UC Employees

UC employees may download our Ohio Sales Tax Exemption Certificate by selecting the link above, and have the option of entering their departmental address on the appropriate lines near the signature.  UC employees may then choose to save a copy of that form onto their own computer for future use.  UC employees should always enter the vendor's name on the line at the top, when supplying them with this form.

Sales Tax in Other States

While the University of Cincinnati is generally exempt from paying Ohio Sales Tax on our purchases, that may not be the case in some other states.  Each state's laws determine what organizations are exempt from its own sales tax.

Exemption from any state's sales tax may or may not apply to other taxes levied by that state, or by localities within that state.  For example, a city hotel tax may still apply to UC visitors, even though UC is exempt from paying the state sales tax.

Purchases must be made directly from university funds to qualify for exemption.  Sales tax exemption will not apply when an individual employee makes a purchase and then requests reimbursement from the university.  In such cases, the university reserves the right to deduct any lost sales tax exemption amount from the reimbursement.