Congress passed several Reconstruction Acts. Congress overrode a presidential veto of an act that divided the South into military districts and placed the former Confederate states under martial law pending their adoption of constitutions guaranteeing civil liberties to former slaves.
Ohio does not apply its sales tax to sales of goods to churches, charities, schools, colleges, universities, government agencies, public utility companies, restaurants, cafeterias, farmers, ranchers, food processors, commercial fishermen and volunteer fire departments.
The state sales tax rate is 5.75 percent. Counties and regional transit authorities also may levy sales and use tax. The taxing jurisdictions may only enact sales tax rates changes effective at the start of any calendar quarter. Locate the exact sales tax rate for any address in the state with Ohio's Online Rate Finder.