USA State Taxes

WISCONSIN (WI)

 

STATE INCOME TAX (SIT)

Description Amount Effective Date Website Deposit Method / Frequency / Threshold Forms
Wage Withholding Tables  

Department of Revenue - Withholding Tax

 

Video - How to pay withholding tax through My Tax Account portal. See My Tax Account link.

 

Apply for State Withholding tax number online at My Tax Account.

Annually EFT < $300 (Use WT-7 only)

Semi-Monthly EFT Over $20,000 If pay date is 1-15th, due by last day of month, 16th-month end. Due on or before 15th of following month.

 

Monthly EFT $2,401- $20,000

Quarterly EFT $301 - $2400

Due on or before last day of month following monthly or quarterly period.

 

Pay by: My Tax Account, Telefile, ACH Credit or WT-6 file transmission.

Withholding Forms, Tax Guide and Tables

 

Electronic Withholding Tax Deposit Report: WT-6

Annual Reconciliation - Due 31-Jan of following year: WT -7 (fill-in)

 

Use Federal W4 or Wisconsin Withholding Exemption Certificate / New Hire - WT-4

Supplemental Wage / Bonus Rate 3.54%, 4.65%, 5.30% or 7.65% Unchanged from 2023

 

Notes: File even if no tax is withheld during the period.

Wisconsin has reciprocal agreements with Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan. See Publication 121.

 

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (SUI)

Description Amount Effective Date Website Deposit Method / Frequency / Threshold Forms
Maximum Taxable Earnings $14,000 Unchanged from 2023 Department of Workforce Development (DWD) - UI

Quarterly - EFT

 

New Employer registration and File Wage reports at UI Employer Online Services

UI Forms

Submit reports online.

Quarterly Contribution Report - UC-101-E

Quarterly Wage Report - UC-7823-E

Employee Deduction None  

Employer Tax Rate

(plus 0.00 - 1.30% variable solvency surtaxes)

0.0 – 12.0% Unchanged from 2023
New Employment Rate - Standard 2.90 - 3.25% Unchanged from 2023
Voluntary Contribution Permitted Yes  

 

Notes: If you are subject to the Wisconsin UI Law you must file a quarterly report even if you didn't have payroll in the quarter.

 

NEW HIRE REPORTING

Website Frequency / Method Forms
New Hire

Same as federal requirements.

Register

File Online or use WT-4, W-4 or list.

 

 

WEBSITES

 

 

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Last updated Jan 2024