The Virginia Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday, Aug. 4 and continues until Sunday, Aug. 6 at midnight.
It is an ideal time to start back to school shopping, get a head-start on purchasing fall clothing and emergency preparedness items before hurricane season.
According to the Virginia Tax website, during the sales tax holiday, customers can buy qualifying school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency preparedness items, plus Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products without paying sales tax.
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