Virginia’s Sales Tax Holiday underway
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The 2020 Virginia Sales Tax Holiday began today and will continue until 11:59 p.m. Aug. 9, offering shoppers the chance to buy qualifying goods without paying sales tax.
Today and this weekend, shoppers can purchase qualifying items such as school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency preparedness items and Energy Star and WaterSense products without paying the tax.
The specific products eligible are:
School supplies, clothing and footwear:
• Qualified school supplies – $20 or less per item; and
• Qualified clothing and footwear – $100 or less per item.
Hurricane and emergency preparedness products:
• Portable generators – $1,000 or less per item;
• Gas-powered chainsaws – $350 or less per item;
• Chainsaw accessories – $60 or less per item; and
• Other specified hurricane preparedness products – $60 or less per item.
Energy Star and WaterSense products:
• Qualifying Energy Star or WaterSense products purchased for non-commercial home or personal use – $2,500 or less per item.
