• Apple and third-party software (non recreational)

Arkansas

Dates: August 2-3
Maximum price: No limit

Eligible products:

• All Mac Computers
• All iPad Models
• All iPhone Models
• Printers
• Apple Vision Pro
• Accessories
  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Apple Pencil
  • Displays

Massachusetts

Dates: August 9-10
Maximum price: $2,500 for any one item; no limit on the total purchase

Eligible products:

New Mexico

Dates: July 25-27
Maximum price: $1,000 for Mac or iPad; $500 for accessories

Eligible products:

• Computers ($1000 or less)
  • Mac Computers
  • iPad Models
• Accessories and other products ($500 or less)
  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Apple Pencil
  • Displays
  • Speakers
  • Computer cables
  • RAM
  • Microphones
  • Routers
  • Hard drives (including Apple TV)
  • Flash drives
  • Printers
  • Printer supplies (e.g., Lifeprint paper)

Ohio

Dates: August 1-14
Maximum price: $500 for any one item; no limit on the total purchase

Eligible products:

South Carolina

Dates: August 1-3
Maximum price: No limit

Eligible products:

• All Mac Computers
• All iPad Models
• Apple Vision Pro
• Printers
• Printer supplies (e.g., Lifeprint paper)
• Apple and third-party software (non recreational)
• Accessories and other products (only when purchased with Mac or iPad)
  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Apple Pencil
  • Displays
  • Scanners
  • Speakers
• AirPods (for school use only)
• Headphones (for school use only)
• Flash drives (for school use only)

Tennessee

Dates: July 25-27
Maximum price: $1,500 total

Eligible products:

• Computers and accessories (total sales price of $1500 or less)
  • Mac Computers
  • iPad Models
• Accessories and other products (only when purchased with Mac or iPad)
  • Displays
  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Apple Pencil
  • Speakers
  • Cables

Virginia

Dates: August 1-3
Maximum price: $60 per item

Eligible products:

• Phone chargers with a sales price of $60 or less
• Phone batteries with a sales price of $60 or less

West Virginia

Dates: August 1-4
Maximum price: $500

Eligible products:

Highlighted accessories

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