North Carolina Appliance Tax Free Weekend!

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Starting today and going through Sunday, you can buy appliances tax free if they have an Energy Star rating. Even includes ceiling fans! Here is the official release:

Energy Star Qualified Products Sales Tax Holiday

G.S. 105-164.13D provides that qualifying products will be exempt from sales and use tax when purchased between 12:01 A.M. on the first Friday in November and 11:59 P.M. the following Sunday.
An “Energy Star qualified product” is “a product that meets the energy efficient guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy and is authorized to carry the Energy Star label.” Clothes washers, freezers, refrigerators, central air conditioners, room air conditioners, air-source heat pumps, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers, and programmable thermostats will be exempt from State and local sales and use tax when purchased during the sales tax holiday period. There is no threshold as is the case with items sold during the August sales tax holiday for clothing, school supplies, computers, etc.
Items purchased for use in a trade or business and rentals are not covered by the exemption and will be subject to the applicable tax. Purchases of qualifying Energy Star products by contractors who will affix or install the products in structures for customers are considered to be purchases of products for use in a trade or business and will be subject to tax even when purchased during the holiday.
For the purpose of the sales tax holiday for Energy Star qualified products, an item is eligible for the exemption if the customer pays for the item and the retailer accepts the order and takes an action to fill the order for immediate delivery. The delivery can occur after the holiday period. An order is for immediate delivery notwithstanding that the shipment may be delayed because of a backlog or order or because stock is currently unavailable to, or on back order by, the seller. An order is not for immediate delivery if the customer requests delayed shipment.

• Important Notice: New Sales Tax Holiday for Energy Star Qualified Products (2011 Legislative Change is not Incorporated)
• Sales and Use Tax Technical Bulletin Section 34-27 - Energy Star Qualified Products Sales and Use Holiday (2011 Legislative Change is not Incorporated)

Last modified on: 07/15/11 02:18:02 PM.

[meggers]

The links are all outdated. Are their any links showing this is something folks can do again this year? It's great info, but I don't see anything in your post that guarantees that they'll get this deal this year.

[everprincess]

We bought a new fridge for downstairs on Sunday and got it tax free! I'm so excited to have two fridges and two standup freezers. Now if I can get my stockpile unpacked I'll be in heaven!

[lmarcum]

We need this in Ohio!!