Montgomery Community Media

Comptroller Peter Franchot was in Bethesda on Monday to highlight the state’s tax-free week. Consumers can purchase clothing and footwear that cost less than $100 without paying the Maryland’s 6 percent sales tax. Franchot held a news conference at Sassanova on Bethesda Row. Here are the highlights:

It’s becoming an annual back-to-school tradition – tax free shopping during the second week of August. Started eight years ago by the Maryland General Assembly, Maryland’s Tax Free Week encourages shoppers to take advantage of no sales tax on clothes and shoes up to $100.  As MyMCMedia’s Cindy Peña explains, shoppers and retailers benefit:   […]