If you need to do some back to school shopping or buy some emergency supplies, the beginning of August is a good time to make those purchases.
Virginia’s annual sales tax holiday will take place this year from August 4 – 6. The three-day holiday will start that Friday at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
You’ll be able to buy school supplies, clothing, emergency preparedness equipment and other qualifying products without paying sales tax.
Here’s a look at items that qualify:
- School supplies, clothing, and footwear
- Qualified school supplies – $20 or less per item
- 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
- Other specified hurricane preparedness items – $60 or less per item
- Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products
- Qualifying Energy Star™ or WaterSense™ products purchased for noncommercial home or personal use – $2,500 or less per item
