Sales tax permit · Wisconsin
Registering for a Wisconsin sales tax permit
Wisconsin's state sales tax rate is 5%, local taxes come on top, and its remote seller threshold is $100,000 in sales, measured over the previous or current calendar year. If your business has crossed it and needs a permit, we prepare and submit the Wisconsin registration through www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/Businesses/New-Business-home.aspx for $99, plus any state fee at cost.
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Digital products in Wisconsin
Wisconsin DOR: tax applies to "Specified digital goods, additional digital goods, and digital codes" (e.g., a video game transferred electronically).
Wisconsin's threshold, in its own words
Wisconsin DOR: remote sellers with gross sales into Wisconsin (including resale, taxable and exempt sales) exceeding $100,000 in the previous or current calendar year. The 200-transaction threshold was eliminated effective February 20, 2021. State rate 5%; 0.5% county tax in counties that adopted it (DOR guidance document 100047, April 20, 2020).
What filing looks like afterward
Wisconsin DOR assigns the filing frequency "based on the annual dollar amount of their taxable sales" and may review it annually based on filing history.
Wisconsin has a marketplace facilitator law, so sales through a marketplace that collects for you are handled by the marketplace.
Registration portal: www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/Businesses/New-Business-home.aspx. Alabama · sales tax for online sellers
Paperwork only: whether your sales count toward the threshold is a tax question for your preparer. State fees at cost.
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What is Wisconsin's remote seller threshold?
$100,000 in sales, measured over the previous or current calendar year. The state's test has no transaction count.
Are digital products taxed in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin DOR: tax applies to "Specified digital goods, additional digital goods, and digital codes" (e.g., a video game transferred electronically).
How often are Wisconsin returns filed?
Wisconsin DOR assigns the filing frequency "based on the annual dollar amount of their taxable sales" and may review it annually based on filing history.
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