Tax Holidays This Weekend in D.C., Va.

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WHIP OUT YOUR WALLETS, eager shoppers: The tax holidays are upon us.

As we mentioned earlier this week, both the District and Virginia will forgo their usual sales tax this weekend on certain items in a tip of the fiscal hat to the start of back-to-school shopping season.

Virginia's tax holiday started today and lasts through Sunday. It applies to school supplies selling for $20 or less per item and articles of clothing, including footwear, selling for $100 or less per item. Find out more from the commonwealth's Department of Taxation.

In D.C., the tax holiday starts Saturday and lasts until Aug. 12. Applicable items include shoes, clothes and school supplies priced $100 or less. Get details from D.C.'s Office of Tax and Revenue.

» "In Time for Back-to-School: Shop Tax-Free in D.C. August 4-12" [DC.gov]
» "Virginia's Sales Tax Holiday" [Va. Dept. of Taxation]
» EARLIER: "D.C., Va. Sales Tax Holidays Coming Soon" [Free Ride/Express]

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