Tax Free Weekend 2024 New Jersey. On these dates, you can purchase these items free of new jersey sales tax: The new jersey assembly budget committee has announced the repeal of the annual sales tax holiday for retail sales of computers, school supplies, instructional materials, and sports or recreational equipment.

Sales tax holidays, or sales tax free weekends, are politically expedient but poor tax policy. Under a1563, certain retail sales of computers and school supplies would be exempt from new jersey sales tax.