Vermont · VT · Money & taxes
Vermont: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
No tax-free period
Vermont has a 6% statewide sales tax but no sales tax holiday in current law.
Vermont charges a 6% state sales tax, and some towns add a 1% local option tax. The Department of Taxes' sales tax page and the tax statute mention no tax-free period, and a national tax administrators' survey lists Vermont as having no 2026 holiday. Lawmakers have considered holidays before, including a proposed two-day holiday in August 2015.
What the law says
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, there is imposed a tax on retail sales in this State.
Sources
- 32 V.S.A. § 9771 Official · legislature.vermont.gov
- Vermont Department of Taxes: Sales and Use Tax Official · tax.vermont.gov
- Vermont Joint Fiscal Office: Sales Tax Holiday Proposal fiscal note (April 7, 2015) Official · legislature.vermont.gov
- Federation of Tax Administrators: 2026 Sales Tax Holidays Secondary · taxadmin.org
- Vermont Department of Taxes: Local option tax Official · tax.vermont.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Vermont Department of Taxes
- Phone
- 802-828-2865
- Website
- tax.vermont.gov
How bordering states compare
- Massachusetts Has a tax-free periodYes. Massachusetts holds a permanent two-day sales tax holiday each August; in 2026 it was August 8 and 9.
- New Hampshire No state sales taxNew Hampshire has no general sales tax, so there is nothing for a holiday to suspend.
- New York No tax-free periodNew York has no sales tax holiday. Instead, clothing and footwear under $110 are exempt from state sales tax all year.