“From August 6 until August 15, residents will be able to purchase back-to-school items and only pay local sales tax,” Rutherford said. “The five percent that typically goes to the state will be waived for those nine days.”

Traditional school supplies such as paper, notebooks, writing instruments and other office-type materials will be subject to the sales tax break.

The tax holiday also applies to clothing items under $100 such as shoes, tops, bottoms, underwear and outerwear. Some specific items like school uniforms and limited athletic apparel are also on the approved list of sales tax holiday items.

Rutherford noted that local and home rule sales taxes will still apply to all items.