By the numbers: Wisconsin posts 5th highest property tax rate in new national study
Wisconsin ranked 47th in the nation in a recent WalletHub analysis of which states have the lowest property tax rate.
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Expanding Property Tax Will Make Wisconsin’s Business Climate Worse
No one would seriously argue that we should base assessments of single family homes on the income or net worth of the owners. However, that is precisely the approach that Stroebel’s bill would do to businesses if enacted.
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Stroebel: Commercial Property Should Be Taxed on the Ability to Generate Income
Income generating properties are sold on the open market and priced according to the amount and reliability of said income stream.
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Evers’ $83.5 Billion Budget Grows Government, Raises Taxes
How would Evers — Wisconsin’s taxpayers, really — pay for it all? Taxes. Billions of dollars in new and expanded tax revenue.
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Evers Could Raise Taxes $7.2 Billion According to Walker Campaign Figures
Governor Scott Walker’s re-election campaign released a memo on Wednesday that claims his Democratic opponent, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, could raise taxes more than $7.2 Billion.
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Spring School Referenda Raise Taxes $563 Million Statewide
Voters across the state agreed to raise taxes by $563 million during Tuesday’s spring election. Of a proposed $667 million in overall tax hikes, the vast majority – 84 percent – were approved.
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The Tax Foundation Ranks Wisconsin 38th
Wisconsin is still ranked 38 of the fifty states, making it a high-tax state according to the Tax Foundation.
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Walker Weekly Radio Address: Wisconsin’s 100% Reduction in the State Property Tax
This year, you may notice something new on your property tax bill: a big zero under the state portion of the total property tax.
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Scott Allen Votes No on the Budget Due to PFA Provision
When asked “what is the public purpose of the PFA,” I was told economic development. Yet the economic development generated by PFA’s work is mostly happening outside of the state of Wisconsin and outside of the boundaries of the “local” jurisdiction of the PFA itself. Only 1.9 percent of the total debt issued by PFA has been for Wisconsin projects.
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Joint Finance Votes to Eliminate State Forestry Tax
“Here in Wisconsin we are not only reducing taxes, we’re eliminating taxes altogether,” said Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield). “You want to talk about history? We’re making history right here.”
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