The Wisconsin Dells area collects through the Premier Resort Tax - 6.75 percent on sales and 12.25 percent tax on over night lodging - even during the off season. This means consumers making purchases in the Wisconsin Dells area pay more for things like clothing, books, jewelry, bikes, ATV's, restaurant served food and beverage, hotel motel lodging, theater productions, concerts, golf course greens fees, amusement park tickets and more.
The off season in the Wisconsin Dells area is a time period of approximately September 15th to April 15th. Despite the long off season - business operators are required to continue to collect the higher tax on all transactions.
Of the 100 percent of the premier resort tax collected annually through financial transactions across the Wisconsin Dells area - it is generally accepted that the business operators in the Village of Lake Delton collect 75 percent of the extra taxes consumers contribute. The City of Wisconsin Dells business operators would be collecting about 25 percent of the extra taxes consumers contribute annually.
Due to the extra tax imposed upon consumer goods and services the local population will shop outside of the high tax Wisconsin Dells area if transportation is available. Due to the extreme drop in annual visitors to the Wisconsin Dells area resorts - the Village of Lake Delton is diverting publicly collected money from the needs of the residents - and creating a High End Attraction Incentive Program. This High End Attraction Incentive Program will provide free money for the area resorts to update and improve their attractions and amusements.
The Wisconsin Dells area is hoping that by diverting funds publicly collected for the needs of residents and giving that money to the private operators of the large resorts - they will update their amusements and attractions and hopefully increase the number of annual visitors to the Wisconsin Dells area.
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