Even though Hurricane Season is not here yet, you can start to prepare for it by stocking up, tax-free, on hurricane-preparedness supplies for you and your family.  From May 25 – May 31, there will be no sales tax on a variety of preparedness items such as:  ice packs, flashlights, batteries, certain portable radios, fire extinguishers, bottled water, and first aid kits.  There are many more items that will be tax-free as well.  You can find a complete list of tax-free items here.

For more information on Virginia’s Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday as well as additional information on how to prepare for a hurricane, you can go to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s website.