River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-30
New Tax Bill Lowers
Pierce County Taxes
By Senator Hunt

Bill No. 122, S., known a. the TAX
BILL which was recently passed by
the legislature and signed by the
Governor, has created great deal
81 comment. especially by the news
"a ,pers published in the larger cities.
Members who voted for this bill have
been quite severely criticised by
some of the homo folks and these
criticisms have been actuated by the
best OF motives, being based on
statements and headlines appearing
in big town newspapers.
Sufficient time has elapsed now,
and enough has been said so that the
people are ready for the truth about
this new taxation law.
Our Metropolitan newspapers have
persistently stated in glazing head
lines that the new law increases tax
es. They also ask the question: "Why
raise $5,000,000 more when taxes are
already too high?"
The writer has spent considerable
tine in the office of the tax COM
MISSION, with an expert Of that de-
partment working out the results of
this law as it affects the state at
large and the tenth senatorial dis
trict in particular.
In the state at large, the new law,
instead of raising $5,O00,O00 more,
raises 100000 less. The money
raised is distributed as follows:
1870 to the state; 500 to localities,
and 1900 to the counties. The 40fe
which goes to the state is all used to
cancel mill taxes for school purposes.
Therefore 40e6 of the entire tax, or
100000, is used to reduce property
taxes which have been assessed by
The state for school purposes.
School taxes, being the only state
tax that we pay on property, under
the application of the new law will
practically wipe out all state taxes
on property.
Now let us see how the new law
win affect the taxes in the tenth
senatorial district.
st. CrOix County
Increase in taxes due to
personal property offset 10,588.86
Decrease in taxes due to
Increased exemptions 2,8S9.14
Ne. Increase In Income
Taxes 1922
Decrease in property taxes
cue to renting mill
taxes to schools 40,S48.3l
Net Decrease In All Taxes
For The County 1914 90
Pierce County
Increase in taxes due to
personal property offset 7,707.37
Decrease in taxes due to
decreased exemptions 2,089.21
Net Increase In Income
Taxes 5,61S.16
Decrease in property
taxes due to RENTING
MIL taxes to schools 1887 .O9
Ne. Decrease In All Taxes
Taxes For The County 26,27S.93
Pepin County
Increase in taxes due to
personal property offset 1,706.62
Decrease in taxes due to
increased exemptions 52S.17
Net Increase In Income
Taxes 1,178.45
Decrease in property
taxes lue to renting
naill taxes to schools 9,987.47
Net Decrease In All Taxes
for The County 8,809.02
Buffalo County
Increase in taxes due to
personal property offset 3,75O.67
Decrease in taxes due to
Increased exemptions 1,182.51
Net Increase In Income
Taxes 2,568.16
Decrease in property
taxes due to renting
mill taxes to schools 25,129.69
Net Ceclease In All Taxes
For The County 22,561.53
II the reader cares to do a little
computing on the figures submitted
he will find that the total reduction
on property taxes under the new
law, for the four counties in the dis
trict, is $lO7, s62.56, and the net re-
duction in all taxes after deducting
the increase in income taxes, is $780,
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