Apple is emailing customers in nine states that offer sales tax holidays to let them know they have an upcoming opportunity to buy Macs and/or accessories tax-free.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina and Tennessee all offer dates on which you can buy at least some Apple gear free from sales tax. The email provides a link to a webpage where you can click on your state to find out the dates, qualifying products and the maximum spend.
Missouri appears to offer the best deal, with a wide range of products qualifying and a maximum spend of $3500. Several states require a computer to be one of the items purchased.
If you’re not fortunate enough to live in one of the qualifying states, hit up 9to5mac.com/products to find the lowest prices on Apple gear (many only charge tax in states where they operate).
We also noted yesterday that Retina MacBook Pros had dropped to their lowest-ever prices in the refurb store, and you can find more Apple deals over on 9to5Toys.
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Along with the speed bumps and price drops for some models, it seems like a great time to upgrade to a new Mac.
*nine US states ;-)
Oregon never has a sales tax.
Will this work online? I want to buy a customized Mac online and am interning in Georgia (tax-free) but am from and have credit cards billed to Illinois (not tax free)
I believe as long as you are getting it SHIPPED TO one of the Tax-Free states, you will not be charged taxes.