伊利诺伊州开学季销售税假期为家庭省下1140万美元：2284家零售商售出2.293亿美元合格商品
伊利诺伊州州长 JB Pritzker 10月26日在芝加哥宣布，2026年开学季销售税假期为伊利诺伊家庭省下约1,140万美元，超过此前1,000万美元的预估。今年8月7日至16日的10天假期内，州政府对服装、鞋类和学习用品免征州级销售税，全州约2,284家零售商共售出约2.293亿美元合格商品，减免在门店和网购结账时自动生效，地方销售税照常征收。
Pritzker 说：「每个孩子都应该带着学习所需的用品走进教室，每个家长都应该有喘息的空间，专心帮助孩子成功，这正是开学季销售税假期所做到的。伊利诺伊工薪家庭省下了1,140万美元，学生们也备齐了开学所需。」副州长 Juliana Stratton 表示，这不仅是家庭和教育者的胜利，全州商家同样受益。州税务局局长 David Harris 说，该举措在纳税人准备新学年时提供了实实在在的节省；伊利诺伊零售商协会总裁兼首席执行官 Rob Karr 称，零售商站在 affordability 的第一线，感谢州长推动这项减负措施。
按规定，假期内州政府免除5%的州销售税：单件价格低于125美元的服装和鞋类可以享受，包括衬衫、裤子、裙子和鞋等日常衣物；学习用品如笔记本、文件夹、活页夹、笔、铅笔和计算器同样合格，且不设价格上限。零售商在结账时自动适用减免税率。
该销售税假期是伊利诺伊州2027财年预算方案的一部分。州长办公室表示，在联邦政府经济政策推高电费、食品等日常开支的背景下，这项州级措施意在为有学龄孩子的家庭提供直接的价格纾困。
Illinois Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Saved Families $11.4 Million, Pritzker Announces
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced in Chicago on October 26 that the 2026 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday provided an estimated $11.4 million in savings for Illinois families, exceeding the $10 million savings estimate. The tax holiday, held August 7 through August 16, reduced the state sales tax rate on clothing, footwear and school supplies; approximately 2,284 retailers sold an estimated $229.3 million in qualifying items during the 10-day period, with the reduced rate applied to purchases made both in stores and online while local sales taxes still applied.
'Every child deserves to walk into the classroom with what they need to learn, and every parent deserves the breathing room to focus on helping their kids succeed - that is what our Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday delivered,' Pritzker said. 'Illinois working families saved $11.4 million, while our students got what they needed to start the school year off right.' Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton said the holiday was a win for families, educators and businesses across Illinois. Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris said the initiative provided taxpayers with meaningful savings as they prepared for the new school year, and Rob Karr, president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, said retailers are on the front lines of affordability.
During the holiday, the state waived its 5% sales tax on qualifying purchases. Clothing and footwear priced at less than $125 per item were eligible, including shirts, pants, dresses and shoes, and school supplies such as notebooks, folders, binders, pens, pencils and calculators were eligible with no price limit. Retailers automatically applied the reduced rate at checkout.
Enacted as part of the FY27 state budget package, the tax holiday was presented by the governor's office as direct relief for families with school-age children at a time when electricity bills, grocery prices and other everyday costs have risen over the past year.
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图片来源：家长为孩子选购开学用品（资料图）。美国海军陆战队 Glen Santy 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A family shopping for back-to-school supplies (file photo). Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Glen Santy, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
