Sales Tax Rate In $locality Wisconsin 2024 Wisconsin State, Wisconsin Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Wisconsin State

WISCONSIN STATE Sales Tax Rate

5.00%

2024 Wisconsin State sales tax
Exact tax amount may vary for different items
Tax Jurisdiction Sales Tax
Wisconsin State Sales Tax 5.00%
County Sales Tax N/A
City Sales Tax N/A
Special Sales Tax N/A
Combined Sales Tax 5.00% [Is this data incorrect?]

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The Wisconsin State, Wisconsin sales tax is 5.00% , the same as the Wisconsin state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Wisconsin does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

  • The Wisconsin State Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Wisconsin State
  • Groceries are exempt from the Wisconsin State and Wisconsin state sales taxes
  • Wisconsin State collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Wisconsin law
  • Wisconsin State has a lower sales tax than 98.5% of Wisconsin's other cities and counties

Wisconsin State Wisconsin Sales Tax Exemptions

WISCONSIN STATE - Local sales tax map

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. Wisconsin State doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Wisconsin state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.

Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. Wisconsin's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Wisconsin State.

Groceries:TAX EXEMPT Clothing:5% Prepared Food:5% Prescription Drugs:0% Non-Prescription Drugs:0%

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All merchants operating in Wisconsin State must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Wisconsin sales tax.

Wisconsin State Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Wisconsin State sales tax region partially or fully covers 79 zip codes in Wisconsin. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in Wisconsin here

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