Shoppers are gearing up for its “Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week August 11th-17th as many ready their children for their return to school.
Among the items covered are certain clothing, footwear and accessories that cost a hundred dollars or less.
The first $40 of a Backpack/Bookbag purchase are also tax-exempt from the sales tax.
Layaway items are covered by the sales tax exemption but rain check items will not.
Virginia’s three-day tax holiday begins Friday and runs through Sunday.
Eligible items there are school supplies that cost $20 or less per item and clothing and foot wear worth $100 or less.
Hurricane preparedness items are also covered in Virginia with portable generate worth $1-thousand or less.
