When Is The Virginia Sales Tax Holiday?

It may just be a bit past the middle of July but Virginia's sales tax holiday for school supplies and the like is fast approaching.

This year's no sales tax weekend is Aug. 5-7, beginning the first Friday in August at 12:01 a.m. and ending the following Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

Included, according to information provided by Virginia, are "qualifying school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency preparedness items, and Energy Star and WaterSense products (and) items purchased online, by mail or over the phone."

The following is a detailed description of what's included:

School Supplies, Clothing, and Footwear:

• Qualified school supplies - $20 or less per item
• Qualified clothing and footwear - $100 or less per item
• Detailed list of school supplies, clothing and footwear

Hurricane and Emergency Preparedness Items:

• 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 with a sales price of $60 or less per item
• Detailed list of hurricane preparedness items

Energy Star and WaterSense Items:
Qualifying items carrying either the Energy Star or WaterSense label with a sales price of $2,500 or less purchased for noncommercial home or personal use.

• Qualifying Energy Star items include dishwashers, clothes washers, air conditioners, ceiling fans, light bulbs, dehumidifiers, and refrigerators
• Qualifying WaterSense items include bathroom sink faucets, faucet accessories such as aerators and shower heads, toilets, urinals, and landscape irrigation controllers
• Detailed list of Energy Star and WaterSense items

More information on the sales tax holiday:

• For consumers
• For retailers
• Product-specific information
• Guidelines