Virginia’s Sales Tax Holiday will be Friday, Aug. 5, at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, Aug. 7, at 11:59 p.m.
During that time, you can purchase qualified school supplies, hurricane and emergency preparedness items, and Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products without paying sales tax.
This applies to qualified items you purchase in a store, online, through the mail, or over the phone.
Qualified school supplies include items that cost $20 or less per item and qualified clothing and shoes that cost $100 or less per item.
Qualified hurricane and emergency preparedness items include portable generators that cost $1,000 or less per item; gas-powered chainsaws that cost $350 or less per item; chainsaw accessories that cost $60 or less per item; and other specified hurricane preparedness items with a sales price of $60 or less per item.
Qualifying items with either the Energy Star™ or WaterSense™ label must have a sales price of $2,500 or less and be purchased for noncommercial home or personal use, including dishwashers, clothing washers, light bulbs, and bathroom sink faucets.
For more information about the Sales Tax Holiday and for a complete list of qualified items, go to the Virginia Department of Taxation website (link below).