The St. Charles Parish Sale and Use Tax Office announced a parishwide sales tax holiday for residents on Aug. 4-5.

What is the Sales Tax Holiday?

The Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday provides for a reduction in State sales tax and an exemption from St. Charles Parish sales tax on the first $2,500 of the purchase price of most individual items of tangible personal property for non-business use.

The State and St. Charles Parish sales tax is payable on the portion of the purchase price of any individual item in excess of $2,500.

The 2017 holiday will be from 12:01 a.m. Aug. 4 through 11:59 p.m. Aug. 5.

The holiday will apply to 2 percent of the State sales tax and the 5 percent St. Charles Parish sales tax.

Please note 3 percent Louisiana State Sales Tax will be collected.

What is eligible for exemption?

The exemption will apply statewide to all consumer purchases of tangible personal property, other than vehicles subject to license and title and meals furnished for consumption on the premises where purchased, including to-go orders, provided that the property is not for use in a business, trade, or profession.

St. Charles Parish is following the same exemptions for those purchases made in or delivered to St. Charles.

What is NOT exemption eligible?

In addition to the specific exclusions in the Act for vehicles and meals, the State and St. Charles Parish sales tax holiday will not apply to purchases of taxable services (such as hotel occupancy; amusement, recreational, and athletic admissions; repairs to tangible personal property; laundry, cleaning, pressing, and dyeing services; vehicle parking; the furnishing of cold storage space; printing services; and telecommunication services) or to leases or rentals of tangible personal property.

What are the exemption conditions?

A customer will be eligible for the sales tax exemption if during the two days of each annual holiday:

• The customer buys and accepts delivery of eligible property

• The customer places property on layaway

• The customer acquires property that was previously placed on layaway

• The customer places an order for immediate delivery, even if delivery must be delayed, provided that the customer has not requested delayed shipment

Direct additional questions to the Sales Tax Office at 985-785-3125.