West Virginia: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
West Virginia holds a yearly four-day back-to-school sales tax holiday around the first weekend of August.
The holiday covers the first Sunday of August plus the Friday and Saturday before and the Monday after; in 2026 that was July 31 to August 3. Clothing qualifies at $125 or less, school supplies at $50 or less, laptops and tablets at $500 or less, and sports equipment at $150 or less. It has run every year since 2021 with no end date in the law. City sales taxes stop too, because state law applies the state's exemptions to municipal sales taxes.
Conditions
- Friday through Monday around the first Sunday of August
- Clothing $125 or less; school supplies $50 or less; instructional material $20 or less
- Laptops and tablets $500 or less and sports equipment $150 or less, not for business use
What the law says
Effective July 1, 2021, the items identified in subdivisions (1) through (5) of this subsection are exempt from the tax imposed by this article and §11-15A-1 et seq. of this code, if the sale or purchase occurs on the first Sunday of August, or the previous Friday and Saturday, or the following Monday.
Sources
- W. Va. Code § 11-15-9s Official · code.wvlegislature.gov
- Federation of Tax Administrators: 2026 Sales Tax Holidays Secondary · taxadmin.org
- W. Va. Code § 8-13C-4 (municipal sales tax) Official · code.wvlegislature.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- West Virginia Tax Division
- Phone
- 304-558-3333
- Website
- tax.wv.gov
How bordering states compare
- Kentucky No tax-free periodKentucky has a 6% sales tax and no sales tax holiday.
- Maryland Has a tax-free periodMaryland has two yearly holidays: a tax-free week for clothing in August and an Energy Star weekend in February.
- Ohio Has a tax-free periodOhio holds a back-to-school sales tax holiday every year on the first weekend of August.
- Pennsylvania No tax-free periodPennsylvania has a 6% sales tax but no sales tax holiday. Most clothing is exempt all year.
- Virginia Has a tax-free periodVirginia holds a three-day sales tax holiday every August, starting the first Friday, for school, clothing, hurricane, and energy-saving items.
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