Wisconsin Code § 77.71

Imposition of county, municipality, and special district sales and use taxes
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Whenever a sales and use tax
ordinance is adopted under s. 77.70 or 77.701 or a special district
resolution is adopted under s. 77.706, the following taxes are
imposed:
(1) For the privilege of selling, licensing, leasing, or renting
tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods
specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and for the privilege
of selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services a sales tax
is imposed upon retailers at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of
a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special
district tax of the sales price from the sale, license, lease, or rental
of tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods
specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) , (c), and (d), except property
taxed under sub. (4), sold, licensed, leased, or rented at retail in
the county, municipality, or special district, or from selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services described under s.
77.52 (2) in the county, municipality, or special district.
(2) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under s. 77.70 in the
case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a
municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a
special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming in the county, municipality, or

SALES AND USE TAXES; MANAGED FOREST LANDS; OTHER TAXES
special district tangible personal property, or items, property, or
goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) , (c), or (d), or services if
the tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service is
subject to the state use tax under s. 77.53, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1), (3), (4), or (5) has been paid
relieves the buyer of liability for the tax under this subsection and
except that if the buyer has paid a similar local tax in another state
on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection and except that for motor vehicles that are
used for a purpose in addition to retention, demonstration, or display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a
dealer the tax under this subsection is imposed not on the purchase price but on the amount under s. 77.53 (1m).
(3) An excise tax is imposed upon a contractor engaged in
construction activities within the county or special district at the
rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s.
77.701 in the case of a municipality tax, or at the rate under s.
77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price of
tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under s.
77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d) that are used in constructing, altering, repairing, or improving real property and that became a component
part of real property in that county, municipality, or special district, except that if the contractor has paid the sales tax of a
county, municipality, or special district in this state on that tangible personal property, item, property, or good, or has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, or good, that tax shall be
credited against the tax under this subsection.
(4) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under s. 77.70 in the
case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a
municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a
special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft if that
property must be registered or titled with this state and if that
property is to be customarily kept in a county that has in effect an
ordinance under s. 77.70, in a municipality that has in effect an
ordinance under s. 77.701, or in a special district that has in effect
a resolution under s. 77.706, except that if the buyer has paid a
similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same
property, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection. The lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational
vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft is not taxed under
this subsection if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments.
(5) An excise tax is imposed on the purchase price for the
lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as
defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft at the rates under s. 77.70 in
the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of
a municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a
special district tax upon every person storing, using, or otherwise
consuming in the county, municipality, or special district the motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01
(48r), or aircraft if that property must be registered or titled with
this state and if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under
sub. (1) had been paid relieves the purchaser of liability for the
tax under this subsection and except that if the purchaser has paid
a similar local tax in another state on the same lease or rental of
such motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s.
340.01 (48r), or aircraft, that tax shall be credited against the tax
under this subsection.

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