3News Investigates: Confusion over Ohio’s tax-free holiday [Video]

PARMA, Ohio — One Northeast Ohio restaurant group claims they were erroneously charging customers sales tax during the state’s tax-free holiday because they didn’t realize the list of eligible purchases had expanded. It’s just one of many examples of both patrons and businesses not totally understanding how the new holiday guidelines are supposed to work.

The small little piece of paper on her kitchen table makes one area woman laugh now. She preferred not to show her face or use her name for our story, but was happy to show us the piece of paper.

The woman was charged sales tax after eating lunch, something that would not have happened at that same restaurant just a few hours later.

“I didn’t know what’s going on,” confessed …