Tax-free Holidays Set for Maryland, Virginia

By: Ben Giles Examiner Staff Writer Follow Him @ben_giles 08/03/11 8:05 PM

Customers in Maryland and Virginia can dodge sales taxes this August without the hassle of being audited by shopping during the states' tax free holidays.

Each state announced dates when sales taxes on clothing, shoes, and back-to-school supplies will be suspended, in an annual effort to cut costs at the checkout line.

Virginia will abandon its 5 percent sales tax this weekend, from Friday through Sunday. The discount applies to school supplies worth $20 or less, as well as shoes or clothing valued at $100 or less.

Maryland's holiday will be held from Aug. 14 to 20, with the same rules for clothing and shoes. But shoppers will have to fork out the 6 percent sales tax for paper, pencils, lunchboxes and other school supplies.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/virginia/2011/08/tax-free-holidays-set-maryland-virginia#ixzz1U6WfelmE