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Milwaukee attorney Kossuth Kent Kennan, then a tax attorney working for the Wisconsin Central Railroad, was the first to draft and propose a state tax commission to investigate and propose reforms to the taxation system. [2] Kennan convinced a legislator to introduce his proposal in the 1889 session of the Legislature, but it was not enacted.
The tax collections represented a 1.9% increase in December collections a 5.2% increase so far this fiscal year. December sales tax collections were $622 million, above the $600 million collected ...
Wisconsin has a 5% state sales tax, with all but 10 of 72 counties assessing their own 0.5% sales tax, mainly in order to finance county financing efforts, including county highway maintenance. Milwaukee County levies a 0.9% county sales tax.
With higher taxes, more consumers are starting to reconsider where they shop, [22] according to a study conducted in Minnesota and Wisconsin, [23] where the sales tax was raised on cigarettes. Effects of higher sales tax were not shown immediately in sales, but about six months after the taxes were raised. [ 23 ]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin has the 35th highest overall tax rate in the country, according to a new report from Wisconsin Policy Forum. The rate of state and local taxes amounted to 9.9% in ...
The 1909 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book. The Wisconsin Blue Book is a biennial publication of the Wisconsin's Legislative Reference Bureau. The Blue Book is an almanac containing information on the government, economics, demographics, geography and history of the state of Wisconsin. It was published annually from 1879 to 1883, and then ...
As of October 18, 2022, 68 of the state's 72 counties also maintain their own sales tax separate from the state for items such as local county road maintenance, usually averaging around .1-.5% in addition to the state 5% sales tax. [3]
Wisconsin’s Department of Safety and Professional Standards saw home inspector license renewals, required every other year, drop from 841 in 2021 to 569 in 2022. Renewals increased to 715 in ...