Sales Tax (live, mall, license plates)

[tvlcompanygirl]

What items in general are covered under the sales tax?

For instance, here in TN, EVERYTHING is taxed (as high as 9.75%) but I know in some states clothing and shoes under $50 is exempt, as well as "necessities" such as food.

What about in Ohio?

[CortlandGirl79]

Food isn't taxed in ohio, but alcohol, cigarettes, and pop/soda are. I believe sales tax is determined by county.........for example, in my county, Trumbull, the sales tax is 6.5%. If you eat in at a fast food place it's taxed, but if you order it to go it's not. I live pretty close to the PA border and in PA they don't tax clothes, so many of us travel to Pennsyltucky for clothes. hehe!

[Ohiogirl81]

Cort's right, every county sets its own sales tax. The base state sales tax is 5.5 percent, but the counties can tack on additional taxes if they're voter-approved.

Here's a map of the tax rates:

http://tax.ohio.gov/divisions/tax_an...estaxmapbw.pdf

I'm kinda shocked at how high some counties' sales taxes are ... I probably shouldn't be, eh?

in PA they don't tax clothes, so many of us travel to Pennsyltucky for clothes.

When I have the occasion to be at the Millcreek Mall in Erie, I'm amused to note the proportion of out-of-state license plates to Pa. license plates.

Not that I didn't do the same thing when I lived in Ohio ...