Is clothing taxable in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin allows counties and cities to charge up to an additional 0.5% local sales tax on top of the 5% state sales tax. Food, medicine, and newspapers are exempt from sales tax in Wisconsin, but clothes are taxable. The Wisconsin state sales tax rate is currently 5%. With local taxes, the total rate can reach 5.6%.
Sales Tax Regulations in Different States
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Only Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon completely exempt all clothing from sales tax, since they have no sales tax. About 40 states tax clothing. In some states, luxury clothing over a certain price becomes taxable.
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If you sell over $100,000 or make over 200 sales to Wisconsin buyers, you must register with the state to collect sales tax. Storing inventory in Wisconsin warehouses also creates sales tax responsibilities.
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A Wisconsin sales tax calculator applies the 5% state tax plus any local taxes to determine total sales tax owed. This helps individuals and businesses calculate what they owe.
Additional Tax Information
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Digital goods refer to products like ebooks, music, movies, and software downloaded electronically. Some states tax them while others don’t.
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There are 45 states plus Washington, D.C. that impose sales taxes. State sales tax rates range from a high of 7.25% in California to 2.9% in Colorado. The only five with no state sales tax are Alaska, Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire. Most states allow local counties, cities, and municipalities to add their own separate sales and use taxes to the state rate.