Sales Tax Holiday for Energy-Efficient Appliances
Administered by Missouri Department of Revenue
Save on sales tax when you buy ENERGY STAR-certified appliances during Missouri's Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday (April 19–25 each year). Qualifying appliances include clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, furnaces, heat pumps, and air conditioners, each capped at $1,500—you pay zero state and local sales tax on these purchases during the holiday week. Simply shop for eligible ENERGY STAR models at participating retailers and request the tax exemption at checkout.
Promote the Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday to customers purchasing ENERGY STAR-certified appliances; it covers clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, furnaces, heat pumps, and air conditioners up to $1,500 per unit. All qualifying sales receive zero percent state and local sales tax during April 19–25 each year. If your appliance inventory is less than 2% qualifying merchandise, you must offer customers a sales tax refund instead of the exemption.
The Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday exempts ENERGY STAR-certified appliances (clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners) up to $1,500 each from all state and local sales tax during April 19–25 annually under Section 144.526.1, RSMo. All qualifying transactions are taxed at zero percent; vendors report these sales under the adjustment column of their sales tax returns. All municipalities must participate; retailers with fewer than 2% qualifying merchandise must provide refunds instead of the exemption.
Program details
- Program ID
- 3030
- Effective
- 8/28/2008
- Last updated
- 1/12/2026
Eligibility
- Technologies
- clothes washers dishwasher refrigerators/freezers water heaters furnaces heat pumps air conditioners other ee commercial refrigeration equipment
Program summary
The state of Missouri offers consumers a seven-day exemption from state sales taxes on certain ENERGY STAR certified new appliances. The state sales tax holiday, known as the "Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday," applies to ENERGY STAR-certified appliances up to $1,500 per appliance intended for either personal or business use.
The sales tax holiday will last from April 19 - April 25 each year for the following appliances*:
- Clothes washers
- Clothes dryers
- Water heaters
- Trash compactors*
- Dishwashers
- Conventional ovens, ranges, and stoves*
- Air conditioners
- Furnaces
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Heat pumps
Cities, Counties, or Districts no longer have the option to not participate in the Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday. All qualifying sales for the Show Me Green holiday will have a sales tax rate of zero percent and should be reported under the adjustment column of sales tax returns. The exemption does not apply to retailers if less than 2% of their merchandise qualifies for the holiday, in which case the retailer must offer customers a sales tax refund in lieu of the sales tax holiday. The state sales tax rate is 4.225% as of December 2024. Further information on local sales taxes is available from the DOR.
*It is important to note that ovens, ranges, stoves, and trash compactors are not currently rated under the EPA ENERGY STAR system. Thus, although the statute anticipates that one day such items might be eligible, purchases of all such appliances arenot currently eligible for the exemption and will be assessed sales tax at the normal rate.
Contact & resources
- Contact email
- salesuse@dor.mo.gov
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
