Wisconsin — statewide
Wisconsin Department of Revenue
In short
Wisconsin Department of Revenue issues 1 permit we publish for Wisconsin — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seller's Permit and Business Tax Registration | Wisconsin Department of Revenue | $20 initial registration covering two years; $10 to renew each two-year period | 2 years | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Seller's Permit and Business Tax Registration
Wisconsin is one of the minority of states that charges for a seller's permit at all, and it is one umbrella fee: the twenty dollars covers every permit the registrant holds — seller's permit, withholding account, use tax certificate, excise permit — for two years, then ten dollars for each two years after. The department no longer reissues the seller's permit on renewal; the registration certificate is what carries the expiry date. Watch the security deposit: the department may require up to $15,000 before or after issuing the permit, returned after twenty-four consecutive months of compliance. Several categories are exempt from the registration fee, including agricultural and household employers, but every one of them loses the exemption the moment it holds a seller's permit.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin — statewide
- Phone
- (608) 266-2776
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue — business tax registration fee and two-year renewalWisconsin Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other Wisconsin statewide offices
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Food and Recreational Safety
- Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Industry Services
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Bureau of Early Care Regulation
- Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board
- Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board
Wisconsin jurisdictions
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