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Wisconsin Tax Resources

Governor: Jim Doyle
Income Tax Revenue (2007): $14,482,624,000.00
Wisconsin Population 5,598,893

Wisconsin Mailing Address

Wondering where to mail your Wisconsin taxes? Here's the address:

Mail your return to: Wisconsin Department of Revenue
If tax due: PO Box 268, Madison WI 53790-0001
If refund or no tax due: PO Box 59, Madison WI 53785-0001
If homestead credit claimed: PO Box 34, Madison WI 53786-0001



Wisconsin Tax Filing Guide

Here are detailed instructions for filing taxes in the state of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Residents

If your domicile residence was in Wisconsin for the entire year, you are a full-year Wisconsin resident. If you are a full-year resident of Wisconsin, you will need to file a income tax return with Wisconsin if your gross income is greater than the amount permitted in the table (attached below). To file a full-year resident return use Form 1 (attached below) for any additional information see Instructions for Form 1.

Related Tax Forms

  • Form 1 - Wisconsin Individual Income Tax (The Long Form)

Part-Year Wisconsin Residents

If your permanent (domicile) home was in Wisconsin for only part of the year, you are a part-year resident of Wisconsin. Your domicile home might be in Wisconsin for only part of the year if you moved in or out of Wisconsin during the year. If your gross income was more than $2000 for the year, you will have to file a Wisconsin, part-year resident return. Wisconsin will tax all income earned while you were a resident and only income earned from Wisconsin sources while you were a nonresident. To know how to file while your part year return for the period of time that you were a resident, see the Wisconsin Resident or Wisconsin Resident Who Worked In Another State sections. To know how to file your part-year return during the period of time that you were a nonresident see the Wisconsin Nonresident Working or Wisconsin Nonresident Who Sold Property section.

Wisconsin Residents who work in another state

If your domicile residence was in Wisconsin for the entire year, you are a full-year Wisconsin resident. If you are a full-year resident of Wisconsin, you will need to file a income tax return with Wisconsin if your gross income is greater than the amount permitted in the table (attached below). To file a full-year resident return use Form 1 (attached below) for any additional information see Instructions for Form 1.

If you are a Wisconsin resident that works in another state, you will be taxed on all income no matter where it is earned by Wisconsin. However the state in which you earned the income may also tax this income. To avoid facing dual taxation on this income, file a return with Wisconsin (using Form 1) and the other state. Once you have done this fill out Schedule OS (attached) and attach it to your Wisconsin return along with the other state’s return and your W-2 (which can be obtained from your employer). If you are working in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, or Minnesota you will be taxed by Wisconsin and not one of the other states, due to reciprocal agreements. These agreements are only for income from salaries, wages, and commissions (ie. personal service income).

Non-Residents who work in Wisconsin

If your domicile home was not in Wisconsin for any part of the tax year, you are a nonresident of Wisconsin. If you are a nonresident of Wisconsin who made more than $2000 from Wisconsin wages, salaries, and commissions you will have to file a Wisconsin, part-year resident return. Use Form-1NPR to file your Wisconsin nonresident return. For additional information see Form-1NPR Instructions.

Related Tax Forms

  • Form-1NPR - Nonresident & part-year resident Wisconsin income tax

Non-Residents who sold property in Wisconsin

If your domicile home was not in Wisconsin for any part of the tax year, you are a nonresident of Wisconsin. If you are a nonresident who made more than $2000 of taxable income from Wisconsin sources you will have to file a Wisconsin, nonresident return.

Sources of taxable Wisconsin income include:

• Wages, salaries, commissions

• Rents and royalties from property in Wisconsin

• Gains or losses from sales of property in Wisconsin,

• Profits or losses from businesses, professions, and farming in Wisconsin

• Income from the Wisconsin state lottery

• Gambling winnings from places that reside on Native American land

You may exclude up to $250,000 ($500,000 if married and filing a joint return) of capital gains from the sale of your main home on both your Wisconsin and Federal return.

Use Form-1NPR to file your Wisconsin nonresident return. For additional information see Form 1NPR Instructions.

Related Tax Forms

  • Forn 1NPR - Nonresident and Part-year Resident Income Tax Return
  • Form-1NPR - Nonresident & part-year resident Wisconsin income tax

Wisconsin Tax Forms

  • Form 1A - Wisconsin Individual Income Tax (The Short Form)
  • Form WI-Z - Wisconsin Income Tax (The Shortest Form)
  • Form-1NPR - Nonresident & part-year resident Wisconsin income tax
  • Forn 1NPR - Nonresident and Part-year Resident Income Tax Return
  • Schedule 1 - Adjustments to Convert 2009 Federal Adjusted Gross Income and Itemized Deductions to the Amounts Allowable for Wisconsin
  • Form 1 - Wisconsin Individual Income Tax (The Long Form)

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