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Wisconsin Sales & Use Tax Rate Publications

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County local rates and the City of Milwaukee local rate from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue Sales Tax Rate Chart, checked against the WIR rates file.

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WI DOR Tax Rates · Read October 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM UTC

Effective date

Charts retrieved October 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM UTC

Effective date

October 1 – October 31, 2026

Source agency
Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Status
Published · past period, not in force
Source document
Sales Tax Rate Chart

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October 2026. Effective October 1 – October 31, 2026

Changes

The jurisdictions that changed on this Wisconsin chart are included with a plan.

  • BASEBALL is BLOCKED. No current stadium rate.
  • BROWN COBA is BLOCKED. No current stadium rate.
  • MILWASTADI is BLOCKED. No current stadium rate.
  • RACINE CO is BLOCKED. No current stadium rate.
  • WASHINGBAB is BLOCKED. No current stadium rate.
  • WAUKESHA B is BLOCKED. No current stadium rate.

Each county total is the 5% state sales tax printed on the Sales Tax Rate Chart plus the county figure printed on that chart, and both parts are listed beside it. A blank county tax rate is a 0% local county rate. The City of Milwaukee shows the state rate and its own city rate side by side, because the chart prints the city and county rates on separate lines.

City of Milwaukee is printed on more than one chart row and is listed once. Stadium district taxes are blocked. Exposition district and premier resort area taxes are not on this chart.

BLOCKED, no current rate: BASEBALL, BROWN COBA, MILWASTADI, RACINE CO, WASHINGBAB, WAUKESHA B. WIR special 55501 ended 2020-03-31; WIR special 55502 ended 2015-09-30.

This chart does not list local exposition district taxes or premier resort area taxes. The WIR rates file lists 4 active local exposition districts and 10 active premier resort areas.

The rate matches, so the chart date is shown. WIR begin differs for Menominee chart date 2020-04-01, WIR begin 2020-03-31.

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Wisconsin sales and use tax rates effective October 1 – October 31, 2026
JurisdictionTotal rateSource
AdamsFrom January 1, 19945.5%State 5% · County 0.5%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
AshlandFrom April 1, 19885.5%State 5% · County 0.5%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
BarronFrom April 1, 19865.5%State 5% · County 0.5%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
BayfieldFrom April 1, 19915.5%State 5% · County 0.5%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.
BrownFrom January 1, 20185.5%State 5% · County 0.5%OfficialUnlocks for paid members.

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Labels are taken from the legend printed on this chart. A letter names a tax the chart says is part of the jurisdiction rate. It is not a separate percentage.

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