Maryland Offers Tax-Free Weekend For Some Appliances

Maryland residents can get a break from the state's 6 percent sales tax on qualifying Energy Star products this weekend, according to information from Comptroller Peter Franchot's office.

During the so-called Shop Maryland Energy weekend, the following Energy Star products are tax free:

• Air conditioners
• Clothes washers and dryers
• Furnaces
• Heat pumps
• Boilers
• Solar water heaters, which are tax free all year
• Standard size refrigerators
• Dehumidifiers
• Programmable thermostats
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs

A tax free week on clothing and footwear priced $100 or less will occur every year during the second week of August, according to Franchot's office.

Check out the sales at the local , Home Depot and Best Buy.