Shoppers take advantage of a sales tax holiday at Wal-Mart, 2450 Allentown Road, Lima. Ohio’s upcoming sales tax holiday is Friday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 6.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
Families looking to save additional money when stocking up on back-to-school supplies and clothes are in luck.
When is the sales tax holiday?
Ohio’s upcoming sales tax holiday is Friday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 6.
What is tax free?
Tax-free items include school supplies and books that cost $20 or less per item and clothing at $75 or less per item.
View the full list of items on the Ohio Department of Taxation website: www.tinyurl.com/ohiotaxsales
Items used in a trade or business deal are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.
Also not eligible are items such as:
⋅ Clothing accessories
⋅ Patches and protective equipment
⋅ Sewing or knitting materials
⋅ Sports equipment
⋅ Belt buckles, costume masks, patches and emblems sold separately.
Qualified items sold by mail, telephone, e-mail or Internet qualify if the consumer orders and pays for the item and the retailer accepts the order during the exemption period for immediate shipment, even if delivery is made after the exemption period.
History
The annual sales tax holiday weekend started in 2015. It takes place on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of August each year. The Ohio General Assembly made it permanent in 2018.
Legislators supported making it a two-week sales tax holiday in 2024, but a line item veto by Gov. Mike DeWine struck that from the state’s budget. DeWine wrote that he supports an expanded sales tax holiday, but instead of requiring it be two weeks long he wants the Tax Commissioner, state budget director and County Commissioners Association to study the potential impact on revenues before determining how long it should be.
