In January of 2022, WMC joined other Wisconsin business groups and associations in opposing an amendment to AB 610 and SB 630 that, if enacted, would have a dramatic and detrimental impact on Wisconsin’s business climate by changing property assessment practices. If enacted as amended, this legislation would allow assessors to increase the assessments of many taxpayers by considering “actual or market rent” when assessing property. This change would particularly impact retailers and other businesses who have used sale-leasebacks, build-to-suit leases, and similar transactions to finance the development and acquisition of property.
Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms Evers’ 400-Year Property Tax Increase
Kristen Nupson
April 25, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWjmb3QsOMs Last week, the now-liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld 4-3 a controversial veto from Gov. Tony Evers in the state budget. The partial veto increased
