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ENERGY STAR® and Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax HolidaysMemorial Day Weekend
ENERGY STAR® and Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax HolidaysMemorial Day Weekend
May 25-27, 2019
Get more information on all of Texas’ sales tax holidays.
The Texas Comptroller’s office estimates shoppers will save about $12.6 million in state and local sales taxes during the Memorial Day weekend sales tax holidays.
“Inefficient appliances and outdated water systems can put a tremendous strain on our power grids and water supplies. By taking advantage of these sales tax holidays, Texans can make upgrades that will help alleviate those pressures and lower their utility bills — while saving money on state and local sales taxes.”
– Comptroller Glenn Hegar
Additional Details
Water-Efficient, ENERGY STAR® Sales Tax Holiday, May 25 through 27
ENERGY STAR® Sales Tax Holiday
Buy, rent or lease only the following ENERGY STAR-labeled items:
- air conditioners (with a sales price of $6,000 or less)
- refrigerators (with a sales price of $2,000 or less)
- ceiling fans
- incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs
- clothes washers
- dishwashers
- dehumidifiers
Additional Charges Affect Purchase Price
Delivery, shipping, handling, and transportation charges by the seller are part of the item's sales price. Charges for installing free-standing items are also part of the item's sales price. If the item you buy is not taxable, then these charges are not taxable.
Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday
WaterSense Products
Buy all products with a WaterSense label or logo
Water-Conserving Products*
Unlike WaterSense-labeled items, these items are only exempt when purchased for residential use.
Buy items that are used or planted for:
- conserving or retaining groundwater;
- recharging water tables; or
- decreasing ambient air temperature, and so limiting water evaporation.
Examples of qualifying items include:
- a soaker or drip-irrigation hose
- a moisture control for a sprinkler or irrigation system
- mulch
- a rain barrel or an alternative rain and moisture collection system
- a permeable ground cover surface that allows water to reach underground basins, aquifers or water collection points
- plants, trees and grasses
- water-saving surfactants
- soil and compost
Contractors, landscapers and other service providers: View details about tax-exempt items for business use.
Glenn Hegar
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Comptroller.Texas.Gov