Beginning in 2015, and ending July 1, 2022, for a three-day period that begins each year on the first Friday in August and ends at 11:59 p.m. on the following Sunday, the tax imposed by this chapter or pursuant to the authority granted in § 58.1-605 or 58.1-606 shall not apply to certain (i) school supplies, including, but not limited to, dictionaries, notebooks, pens, pencils, notebook paper, and calculators, and (ii) clothing and footwear designed to be worn on or about the human body. The tax exemption shall apply to each article of school supplies with a selling price of $20 or less, and each article of clothing or footwear with a selling price of $100 or less. Any discount, coupon, or other credit offered either by the retailer or by a vendor of the retailer to reduce the final price to the customer shall be taken into account in determining the selling price for purposes of this exemption.
The Department shall develop guidelines that describe the items of merchandise that qualify for the exemption and make such guidelines available, both electronically and in hard copy, no later than July 15 of each year.
2006, cc. 579, 593; 2015, c. 382; 2017, cc. 26, 446.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 6 - Retail Sales and Use Tax
§ 58.1-601. Administration of chapter
§ 58.1-602. (Effective until October 1, 2022) Definitions
§ 58.1-602. (Effective October 1, 2022) Definitions
§ 58.1-603. (Contingent expiration date) Imposition of sales tax
§ 58.1-603. (Contingent effective date) Imposition of sales tax
§ 58.1-604. (Contingent expiration date - see note) Imposition of use tax
§ 58.1-604. (Contingent effective date) Imposition of use tax
§ 58.1-604.2. Filing return; payment of tax
§ 58.1-604.6. Gift transactions
§ 58.1-607. Moving residence or business into Commonwealth
§ 58.1-608.1. Refund authorized for certain building materials
§ 58.1-608.3. Entitlement to certain sales tax revenues
§ 58.1-608.4. Suspension of exemption
§ 58.1-609.1. Governmental and commodities exemptions
§ 58.1-609.2. Agricultural exemptions
§ 58.1-609.3. Commercial and industrial exemptions
§ 58.1-609.5. Service exemptions
§ 58.1-609.6. Media-related exemptions
§ 58.1-609.10. Miscellaneous exemptions
§ 58.1-609.11. Exemptions for nonprofit entities
§ 58.1-609.12. Reports to General Assembly on tax exemptions studies
§ 58.1-609.13. Exceptions to § 58.1-609.10
§ 58.1-610.1. Modular building manufacturers and retailers
§ 58.1-611. Credit for taxes paid in another state
§ 58.1-611.2. Limited exemption for certain school supplies, clothing, and footwear
§ 58.1-612. Tax collectible from dealers; "dealer" defined; jurisdiction
§ 58.1-612.1. Tax collectible from marketplace facilitators; "marketplace facilitator" defined
§ 58.1-613. Dealers' certificates of registration
§ 58.1-614. (Contingent expiration date -- see note*) Vending machine sales
§ 58.1-614. (Contingent effective date -- see note*) Vending machine sales
§ 58.1-615. Returns by dealers
§ 58.1-616. Payment to accompany dealer's return
§ 58.1-618. Assessment based on estimate
§ 58.1-623. Sales or leases presumed subject to tax; exemption certificates
§ 58.1-623.01. Online access to dealers' certificate of registration numbers
§ 58.1-623.1. Misuse of exemption certificates; suspension of exemptions; penalties
§ 58.1-623.2. Cigarette exemption certificate
§ 58.1-624. Direct payment permits
§ 58.1-626.1. Absorption of tax permitted
§ 58.1-628.2. Adjustment to the rate of tax imposed under this chapter
§ 58.1-631. Jeopardy assessment
§ 58.1-632. Memorandum of lien
§ 58.1-634. Period of limitations
§ 58.1-635. Failure to file return; fraudulent return; civil penalties
§ 58.1-636. Penalty for failure to file return or making false return