Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Returns To Maryland February 15th

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Written by Jeremiah Lynch | Posted in Sales/Use Tax

Maryland’s annual Shop Maryland Energy sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. February 15, 2014 and ends at 11:59 p.m. February 17, 2014. Now in its fifth year, the program allows for the waiver of the state’s 6% sales tax on qualified Energy Star appliances purchased in Maryland during this period. Energy Star products are those products designated as meeting or exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency’s efficiency requirements for the program.

The sales tax holiday applies to Energy Star labeled:

• Air conditioners,
• Washers and dryers,
• Furnaces,
• Heat pumps,
• Standard-sized refrigerators,
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs,
• Dehumidifiers, and
• Programmable thermostats.

Other states, including Texas and Virginia, offer a comparable Energy Star sales tax holiday. If you are considering, as an individual or a business, any of these types of purchases, state Departments of Revenue websites can provide additional guidance.

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Jeremiah Lynch

Mr. Lynch is a frequent speaker on tax topics. He has spoken for the following organizations: American Electronics Association, Association of American Publishers, Council On State Taxation, Georgetown State and Local Tax Conference, Institute for Professionals in Taxation, National Institute on State and Local Taxation, New York University, Institute on State and Local Taxation, Tax Executives Institute.