Sales Tax Holiday Starts Friday

A special Back-to-School sales tax holiday begins throughout Georgia on Friday. 

According to the office of Gov. Nathan Deal, tax exempt shopping is limited to the following: 

• Clothing and footwear, $100 or less per item.
• A single personal computer or computer-related accessories, $1,000 or less.
• General school supplies, $20 or less per item.

Items that do not qualify for the sales tax exemption include jewelry, handbags, watches and umbrellas. 

A complete list of what's tax exempt and what's not can be found here, courtesy of the Georgia Department of Revenue. Or, see the attached PDF. 

A partial list of school supplies for Northeast Cobb schools .

The sales tax holiday ends at midnight Saturday.