Ohio: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
Ohio holds a back-to-school sales tax holiday every year on the first weekend of August.
From the first Friday of August through Sunday, clothing priced at $75 or less and school supplies and instructional materials priced at $20 or less are tax-free; in 2026 that was August 7 to 9. In years when the state budget director certifies a surplus, the tax commissioner can instead set a longer holiday. Ohio's county and transit sales taxes follow the state's exemptions, so they are not charged on these items either.
Conditions
- First Friday of August through the following Sunday
- Clothing $75 or less per item
- School supplies and school instructional materials $20 or less per item
What the law says
Sales of the following occurring on the first Friday of August and the following Saturday and Sunday of any year, except in 2024 or any subsequent year in which a sales tax holiday is held pursuant to section 5739.41 of the Revised Code ... An item of clothing, the price of which is seventy-five dollars or less ... An item of school supplies, the price of which is twenty dollars or less
Sources
- Ohio Rev. Code § 5739.02(B)(55) Official · codes.ohio.gov
- Ohio Rev. Code § 5739.41 Official · codes.ohio.gov
- Ohio Rev. Code § 5739.021 (county tax) Official · codes.ohio.gov
- Ohio Rev. Code § 5739.023 (transit tax) Official · codes.ohio.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Ohio Department of Taxation
- Website
- tax.ohio.gov
How bordering states compare
- Indiana No tax-free periodIndiana has a 7% sales tax and no sales tax holiday.
- Kentucky No tax-free periodKentucky has a 6% sales tax and no sales tax holiday.
- Michigan No tax-free periodNo. Michigan charges a 6% sales tax and state law sets no sales tax holiday.
- Pennsylvania No tax-free periodPennsylvania has a 6% sales tax but no sales tax holiday. Most clothing is exempt all year.
- West Virginia Has a tax-free periodWest Virginia holds a yearly four-day back-to-school sales tax holiday around the first weekend of August.