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Virginia Tax-Free Holiday today through Sunday

Virginia's annual tax-free holiday on back-to-school supplies starts today and runs through Sunday, Aug. 9.

For these three days, clothing, shoes and certain school supplies are exempt of the state's 5 percent sales tax.

The school supplies must be priced at $20 or less to be tax free. Clothing, shoes and other select items must be $100 or less to qualify.

For a list of all purchases that will be tax free, see The Notebook on sosalem.com

Also, some retailers often decide to make other items tax-free during this weekend and absorb the sales tax themselves.

For instance, Wal-Mart says it will absorb the sales tax on all electronics, photography ...

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