Sales Tax Exemption for Energy-Efficient Products (Sales Tax Holiday)

Virginia Tax Incentive

program summary

NOTE: Sales tax holiday has yet to be scheduled for 2023. Check the Sales Tax Holiday website for more information and updates.

Virginia allows sales tax exemption for dishwashers, clothes washers, air conditioners, ceiling fans, light bulb, dehumidifiers, programmable thermostat and refrigerators that meet federal ENERGY STAR standards. Certain EPA "Watersense" products may also qualify.

To qualify for the incentive, the products must

Meet or exceed the federal ENERGY STAR or EPA’s Watersense standard
Be $2,500 or less per product
Be purchased for noncommercial or personal use.

eligible technologies

Air conditioners, Ceiling Fan, Clothes Washers, Dehumidifiers, Dishwasher, Lighting, Programmable Thermostats, Refrigerators/Freezers

program administrator

Virginia Department of Taxation

program timeline

Program start date: 3/23/2007

program notes

2023-02-24 18:37:24: Annual review, updated program description
2020-07-31 17:06:13: Annual Review, updated information for 2020 holiday, updated authority link
2016-08-01 14:42:49: Updated tax holiday information for the year 2016.
2015-03-26 01:56:32: Among the lighting technologies, previous statute only limited tax exemption to compact fluorescent light bulbs. HB 1345 effective 7/1/2015 amended the Va. Code § 58.1-609.1 by replacing "compact fluorescent" from the statue, which now provides tax exemption to all light bulbs certified as ENERGY STAR.