Check your receipts: If you were charged extra during the sales tax holiday, here's what you can do

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some Ohioans report that they are still being charged sales tax during the state's mandatory holiday. Here's what you can do to get your money back.

For the first two weeks of August, Ohio’s 5.75% tax rate — and any local sales taxes — are paused .

"That doesn't mean that all online or even in-person shopping experiences here in Ohio are incorporating it," financial expert and Case Western Reserve University professor Michael Goldberg said. "Consumers really need to look."

Viewers and readers have been reaching out to us, saying that some stores aren’t honoring the state sales tax break, and they are still being charged tax. Ohio Senate Finance Chair Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland) explains that the holiday is mandatory.

"It's their obligation to follow the law, of course,