Milwaukee Implements Six New Sales Tax Rates, Making Calculations More Complicated

• Starting Jan. 1, there will be six new sales tax rates in Milwaukee.
• The highest tax rate will be 8.4% on restaurant food, candy, and beverages in Milwaukee.
• Milwaukee will impose its first-ever city sales tax of 2%.
• Milwaukee County’s sales tax will rise to 0.9%.
• Other counties in the Milwaukee region will have tax rates ranging from 5.5% to 0.5%.
• All of these taxes will be added together, resulting in the total sales tax rate for a purchase.

Source: milwaukeemag.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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