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NC’s Final Energy Star Appliance Tax Holiday Takes Place This Weekend, Friday, Nov. 1 to Sunday Nov. 3

By Jesse Wood

Oct. 31, 2013. Looking for energy-efficient appliances?

Now might be the time to buy them because North Carolina’s final Energy Star appliance tax holiday takes place this weekend. 

imgresEnergy Star-qualified products are 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.

This is the final such tax holiday as this one along with back-to-school sales tax holiday that happens each August were eliminated when Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 998 into law.

This weekend appliances carrying the Energy Star label, such as 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.

Below is a release from the N.C. Department of Revenue outlining the details of the holiday.

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.