RICHMOND, Va. — School supplies under $20 and clothing and shoes under $100 are tax-free this weekend in Virginia.
At the Mechanicsville Target, store manager Victoria Ross said she is staffing up ahead of the tax holiday weekend.
In addition to saving about 5% by not paying taxes, Target is also offering students and teachers an additional 20% off school supplies and clothing.
To get a sense of how much shoppers can expect to save, I went through the aisles and picked up a book bag, binders, pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, a lunchbox, sanitizer, and a few other necessities.
The total came out to $34.14.
Without paying taxes and with the additional 20% off for students and teachers, shoppers would save around $8 this weekend.
Ross said Target is focused on keeping prices affordable for families.
"We've got the $5 backpack deal back, we've got Owala water bottles, so we're leading with trends, but affordability is top of mind," Ross said. "If you think about our uniforms, they're $15 starting at that baseline. We don't want to just check off a back to school list. We want you to feel prepared for school."
Shoppers heading to stores this weekend should check bundled items to make sure they do not exceed the $20 school supplies limit or the $100 limit for a clothing or shoe item.
For those shopping online, the tax-free discount still applies, but orders must be paid for and processed by Sunday at midnight.
Here's some more information from the Virginia Department of Taxation's website:
What items are eligible?
- School supplies, clothing, and footwear
- Qualified school supplies - $20 or less per item
- Qualified clothing and footwear - $100 or less per item
- Hurricane and emergency preparedness products
- Portable generators - $1,000 or less per item
- Gas-powered chainsaws - $350 or less per item
- Chainsaw accessories - $60 or less per item
- Other specified hurricane preparedness items - $60 or less per item
- Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products
- Qualifying Energy Star™ or WaterSense™ products purchased for noncommercial home or personal use - $2,500 or less per item
Click here for more information on Virginia's sales tax holiday.
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