Ohio's sales tax holiday is back to a classic back-to-school weekend: three days in early August covering clothing under $75 and school supplies under $20.
Full item-by-item listAugust 7–9, 2026
Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9
2027 dates aren't set yet — Ohio's holiday has changed shape year to year lately (it ran two full weeks in 2025), so watch for the Department of Taxation's announcement in spring.
Do online orders count?
Yes — order and pay during the weekend and the items qualify even if they arrive later. If everything in the shipment qualifies, shipping is tax-free too.
| Item | Price cap | Tax status |
|---|---|---|
| Clothing $75 or less per item | $75 | Exempt |
| School supplies $20 or less per item | $20 | Exempt |
| School instructional materials reference books, maps, workbooks | $20 | Exempt |
| Electronics, home goods & everything else the storewide under-$500 version from 2024–25 didn't return for 2026 | — | Not exempt |
| Items bought for a trade or business | — | Not exempt |
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation — the place to check any edge case.
It was — in 2024 and 2025 Ohio expanded the holiday to nearly everything under $500, and 2025's ran two full weeks. The state budget didn't fund that for 2026, so the holiday went back to clothing under $75 and school supplies under $20.
August 7–9, 2026 — the first Friday through Sunday of the month. If you missed it, the next one should land in early August 2027; the state confirms the exact shape in spring.
Yes. Order and pay during the holiday weekend and the exemption applies, even when delivery comes later — and shipping itself is tax-free when everything in the box qualifies.
No cart limit. The caps are per item: each piece of clothing must be $75 or less, each school supply $20 or less. Buy as many qualifying items as you like.
Yes — qualifying items skip both the state rate and county rates during the weekend.
Checked against Ohio Department of Taxation on 2026-08-14. See the national calendar for every state's holidays.