These Are the Six New Sales Tax Rates in Milwaukee

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Figuring out sales taxes is about to get a lot more complicated.

For the past three years, the Milwaukee region has had three easy-to-remember sales tax rates: 5% on all taxable purchases in Waukesha County, 5.5% on most other taxable purchases in the four-county area and 6% on restaurant food, candy and beverages in Milwaukee County.

But on Jan. 1, the number of tax rates will double, to six, with the highest at 8.4%. Under a new state law, Milwaukee will impose its first-ever city sales tax and Milwaukee County will raise its sales tax, to avoid the budgetary catastrophe known as a “fiscal cliff.”