Ready Virginia

Virginia’s Hurricane Preparedness
Sales Tax Holiday - May 25-31

 

It’s smart to get ready for hurricane and flash flooding season, which arrives June 1st. And it’s smart to save money.

You can do both by shopping for such products as batteries, food storage containers, generators, first aid kits, bottled water, radios and more between May 25 and 31. When you do, you won’t pay sales tax on many useful products that cost up to $60 or on generators costing $1,000 or less. That’s a savings of 5 percent.

A complete list of exempt items is available at www.tax.virginia.gov/salestaxholiday.

Purchasing supplies is important, but it’s critical to make a family emergency plan. Protect your family now by making a plan. It’s free, it’s simple, and it will make a big difference. Start at the Ready Virginia home page, where you can learn about three simple, low-cost steps to prepare your family or business for hurricanes, flooding and many other hazards.

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Additional Resources
Guidelines and rules for the Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday are available from the Virginia Department of Taxation. For complete information, go to www.tax.virginia.gov/salestaxholidayoverview

Virginia’s Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday was approved by the General Assembly in 2007. The Code of Virginia was amended to include sales tax exemptions for certain hurricane preparedness equipment. To read the law, go to http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+58.1-611.3

GOVERNOR KAINE RECOGNIZES HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK
~Encourages Virginians to prepare for emergencies, take advantage of Sales Tax Holiday May 25-31 ~

Read more about hurricane season: http://www.vaemergency.com/threats/hurricane/

Hurricane evacuation information: http://www.virginiadot.org/travel/hurricane_defauLT.asp

Storm surge maps for coastal Virginia: http://www.vaemergency.com/threats/hurricane/stormsurge.cfm