Shoppers will have a chance for some savings on clothing and footwear today and Saturday during the annual Iowa Sales Tax Holiday.

The holiday began at 12:01 a.m. today and ends at midnight Saturday.

During that period, no taxes will be collected on sales of clothing or shoes that have a selling price of less than $100, according to the state Department of Revenue.

According to the Department of Revenue, clothing is any article of wearing apparel and typical footwear intended to be worn on or about the human body.

Clothing does not include watches, watchbands, jewelry, umbrellas, handkerchiefs, sporting equipment, skis, swim fins, roller blades, skates, and any special clothing or footwear designed primarily for athletic activity or protective use and not usually considered appropriate for everyday wear.

The sales tax in Fort Dodge is 7 percent, which includes 5 percent for the state’s general fund, 1 percent for the statewide school infrastructure fund and 1 percent for the city.

Iowa’s Legislature launched this two-day tax holiday in 2000. Mike Cormack, a Republican who at that time represented the Fort Dodge area in the Iowa House of Representatives, was largely responsible for the measure.

The bill was signed into law by former Gov. Tom Vilsack in 2000.

On Sunday, sales tax will resume.