Southern York County Life

No sales tax on personal computers?

If you’re thinking about buying a new computer for your home, now may be the time to do it. From August 6 - 13, 2000, you can buy a personal computer tax-free at Pennsylvania retail stores, by mail order, or via the Internet, if it is for non-business use. This tax exemption period is part of the Tax Reform package recently passed in Pennsylvania.

You may also want to consider making your purchase from a recently established Stewartstown business. Systems & More Corporation was started by Stewartstown resident Jeff Bruening, and is currently offering a nicely configured system at $1275.00 plus monitor. Check out the Systems & More Corporation website for more information.

Some things to keep in mind:

- The computer must be for non-business use to qualify.
- All hardware and software must be purchased in the same transaction.
- There will be a second exemption period February 18 - 25, 2001.
- Purchase is tax-free only during the exemption periods.

With the school year fast approaching, this is a great time to get a computer for your kids to use for their schoolwork. No sense paying taxes if you don’t have to!

Posted by Dan Baldwin on 08/02/2000 at 02:50 PM in News

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