Liquor License Report
Clerks are required to report businesses that have a liquor license issued by their municipality by July 15th each year. DOR has created a new form to make this filing requirement easier. This form displays all license holders reported last year. Clerks are able to add new license holders and delete inactive licenses. We have created two guides to help you with the new process:
- Online Filing Method - recommended for municipalities with less than 50 license holders to report.
- Bulk Filing Method - recommended for municipalities with more than 50 license holders to report.
Special Notes
- Annual filing due July 15th.
- To get started, enter your profile information including the Municipality's FEIN number or Wisconsin Tax Number (WTN) and press the Get Data button. You must be connected to the internet while you enter this information or the form will be unable to pre-populate.
- Once the form is populated with the license data you submitted last year, save a copy on your computer to avoid losing data. Using your mouse, hit the right click key, and save.
- Follow the instructions and prompts on each screen.
- If you see a stop sign (
) there is an error on that line. Click on the stop sign to see a message that will help you to fix the error. - Before you can file the form, you must fix all errors.
Getting Started
- Get a list of all your active or newly issued licenses.
- When you click the "Start Filing" button below you will be presented with the licenses you report to DOR last year.
- Compare the list. Delete any inactive licenses. Add any new license holders.
- Submit to DOR when completed.
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Filing Details
- You can file updates anytime. Each file submitted will replace the information previously submitted.
- Liquor license codes:
| LICENSE CODES | |
|---|---|
| CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| AB | Class "A" beer (off-sale), (convenience/grocery stores) |
| AL | "Class A" liquor (off-sale), (drug stores, wineries) |
| ALB | Class A beer/Class A liquor (includes wine) - off sale only |
| BB | Class "B" beer only (on/off sales) or in combination with "Class C" wine |
| BLB | Class "B" beer and "Class B" liquor (taverns, supper clubs, etc.) |
| CW | "Class C" wine (on-sale), (restaurants who qualify) |
| WAB | Wholesale beer (distributor) and Class "A" beer |
| WB | Wholesale beer |
| BL | Class "B" Liquor Only (winery) |
Program requirements
- Verify the correct sellers permit information. The DOR issued seller's permit numbers are 15 digits long and start with a "456" prefix and should be entered like this: 456-XXXXXXXXXX-0X.
- Verify that the holder of the seller's permit and the liquor license is the same entity.
- Verify the business entity – Sole Proprietor (Individual), Corporation, or Limited Liability Company (LLC). Some liquor licenses are issued to an LLC entity where the business operates as a sole proprietor or single-member. When dealing with an LLC, always issue the liquor license permit in the name of the LLC entity. Both the owner and the LLC name will be listed on the seller's permit.
Statutory references
- Section 77.61(11), Wis. Stats., requirement for proof that the licensee is registered for Wisconsin sales and use tax purposes.
- Section 125.04(4), Wis. Stats., requirement to provide liquor license information to DOR.
Common Questions: revenue.wi.gov/faqs/index.html
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Compliance Bureau
Mail Stop 4-206
P.O. Box 8901
Madison, WI 53708-8901
Telephone: (608) 264-0344
Email Additional Questions
Last updated September 11, 2013