Wisconsin Dells Mayor Ed Wojnicz listens to Finance Director/Administrative Coordinator Karen Terry explain the city's premier resort tax collections for 2020 at the committee's Jan. 18 meeting. Premier resort tax collections for the fourth quarter in 2020 were higher than expected in Wisconsin Dells but dropped overall as tourists cut back travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wisconsin Dells Finance Committee Member and Alderperson Terry Marshall listens to Finance Director and Administrative Coordinator Karen Terry explain the city's premier resort tax collections for 2020 at the committee's Jan. 18 meeting. Collections for the tax, which helps fund infrastructure projects, increased by 27% in the fourth quarter of 2020 but decreased overall throughout the year as tourists cut back travel and non-essential businesses were ordered to shut down during the Safer at Home order due to the pandemic.
Fourth quarter premier resort tax collections in Wisconsin Dells came in higher than expected in 2020 but less than budgeted overall due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to city officials and documents.
Wisconsin Dells area officials say a new state law that modifies room tax collection rules will ensure all lodging and rental entities are pay…
Wisconsin Dells Mayor Ed Wojnicz listens to Finance Director/Administrative Coordinator Karen Terry explain the city's premier resort tax collections for 2020 at the committee's Jan. 18 meeting. Premier resort tax collections for the fourth quarter in 2020 were higher than expected in Wisconsin Dells but dropped overall as tourists cut back travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wisconsin Dells Finance Committee Member and Alderperson Terry Marshall listens to Finance Director and Administrative Coordinator Karen Terry explain the city's premier resort tax collections for 2020 at the committee's Jan. 18 meeting. Collections for the tax, which helps fund infrastructure projects, increased by 27% in the fourth quarter of 2020 but decreased overall throughout the year as tourists cut back travel and non-essential businesses were ordered to shut down during the Safer at Home order due to the pandemic.
