VA Sales Tax Holiday August 5, 2009 Kail Padgitt Kail Padgitt Virginia’s School Supplies and Clothing Sales Tax Holiday is coming up this weekend. Not to be confused with the Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday in the spring or the Energy Star and WaterSense Qualified Products Sales Tax Holiday coming later this fall. The justification of for this Sales Tax Holiday is to allow families to save money on Back-to-School items. Also items must be under $100. With that in mind, here is a selected list of items exempt: Clerical Vestments Costumes (sold not rented) Corsets Fur coats and stoles, shawls and wraps Legwarmers Wedding apparel, including veils (sold not rented) Belts and Suspenders Suspenders (Listed twice. Apparently the Larry King Lobby is strong in VA) For a full list. Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics