Taxes / incentives · checked 12 September 2026

Ohio's data-center sales-and-use-tax exemption statute has been repealed, or existing agreements were cancelled, by Governor DeWine's pause.

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Taxes / incentives · OH

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Checked 12 September 2026

Ohio's data-center sales-and-use-tax exemption statute has been repealed, or existing agreements were cancelled, by Governor DeWine's pause.

What the evidence supports

ORC §122.175 remains the statute and still sets the $100 million capital / $1.5 million payroll thresholds. The pause applies to new requests and does not repeal the statute or existing agreements. WOSU / Statehouse News Bureau reported on 6 August 2026 that Governor DeWine said the freeze 'will continue until I leave office.'

Still unknown

The governor's direct May communication was not independently retrieved. Official Tax Credit Authority text of the pause was not obtained.

Confidence: medium — Statute opened 2026-09-12; currentness attributed to WOSU/Statehouse News Bureau 2026-08-06, also opened 2026-09-12. · 2 sources

Ohio Revised Code §122.175 → Gov. record DeWine: Ohio data center tax break is for next governor to decide on → News

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Evidence details

  1. Ohio Revised Code §122.175 → Gov. record

    Exact location §122.175(A)(5) $100 million capital / $1.5 million annual qualifying payroll; (B) complete or partial exemption

    What it supports The statute remains in force as the eligibility framework.

    Retrieved 12 September 2026 · published 2025-09-30

  2. DeWine: Ohio data center tax break is for next governor to decide on → News

    Exact location paragraphs quoting Gov. Mike DeWine: 'That will continue until I leave office.' Published August 6, 2026.

    What it supports Attributed currentness of the new-request pause through the remainder of Governor DeWine's term. Not an independently retrieved governor communication.

    Retrieved 12 September 2026 · published 2026-08-06

Counterevidence

None recorded.

Next check

Official Tax Credit Authority or governor record of the pause, or a successor action after DeWine leaves office

History

Correction · 12 September 2026 · Software-assisted second check

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Why The reviewed statute remains in force, and the reported pause concerns new requests rather than repeal or cancellation of existing agreements.

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