The state Legislature passed a bill this session to eliminate the personal property tax affecting businesses and provided funding in the 2021-23 state budget to give municipalities money to make up for it.

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A bill to eliminate property taxes paid by Wisconsin businesses on equipment and furnishings is finding bipartisan support in the state Legislature.

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A new bill introduced this week would eliminate sales tax on construction equipment that’s temporarily parked in Wisconsin before being sent out of state for certain types of projects.

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A bill being circulated in the state Legislature would wipe out the last vestiges of Wisconsin's tax on personal property, a category that includes construction equipment.

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State lawmakers nearly two years ago passed legislation lifting a roughly $75 million-a-year tax burden from construction equipment and other so-called personal property.

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On Jan. 1, 2018, the Wisconsin Legislature eliminated the personal property tax on machinery, tools and patterns.

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Barring any big changes, the state budget headed next week to the Legislature would give contractors some long-sought tax relief. The $76 billion, two-year spending plan approved Wednesday by lawmakers on a powerful-budget writing committee would exempt construction companies from ...

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Construction groups are lining up behind a bill meant to make it easier for contractors to know when sales and use taxes are owed on materials bought for construction projects.

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Imagine purchasing a new lawn tractor as a homeowner. Upon buying it, you’d expect to pay the state sales tax according to the price — or value — of that purchase.

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More than 30 trade associations and businesses are banding together to end Wisconsin's personal property tax.

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