What is it?
The Lawn & Garden Tax Holiday was created in 2016 to encourage responsible water use in Texas. Over Memorial Day Weekend, your customers enjoy saving on plants, trees & water saving products at your garden center. Best part of it all? It's Tax Free!
What's in it for you?
The Lawn & Garden Tax Holiday was created in 2016 to encourage responsible water use in Texas. Over Memorial Day Weekend, your customers enjoy saving on plants, trees & water saving products at your garden center. Best part of it all? It's Tax Free!
What's in it for you?
- Gives your customers even more reason to shop with you this season.
- FREE Social Media Toolkit! Add your logo and messaging to these free images to promote the event on your company's social media platforms and emails.
Your customers can save on:
- all plants, trees, and grasses
- mulch
- soaker or drip-irrigation hoses
- moisture control for sprinklers or irrigation systems
- rain barrels and other alternative rain and moisture collection systems
- permeable ground cover surfaces
- water-saving surfactants
- soil and compost and more!
Below is a list of the items that qualify for the sales tax exemption:
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WaterSense Products
During Memorial Day Weekend, retailers do not need to charge sales tax on any product tax free that displays a WaterSense label or logo. These items can be bought for either personal or business purposes. |
Water-Conserving Products
Consumers can also purchase certain water-conserving products tax free. Unlike WaterSense-labeled items, these items are only exempt when purchased for use at a residential property.
Items are tax free during the holiday that are used or planted for:
Examples of items that qualify for the exemption include:
Examples of items that do not qualify for the exemption include:
Consumers can also purchase certain water-conserving products tax free. Unlike WaterSense-labeled items, these items are only exempt when purchased for use at a residential property.
Items are tax free during the holiday that are used or planted for:
- conserving or retaining groundwater;
- recharging water tables; or
- decreasing ambient air temperature, and so limiting water evaporation
Examples of items that qualify for the exemption include:
- a soaker or drip-irrigation hose
- a moisture control for a sprinkler or irrigation system mulch
- a rain barrel or an alternative rain and moisture collection system
- a permeable ground cover surface that allows water to reach underground basins, aquifers or water collection points
- all plants, trees and grasses
- water-saving surfactants
- soil and compost
Examples of items that do not qualify for the exemption include:
- construction/building materials
- awnings and other items used to create shade
- air conditioners
- ceiling fans
- sprinklers
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