During the annual tax free weekend, eligible items for personal use and worth under $2,500 are not taxed the typical 6.25%.

Just after the passage of the 1997 tax bill in the early 2000s, only about 38,000 home sales per year, or 1.3% of existing home sales, exceeded the exemption limit.

One such exemption covers nonprofits "operated primarily for religious purposes" and controlled, supervised, or principally supported by a church. Wis. Stat. §108.02 (15) (h) (2) (2023–2024).

Trump's spending bill, headed to the Senate, would exempt religious colleges from a big tax increase on endowments. But some religious institutions may not qualify, raising First Amendment concerns.