On the Market for a Chainsaw? It’s Tax Free in Virginia Next Week

Next week Virginia celebrates a
week-long tax holiday to encourage residents to purchase supplies
useful for hurricane preparedness. Mostly, items eligible to be
exempt from sales tax have to cost under $60 (things like
batteries, flashlights, radios, and duct tape). You can also buy a
portable generator or inverter power cables up to a cost of $1,000.
Most importantly, starting this year chain saws and chain saw
accessories (of up to a cost of $350) are also eligible under the
tax holiday.

From the Virginia government’s list of “qualified items”:

Gas-powered chain saws with a selling price of $350 or less and
chain saw accessories with a sales price of $60 or less may be
purchased exempt of the Retail Sales and Use Tax. The following is
an all-inclusive list of the items that are deemed “chain saw
accessories”:

• Chains

• Chain saw bar and nose lubricants

• Two-cycle motor oil

• Chain sharpeners and files

• Bars

• Wrenches

• Carrying cases and scabbards

• Safety apparel, including chaps, gloves, hearing protectors,
helmets, and

protective glasses

• Repair parts

Check out the
whole list here.