Sales and Use Tax
State and Permissive (Local) Sales & Use Tax
Collections for Industries Directly and Indirectly Related to
Travel & Tourism, July - December 2010
The Ohio Department of Taxation is required under ORC Section
5739.36 to summarize and publish sales and use tax
collections for industries related directly and indirectly to
travel and tourism by industrial classification for each
preceding six month period. The following table covers tax
collections for July through December 2010.
For the first six months of fiscal year 2011, state and
permissive (i.e. local) sales and use tax collections totaled
$2.13 billion from a total of 74,128 accounts. Out of the 26
classification groups, 12 are related directly to travel and
tourism while 14 are indirectly related. Sales tax
collections ranged from a high of $588.8 million by
department/general merchandise stores to a low of $151,480 by
cultural institutions. The number of accounts per
classification ranged from 26,626 miscellaneous store
retailers to 37 air transportation firms.
Figures shown in this publication are from records of the
Ohio Department of Taxation.