Mass. Sales Tax Holiday Weekend Dates Set For 2022

Home » When Is Ma Tax Free Weekend » Mass. Sales Tax Holiday Weekend Dates Set For 2022

Maybe your like

The Massachusetts Legislature set this year’s sales tax holiday weekend for Aug. 13 and 14 on Monday, State House News Service reported.

  • Fairhaven Police hope to ID person in stolen boat case that sparked a ‘massive’ police response

  • Gunshots fired near Charlestown High School graduation

On these two days, Massachusetts shoppers do not have to pay the state’s 6.25% sales tax on most goods less than $2,500.

Purchases of cars, motorboats, food, alcohol, tobacco products, marijuana products, telecommunications services such as prepaid calls, natural gas, steam, and electricity are excluded from the sales tax holiday.

The now-annual weekend during which the state’s sales tax is nullified was made a permanent feature in the state by law in 2018.

The law appoints the Legislature to set the dates by June 15 each year. If it doesn’t, the Department of Revenue decides.

Advertisement:

The sales tax holiday was part of the “grand bargain” bill which phased out time-and-a-half pay for workers on Sundays and holidays but set a timeline for raising the state’s minimum wage from $11 an hour to $15 an hour over the course of five years.

Newsletter Signup

Stay up to date on all the latest news from Boston.com

Submit your email Enter your email address Sign up Loading recommendations… Image of a generic commenter avatar Want to leave a comment? Create an Account Or sign in to your account

To comment, please create a screen name in your profile

Conversation

This discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.com

Tag » When Is Ma Tax Free Weekend