Many
back-to-school to purchases, including classroom supplies, will be exempt from
Ohio sales tax on Aug. 2, 3 and 4. Mansfield City Schools supply lists for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade can be found on the district’s Internet home page, tygerpride.com
Starting
this year, state law provides for a permanent sales tax holiday on the first
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of August each year.
The
following items are exempt from sales and use tax:
-- Clothing
priced at $75 per item or less.
-- School supplies
priced at $20 per item or less.
-- School
instructional material priced at $20 per item or less.
Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday law.
Questions may be
directed to the Ohio Department of Taxation at 800-304-3211.