Please note the following upcoming dates and descriptions for sales tax-free holidays in Virginia and Maryland:
These holidays offer periods of time when certain items can be purchased without sales tax in each state. Please see our overview of items eligible for the sales tax-free holiday.
Washington, DC has no such sales tax holiday.
In Virginia, individuals may purchase qualifying school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency preparedness items, and Energy Star™️ and Water Sense™️ products without sales tax. Click here to visit the Virginia Tax website for more information.
Eligible Purchases
In Maryland, individuals may purchase qualifying clothing and footwear without paying sales tax. The first $40 of a backpack purchase also qualifies for no tax. Click here to visit the Maryland Tax website for more information.
Eligible clothing and footwear includes sweaters, shirts, slacks/jeans, dresses, robes, underwear, belts, and shoes and boots priced up to $100.
Please contact a member of CBM’s tax team at 301.986.0600 for more information.
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) is a professional services firm delivering tax, accounting and business advisory expertise throughout the Mid-Atlantic region from offices in Bethesda, MD and Washington, DC.