Sales Tax Holiday Announced

Massachusetts will offer a "sales tax holiday weekend " on August 16 and 17, 2008. On those days, most purchases made by individuals on items for personal use costing $2,500 or less will not be subject to Massachusetts sales or use tax. Please see TIR 08-10: The 2008 Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday Weekend  and  Purchaser’s Certification Form .

New Video Highlights Small Business Energy Exemption

Many Massachusetts small business owners — those with five or fewer employees and income less than $1 million — qualify for a sales tax exemption on their energy purchases. The Department has created a short informational video that explains the basics of the exemption and how to claim it by completing Form ST-13. To watch, press the play button on the video player below. Additional information about the sales tax and other exempt items can be found in the Department's Guide to Sales and Use Tax.

Video accessibility: To access videos from your keyboard, Tab to the video player and press the spacebar to start or stop; right arrow = fast forward; left arrow = rewind; C = closed captioning;  M = sound on or off and N = next video.