Tax Data Series: Sales and Use Tax

County and Regional Transit Authority Permissive Sales and Use Tax Collections and Tax Rates for May 2001 and May 2000 for Distribution in the month of July 2001

As of May 31, 2001, the Ohio Department of Taxation administered permissive sales and use taxes for 87 counties and six transit authorities. County permissive sales tax levies ranged from 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent, while the transit authority levies ranged from 0.25 percent to 1.0 percent.

As of May 31, 2001, one county (Stark) did not levy the tax. The permissive tax and the transit authority tax are enacted at the local level, but are collected by the state along with a five-percent state sales tax. The local share is returned to the counties and regional transit authorities.

May 2001 receipts from the county permissive sales and use tax were approximately $89.5 million while receipts from the transit tax were approximately $21.8 million. Total collections for the month of May 2001 were $111.3 million, up 5.2 percent from May 2000.

Figures shown in this publication are from records of the Revenue Accounting Division of the Ohio Department of Taxation.