#LocalGovMatters Episode #11: A Decade of Change: Wisconsin’s Income Tax Since 2012

February 16, 2025

#LocalGovMatters co-hosts, WCA President & CEO Mark O’Connell and WCA Communications Consultant Michelle Gormican Thompson, sit down with Forward Analytics Director Dale Knapp as he discussed the latest report, “A Decade of Change: Wisconsin’s Income Tax Since 2012.”

Wisconsin’s income tax, the largest source of revenue for state government, has undergone significant change since 2012. This report, A Decade of Change: Wisconsin’s Income Tax Since 2012, explores the impact of the many tax rate cuts on taxpayers and on Wisconsin’s tax rank nationally. It also examines how the state’s changing demographics have impacted affected collections.

Resources
Forward Analytics Report: “A Decade of Change: Wisconsin’s Income Tax Since 2012”
Forward Analytics Website
Wisconsin Counties Association

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https://localgovmatters.wicounties.org/

Show Ideas?
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A special thanks to Jackie Johnson for sound editing and to WCA’s Ann Marie Austin for her technical support. This episode was recorded on February 10, 2025 at the WCA Studio in Madison, Wisconsin.