States with No Sales Tax | Infographic

2011 was Arkansas’s first time ever to offer a “Tax-Free Weekend.”  I loved it! It was a 48-hour period in early August where state and local sales tax was forfeited on the sale of most back-to-school items, like clothing, footwear, accessories, school supplies, etc. As far as I could tell from my family, friends, co-workers and neighbors, it was a huge success (here’s to having it again in 2012).  While it was an exciting weekend for a lot of the back-to-school shoppers I mentioned, I realize that there are some folks across the country who get to reap the benefits of tax-free shopping year-round.  I’m talking about the people living in the five U.S. states with NO SALES TAX.  Lucky. (*spoken in my best Napoleon Dynamite voice)
 
You might find it interesting that with the exception of Alaska, every U.S. state with no sales tax is surrounded by neighbors with at least 4 percent tax rates. This infographic, released in the MoveBuilder Press Room depicts four of the “no sales tax” states, comparing them with the tax rates of their surrounding states.
 
If you live in one of these areas, we would love to hear about the benefits and drawbacks of sales-tax free shopping!