(WKBN) — With Ohio’s sales tax holiday underway, a few local residents have told First News they’ve been incorrectly charged sales tax on items that should be tax-free.
This year, the holiday was expanded — starting last Tuesday and ending this Thursday. It runs longer than in years past and includes more tax-free items.
Most items $500 or less are supposed to be tax-free, as opposed to previous years when it was limited to some school supplies under $20 and clothing under $75.
Nancy Klingensmith told First News she and her husband went into an area store and each individually purchased $10 worth of soda, an item that would normally be taxed but shouldn’t be during the holiday.
“I didn’t think anything of it, and then my husband went and he got charged and he said, ‘Why the 75 cents? It’s tax-free weekend.’ And the girl said ‘I don’t know, I don’t think we’re honoring that,’” Klingensmith said.
Under this year’s tax holiday laws, food at restaurants should also be tax-free, but alcohol is still taxed.