Sales Tax Free Kansas City for Three Days!

You heard it here first, Kansas City will be sales tax free for the three days of August 7th, 8th, and 9th.

Due to the strained economy and the need for parents to purchase school supplies, Kansas City is going sales tax free on certain items such as notebooks, computers, clothing, shoes and other assorted back to school supplies.

The tax free break is called The 2009 Back to School Sales Tax Holiday.

Clothing must be under $100 in total value and be categorized under "back to school". Laptop computers must be designed for personal use only and be under $3500 in value.