Brown County sales (and use) tax increases to 5.50% effective January 1, 2018.
The county sales tax rate of 0.5% is imposed on retailers making taxable retail sales, licenses, leases, or rentals or providing taxable services in a Wisconsin county that has adopted the county tax.
The county use tax rate of 0.5% is imposed on purchasers of items used, stored, or consumed in counties that impose county tax. County use tax must be paid when Wisconsin county sales tax is not charged and no exemption applies.