The annual sales tax holiday in Ohio is this coming weekend from August 6-8.
Families can purchase certain school supplies and clothing free of state sales or use tax. Local sales tax may apply.
Here is a list of items that are tax-exempt courtesy of
NortheastOhioFamilyFun.com.
Clothing
To qualify, the clothing items must be priced at $75 or less (per article of clothing) and fall into the categories below. School clothes, uniforms and diapers are all tax-free during this time.
- shirts, blouses and sweaters
- jeans, shorts and pants
- skirts and dresses
- school uniforms
- belts
- shoes, sandals and boots
- socks and underwear
- bathing suits
- coats, jackets and raincoats
- gloves and ear muffs
- diapers
School Needs
To qualify, the school supplies must be priced at $20 or less (per item) and fall into the categories below.
- binders
- book bags and backpacks
- calculators
- cellophane tape
- blackboard chalk
- compasses and protractors
- composition books
- crayons and markers
- erasers
- folders (expandable, pocket, plastic and manila)
- glue, paste and glue sticks
- highlighters
- index cards and index card boxes
- legal pads and writing tablets
- lunch boxes
- markers and crayons
- notebooks
- paper (loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board and construction paper)
- pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
- pencil sharpeners
- pencils and pens
- rulers
- scissors
School Instructional Material and Books
To qualify, the instructional material and books must be priced at $20 or less (per item) and fall into the categories below.
- reference books
- reference maps and globes
- textbooks
- workbooks