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Wisconsin tax, fee collections $450M above estimates; surplus nears $3B

Tax and fee receipts outpaced projections last fiscal year, boosting Wisconsin’s projected surplus to about $3 billion.

Published Aug 27, 2026, 11:17 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Wisconsin collected $450 million more in taxes and fees than estimated in the last fiscal year. That extra revenue means the state is likely to end the year with an estimated $3 billion budget surplus.