Individual Income Tax
Assembling Tax Returns
- How do I assemble my Wisconsin individual income tax return?
- How do I assemble my Wisconsin individual income tax return?
File electronically whenever possible.
Returns are processed slower when not assembled in the proper order. Assemble Wisconsin income tax returns in this order:
- Special notes or correspondence about the processing of the return.
- Remittances (checks and money orders) paper clipped where indicated on the front of the form.
- A complete Form 1, 1A, WI-Z, 1-NPR, 1X, or Form 2. Be sure the pages are in the proper sequence.
- Schedule H or H-EZ (Homestead Credit) or Schedule FC (Farmland Preservation Credit) with supporting documentation behind the schedule. Returns with missing or incomplete documentation will be held until the Department receives all necessary information.
- Wisconsin schedules in this (alphabetic) order: Schedule DC, DI, DM, EC, HR, I, IE, MS, MT, OS, RS, T, TC, U, VC, WD, 2440W.
- Legible withholding tax statements (Forms W-2, W2-G, K-1, and/or 1099). If the carbon state copy of the withholding tax statement is not legible, please attach a photocopy of the original page of the statement.
- A complete copy of the Federal Return with accompanying schedules must follow when Form 1 or 1-NPR is filed. Copies should include the complete federal form and all the supporting documents.
- Copies of other state tax returns and wage statements when claiming taxes paid to other states.
- A copy of the federal extension of time to file, when applicable.
- Divorce decree and/or Injured Spouse Claim and Allocation federal Form 8379.
- Special notes or correspondence about the processing of the return.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Customer Service Bureau
P.O. Box 8949
Madison, WI 53708-8949
Phone: (608) 266-2772
Fax: (608) 267-1030
E-Mail Additional Questions
Last updated January 3, 2008