Virginia Sales Tax Holiday!
Today starts the 2009 Virgina Sales Tax Holiday. (Just in time. Hubby needs a new laptop!)
The following schools supplies are exempt during the holiday as long as they are priced $20 or less per item:
Binder pockets, Binders, Blackboard chalk, Book bags, Calculators, Cellophane tape, Clay and glazes, Compasses, Composition books, Crayons, Dictionaries and thesauruses, Dividers, Erasers (including dry erase marker erasers and dry erase marker cleaning solution), Folders: expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila, Glue, paste and paste sticks, Highlighters, Index card boxes, Index cards, Legal pads, Lunch boxes, Markers (including dry erase markers and dry erase marker kits), items for musical instruments, Musical instruments, musical instrument accessories, replacement Notebooks, Paintbrushes for artwork Paints (acrylic, tempera, and oil), paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board and construction paper, Paper: loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing, Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes, Pencil sharpeners, Pencils, Pens, Protractors, Reference books, Reference maps and globes, Rulers, Scissors, Sheet music, Sketch and drawing pads, Textbooks, Watercolors, Workbooks, and Writing tablets.
Clothing items that are $100 or less can qualify for the holiday. The following clothing items are included:
Aprons -household and shop, Athletic supporters, Baby bibs and clothes, Baby receiving blankets, Bandanas, Bathing suits, swim trunks, cover-ups and bathing caps, Beach capes and coats, Belts and suspenders, Bibs, Boots, Choir and altar clothing, Clerical vestments, Coats, jackets, and windbreakers, Corsets and corset laces, Costumes (sold not rented), Coveralls, Diapers – children and adult -including disposable diapers, Dresses, Ear muffs, Footlets, Formal wear for men and women (sold, not rented), Fur coats and stoles, shawls and wraps, Garters and garter belts, Girdles, Gloves and mittens for general use, Golf clothing, caps, dresses, shirts, skirts, pants, Gym suits and uniforms, Hats and caps, Hosiery, Insoles – inserts for shoes, Jeans, Jerseys (both athletic and non-athletic), Lab coats, Legwarmers, Leotards and tights, Lingerie, Neckwear – including bow ties, neckties, and scarves, Nightgowns, Overshoes and rubber shoes, Pajamas, Pantyhose, Raincoats, rain hats, and ponchos, Robes, Rubber pants, Rubber thong/flip-flops, Sandals, Scarves, Shirts and blouses, Shoes and shoe laces, Shorts, Skirts, Slacks, Slippers, Slips, Sneakers, Socks and stockings – including athletic socks, Steel toed shoes, Suits, Suspenders, Underwear, Uniforms – athletic and non-athletic, Vests, Wedding apparel – including veils (sold not rented).
For a more comprehensive list of tax exempt items click here.
The tax holiday is August 7-August 9. Happy Shopping!
