KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Later this month, Missourians will no longer have to pay sales tax on multiple different hygiene items.
The Missouri Department of Revenue announced that on Aug. 28, sales of the following products will be exempt from both state and local sales and use taxes:
Child and adult diapers
Qualifying feminine hygiene products
Incontinence products
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The state Department of Revenue said businesses that sell any of the qualifying items under this exemption will report the sales as a negative adjustment on their sales or use tax return and will no longer need to report these sales as part of their taxable sales.
Missouri joins the list of 23 other states that have either removed the sales tax or all taxes from feminine hygiene products. Kansas is not on that list.
The average woman is estimated to spend around $18,000 on feminine hygiene products over her lifetime, according to the National Organization for Women Foundation.
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