The Wisconsin statewide sales tax rate is 5 percent. All counties in the region assess an additional 0.5 percent county tax rate for a total sales tax of 5.5 percent.
Exemptions from the sales and use tax include:
Exemptions from the sales and use tax include:
- Manufacturing machinery, equipment and fuels and electricity used in manufacturing
- Farming equipment, tools and electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, propane, coal, steam and wood used for fuel for residential or farm use
- Government agencies (including hospitals)
- Manufacturers' raw materials
- Pollution abatement, waste treatment and recycling equipment
- Containers
- Common or contract carriers