30 states have until Tax Day 2021 to eliminate their tampon tax.
The Tax Free. Period. campaign launched in June of 2019 based on a revolutionary argument: Since the tampon tax only applies to people who menstruate, it is not just unfair, it's also a form of sex-based discrimination — and therefore unconstitutional and illegal. We have mobilized pro bono attorneys and law students from around the country to help us challenge the tampon tax in court.
As the pressure has mounted on states around the country in the wake of COVID-19, we have extended our timeline to Tax Day 2021. This crisis has emboldened the menstrual equity movement, and reminded states around the country of what we already know — that period products are essentials that should be available for all who need them and, at a minimum, sales tax-free.
We're demanding tax-free periods by Tax Day 2021.
States, the countdown is on.
Bingo supplies? Doughnuts? Seriously? Click around the country to see some of the items that are tax-exempt in states that tax tampons.
Bingo supplies? Doughnuts? Seriously? Click around the country to see some of the items that are tax-exempt in states that tax tampons.
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