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{mosimage}Get your school shopping done, while taking advantage of the tax free weekend (August 1-3).

The great state of North Carolina provides an exemption for certain items of tangible personal property sold between 12:01 A.M. on the first Friday in August and 11:59 P.M. the following Sunday. For 2008, the dates are Friday, August 1st through Sunday, August 3rd. Clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; school instructional materials of $300 or less per item; sports and recreation equipment of $50 or less per item, computers of $3,500 or less per item; and computer supplies of $250 or less per item will be exempt. If this is the first time you've shopped for items during the Tax Free Weekend, you may not be aware of items that are eligible. You can find a list of eligible items (and inelgible items) at the . NC Department of Revenue website.