A Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will be held in Virginia
from Sunday, May 25, through Saturday, May 31. During this period, items
designated by the Virginia Department of Taxation as hurricane preparedness
equipment will be exempt from state and local sales and use taxes.
The tax exemption applies to generators, inverters and inverter
cables costing $1,000 or less, as well as batteries, food-storage containers,
first-aid kits, bottled water and 18 other items costing $60 or less.
The complete list of exempt products can be found at .
The tax holiday will take place annually during the last week of May
through 2012. This year it coincides with National Hurricane Preparedness
Week, which focuses on informing the public about hurricane hazards and
measures that can be taken to prepare and minimize damage. The 2008 Atlantic
Hurricane Season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30.
The Virginia Department of Taxation’s Hurricane Preparedness Sales
Tax Holiday Guidelines and Rules are available on Fairfax County’s Web
site, at .
For additional information on hurricane preparedness, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
