Does the location from which items are purchased have any bearing on their eligibility as Energy Star or WaterSense Qualified products?
No. So long as the items satisfy the Energy Star or WaterSense qualifications, are purchased for noncommercial or residential use, and have a selling price of $2,500 or less per item, the item will be eligible for exemption during the Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday. It does not matter, for example, whether compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are purchased from a hardware store, a grocery store, or a convenience store. Can customers use a manufacturer’s coupon to reduce the sales price of an item for purposes of determining whether an item falls under the $2,500 cap for Energy Star or WaterSense products during the holiday period? No. Unlike the sales tax holiday for clothing and school supplies and hurricane preparedness, a manufacturer’s coupon or third party coupon will NOT constitute a reduction in sales price for purposes of the Energy Star and WaterSense Sales Tax Holiday. During the Energy Star and WaterSense Holiday, the value of the manufacturer’s coupon is added to the amoun
