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Minnesota: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
No tax-free period
No. Minnesota charges a 6.5% state sales tax and has no sales tax holiday in law.
No statute creating a sales-tax-free period was found, and the Department of Revenue's sales tax page mentions none. No holiday was held or scheduled in 2026.
What the law says
... a sales tax of 6.5 percent is imposed on the gross receipts from retail sales ...
Sources
- Minn. Stat. § 297A.62 (sales tax rate) Official · revisor.mn.gov
- Minnesota Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Official · revenue.state.mn.us
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Minnesota Department of Revenue
- Phone
- 651-296-6181
- Website
- revenue.state.mn.us
How bordering states compare
- Iowa Has a tax-free periodIowa holds a yearly sales tax holiday on the first Friday and Saturday of August for clothing and footwear under $100.
- North Dakota No tax-free periodNorth Dakota has a 5% state sales tax but no sales tax holiday.
- South Dakota No tax-free periodSouth Dakota has a statewide sales tax but no sales tax holiday.
- Wisconsin No tax-free periodWisconsin has no sales tax holiday now; its only one was a five-day back-to-school holiday in August 2018.