Weekly Fiscal Facts are provided by the Wisconsin Policy Forum, the state’s leading resource for nonpartisan state and local government research and civic education. The Wisconsin Public Policy Forum logo can be downloaded here.
Wisconsin State Taxes Rose 1.7% in 2017
State taxes and fees in Wisconsin totaled$18.8 billion in 2017, a 1.7% increase over 2016. The major state taxes are individual and corporate income taxes, sales taxes, the gas tax, and the unemployment insurance payroll tax; major fees include those for vehicle registration and hunting licenses.
The individual income tax is Wisconsin’s primary source for funding state government. Collections totaled $8.0 billion in 2017, a 3.9% increase over 2016. Revenues exceeded sales ($5.2 billion) and corporate income taxes ($920.9 million) combined.
