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Two state and local sales tax holidays run Saturday through Monday, May 25 for both water-efficient and Energy Star products. Contributed photo
A statewide sales tax holiday weekend is underway through Monday for both water-efficient and Energy Star products.
The two holidays are running in conjunction with one another Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25. The Texas Comptroller’s office estimates shoppers will save $15.7 million in state and local sales tax on purchases made during the holidays.
“Texans know the value of a dollar, and every opportunity to keep more money in the hands of families and businesses matters,” Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock said. These sales tax holidays help Texans make practical purchases that can lower costs, conserve resources and stretch household budgets a little further.”
During the water-efficient products sales tax holiday, products displaying a WaterSense label or logo can be purchased tax free for personal or business use, including shower heads, bathroom sink faucets and fixtures and landscape irrigation controls.
The water-efficient products sales tax holiday also applies to lawn and garden products that help conserve water outdoors.
Qualifying items for residential use only include soaker or drip-irrigation hoses, moisture controls for sprinkler or irrigation systems, mulch and plants, trees and grasses.
Other items that can be purchased for residential use only to conserve or retain groundwater, recharge water tables or decrease ambient air temperature to reduce water evaporation.
Items that do not qualify for tax exemption are construction and building materials, awnings and other items used to create shade or sprinklers.
During the Energy Star sales tax holiday, products with the Energy Star logo can be purchased, rented or leased tax free, including air conditioners $6,000 or less, refrigerators priced at $2,000 or less, ceiling fans, fluorescent light bulbs, dishwashers, dehumidifiers and clothes washers.
Items that do not qualify even if Energy Star-labeled include water heaters, clothes dryers, freezers, stoves, attic fans, heat pumps, wine refrigerators, kegerators or beverage chillers.
The comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items that can be purchased.
Consumers can purchase qualifying water-efficient and water-conserving products in-store, online, by telephone, mail, custom order or by any other means.
The sale of the item must take place during the tax holiday.
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