Back-To-School Tax Holiday Aug. 3-5 In Ohio

LAKEWOOD, OH — Ohio's back-to-school tax holiday will be August 3-5. During that weekend, clothing, school supplies and certain instructional items will all be exempt from sales tax.

The sales tax holiday starts at midnight on August 3 and continues until 11:59 p.m. on August 5, so late night shoppers will have plenty of time to get everything on their back-to-school lists.

The following items are specifically exempt from the sales tax: clothing priced at $75 per item or less; school supplies priced at $20 per item or less; and school instructional materials priced at $20 per item or less. The tax exemption will apply across the state.

Lakewood City Schools' first day of classes is August 21. District offices will open on August 6.

Here are the supply lists for each Lakewood City School:

• Roosevelt Elementary
• Lincoln Elementary
• Horace Mann Elementary
• Hayes Elementary
• Harrison Elementary
• Grant Elementary
• Emerson Elementary
• Harding Middle
• Garfield Middle
• Lakewood High

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Photo from Rick Uldricks, Patch