Wisconsin Tax Free Weekend 2018: Dates, Times & What Qualifies

Wisconsin residents are enjoying Tax Free Weekend this weekend! Tax Free Weekend began Friday, August 3 at 12:01 a.m. and will last through Sunday, August 5 at 11:59 p.m. Here are more details about what does and does not qualify in Wisconsin this week. Find a complete list, visit here.

Items that Qualify for Tax-Free Status in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, clothing and footwear up to $75 per item qualify for tax free status. Also qualifying are computers up to $750 each, computer supplies up to $250 an item, and school supplies up to $75 per item.

Here are examples of clothing and accessory items that qualify for tax free status. Find a complete list, visit here.

• Aprons
• Athletic supporters
• Baby clothes, diapers, receiving blankets
• Bathing suits, caps
• Belts and suspenders
• Boots
• Clothing in general: shirts, blouses, pants, skirts, dresses, jeans, shorts, sweaters, sweatshirts, etc.
• Coats, jackets
• Costumes (but not masks that are sold separately)
• Earmuffs
• Footlets
• Formal wear
• Garters, garter belts, girdles, hose
• Gloves (general use, not sports gloves), mittens
• Hats, caps
• Insoles
• Lab coats
• Neckties
• Overshoes
• Pajamas
• Rainwear
• Rubber pants
• Scarves
• Shoes, sandals, shoe laces (not including athletic shoes with cleats or spikes), slippers, sneakers, steel-toed shoes
• Socks, stocking
• Uniforms, athletic and non-athletic
• Wedding apparel

The following are examples of computer and computer related items that are tax free:

• Desktop, laptop, notebook computers
• Tablets
• Printers
• PDAs (not cell phones)
• CDs
• Printer supplies, printer paper & ink
• Handheld electronic schedulers

The following are examples of tax-free school supplies.

• Binders
• Chalk
• Book bags
• Calculators
• Cellophane tape
• Compasses, protractors, rulers, scissors
• Composition books, folders, notebooks, writing tablets
• Crayons
• Erasers
• Glue, paste, paste sticks
• Highlighters and markers
• Index cards & boxes
• Paper (notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, construction paper)
• Lunch boxes
• Pencils, pencil boxes, pencil sharpeners
• Pens

Items that Do NOT Qualify for Tax-Free Status in Wisconsin

Here are examples of clothing, accessories, and computer items that do not qualify for tax free status. See a full list here.

• Cell phones and accessories and cases
• Digital cameras and media players
• Game consoles
• Health and fitness equipment
• Navigation equipment
• TVs
• Watches
• Belt buckles sold separately
• Cosmetics
• Costume masks sold separately
• Hair accessories (bows, barrettes, nets, hair pieces, etc.)
• Handbags
• Handkerchiefs
• Jewelery
• Nonprescription sunglasses
• Patches and emblems sold separately
• Sewing equipment and supplies and materials
• Umbrellas
• Wallets
• Wigs
• All protective equipment
• Sports or rec equipment
• School art supplies like paintbrushes, sketch pads, watercolors, oil paints
• Instructional materials like reference books, workbooks, reference maps, and textbooks