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September 13, 2017State Rundown 9/13: The Year of Unprecedented State Budget Impasses Continues
This week, Pennsylvania lawmakers risk defaulting on payments due to their extremely overdue budget and Illinois legislators will borrow billions to start paying their backlog of unpaid bills. Governing delves…
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September 7, 2017State Rundown 9/6: Most Statehouses Quiet, Many Pondering Harvey’s Impacts
It's been a quiet week for tax policy in most states, though lawmakers are still making noise in Pennsylvania, where a budget agreement is still needed, and in Wisconsin, where…
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August 31, 2017State Rundown 8/31: Modernizing Taxes is Sometimes a Sprint, Sometimes a Marathon
Tax and budget debates are progressing at different paces in different parts of the country this week. In Connecticut and Wisconsin, lawmakers hope to finally settle their budget and tax…
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August 9, 2017State Rundown 8/9: And Then There Were Three
This week, Rhode Island lawmakers agreed on a budget, leaving only three states – Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin – without complete budgets. Texas, however, remains in special session and West… -
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July 19, 2017State Rundown 7/19: Handful of States Still Have Their Hands Full with Tax and Budget Debates
Tax and budget debates drag on in several states this week, as lawmakers continue to work in Alaska, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. And a showdown is brewing… -
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June 28, 2017State Rundown 6/28: States Scramble to Finish Budgets Before July Deadlines
This week, several states attempt to wrap up their budget debates before new fiscal years (and holiday vacations) begin in July. Lawmakers reached at least short-term agreement on budgets in…
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June 27, 2017Wisconsin Budget Project: Missing Out: Recent Tax Cuts Slanted in Favor of those with Highest Incomes
Since 2011, Wisconsin state lawmakers have made it a high priority to cut taxes, particularly personal income and property taxes. The tax cuts they have passed have disproportionately gone to… -
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April 29, 2015Wisconsin Budget Project: A Flatter State Income Tax Would Take a Toll on Wisconsin
A proposal to change Wisconsin’s tax system could cut taxes for high earners, even though the well-off already pay a smaller share of their income in state taxes than lower-income… -
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April 29, 2015Wisconsin Budget Project: Do All Taxpayers Get the Same Benefit from the Governor’s Income Tax Proposals?
In his State of the State address last week, Governor Walker talked about two tax cuts he plans to make using the state’s projected surplus: a $406 million cut in…
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By the Numbers
| Personal Income Tax Features (2015) | |
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| Range of Tax Rates | 4.6% - 6.75% |
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| Personal Exemption | $700 |
| Dependent Exemption | $700 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) | 4% -- 34% Refundable |
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| Corporate Income Tax Features (2015) | |
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| Range of Tax Rates | Standard deduction phases out for high income levels |
| Income Level at Which Top Rate Applies | N/A |
| Combined Reporting | 7.90% |
| Apportionment Factor (Payroll) | All |
| Apportionment Factor (Property) | Yes |
| Apportionment Factor (Sales) | 0% |
| Sales Tax Features (2015) | |
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| State Sales Tax Rate | 5.00% |
| Average Local Sales Tax Rate | 0.45% |
| Average Combined State & Local Sales Tax Rate | 5.45% |
| State Sales Tax Treatment of Groceries | Exempt |
| Local Sales Tax Treatment of Groceries | Exempt |
| Number of Services Taxed | 76 out of 168 surveyed (2007) |
| Streamlined Sales Tax Membership | Full |
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| Property Tax Features (2015) | |
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| Other Tax & Revenue Features (2015) | |
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| Gasoline Tax Rate (per gallon) | $0.329 |
| Diesel Tax Rate (per gallon) | $0.329 |
| Cigarette Tax Rate (per pack) | $2.52 |
| Estate or Inheritance Tax | No |
| Net Lottery Sales Per Capita | $85 (2010) |
| Tax Policy Oversight | |
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| Tax Expenditure Report | Yes |
| Tax Incidence Analysis Capability | Personal income tax only |
Last updated January 13, 2015
RESOURCES
State Tax & Revenue Information
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue
- Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau
- Wisconsin Division of Executive Budget and Finance