Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday Information for Consumers
The Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday exempts state sales tax on retail sales of qualifying ENERGY STAR certified new appliances, up to $1,500 per appliance, during a seven-day period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on April 19 and ending at midnight on April 25.
What items qualify for the Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday?
The following are items that would be exempt from state sales tax during the Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday provided they are ENERGY STAR certified:
- Clothes washers
- Clothes dryers
- Water heaters
- Dishwashers
- Conventional ovens
- Ranges
- Stoves
- Air conditioners
- Furnaces
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Heat pumps
What items normally do NOT qualify for the Show Me Green Holiday?
- Air filtration systems
- Bread machines
- Camping stoves
- Coffee Makers
- Deep fryers
- De-humidifiers
- Hot food holding cabinets
- Humidifiers
- Ice makers
- Microwave ovens
- Popcorn makers
- Reflector ovens
- Steam cookers
- Trash compactors*
- Warming drawers
- Water softeners
- Wine Coolers
*According to the ENERGY STAR Website trash compactors do not receive and ENERGY STAR rating. Therefore, although the statute anticipates that some day they may receive the ENERGY STAR rating, tax will continue to apply to purchases of these items during the upcoming Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday.