{"id":208473,"date":"2026-08-02T20:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=208473"},"modified":"2026-08-02T20:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T01:36:58","slug":"ohios-sales-tax-holiday-is-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/08\/02\/ohios-sales-tax-holiday-is-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio&#8217;s sales tax holiday is this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS \u2014 Ohio\u2019s annual sales tax holiday returns this weekend but it\u2019s going back to its roots. Last year it was 14 days and in 2024, it was 10 days. Now, it\u2019s just three days &#8212; from 12 a.m. Friday, August 7, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it was introduced in 2015, it was three days. Last year and in 2024, nearly all items up to $500 were not taxed during the sales tax holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following items qualify for the sales tax exemption during the three-day holiday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clothing priced at $75 or less per item<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School supplies priced at $20 or less per item<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School instructional materials priced at $20 or less per item<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis annual holiday provides meaningful savings for Ohio families while supporting back-to-school preparation,\u201d Tax Commissioner Patricia Harris said. \u201cWe encourage shoppers and retailers to plan ahead and take advantage of the exemption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional details, including commonly asked questions and guidance for consumers and retailers, are available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__links-2D2.govdelivery.com_CL0_https-3A-252F-252Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com-252F-253Furl-3Dhttps-25253A-25252F-25252Ftax.ohio.gov-25252Fsalestaxholiday-2526data-3D05-25257C02-25257CCaroline.Mason-252540governor.ohio.gov-25257C87445556d5954b513af708dea6c54dea-25257C50f8fcc494d84f0784eb36ed57c7c8a2-25257C0-25257C0-25257C639131563505254052-25257CUnknown-25257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ-25253D-25253D-25257C0-25257C-25257C-25257C-2526sdata-3DU-25252BNQb-25252BeVXvtCF3YXFFTTLiUN2kUrTt8xDjlVlCe7K4g-25253D-2526reserved-3D0_1_0101019de521f165-2D8b5df632-2D3337-2D426a-2D896a-2D959e59f80905-2D000000_sD-2Dg-5FaR4jr49uEt6y95T2J-2Dvnf1w48ym7rTQ5VhjJGs-3D452&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=FC13PzDbVZ8qhVsUeHYgLJLYUVcrkfTA5q3JvQduqoI&amp;m=ynIsBnwSDnzTRMoxIe9FbniBa8nEJqiiZeREmC4HImKrdaK5yvWN1kDXY74ns2KZ&amp;s=apJyBbPdKXocGXQZ6ivS9Am9AJUGNMgCpncdNK0s63E&amp;e=\">Ohio Department of Taxation website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS \u2014 Ohio\u2019s annual sales tax holiday returns this weekend but it\u2019s going back to its roots. Last year it was 14 days and in 2024, it was 10 days. Now, it\u2019s just three days &#8212; from 12 a.m. Friday, August 7, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 9. 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