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Sales tax holiday is set for Saturday, Sunday ahead of school year

Danene Metzdorf, a teacher at the First Baptist Church Day School, looks at items for her 2-year-olds class Tuesday at the School Tools & Office Pro's store in Gainesville. Stores and shoppers alike are preparing for tax-free weekend and back-to-school purchases. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0727TAXFREE 0005 — Danene Metzdorf, a teacher at the First Baptist Church Day School, looks at items for her 2-year-olds class Tuesday at the School Tools & Office Pro's store in Gainesville. Stores and shoppers alike are preparing for tax-free weekend and back-to-school purchases. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Stores and shoppers are preparing for a sales-tax-free weekend and back-to-school purchases. Georgia’s “sales tax holiday” will be Saturday and Sunday. Customers will not pay sales tax on exempt purchases of clothing, computers and school supplies.