Software Developers
The Software Developers Page is primarily for tax software developers. It provides links to the specifications and other information needed to develop and receive approval for software designed to produce Wisconsin income tax returns.
2009 OCR Scan line Specifications
Corporation Franchise and Income and Partnership Tax Returns e-File
Electronic Mailing List for Tax Practitioners
Form Information
- 2009 Draft Forms
- Specifications for Substitute Forms *new forms added for 2008
- 2008 Income Tax Forms and Instructions
- Bar Code Specifications for Substitute Forms 2009
- 2-D Bar Code Specifications - 2008
- Donation Symbols
Individual Income Tax Returns - Legacy/EMS
- Calculating 2009 Wisconsin Income Tax Tables
- Federal/State Electronic Filing Technical Specifications for Software Developers -- Tax Year 2009
- Updates: Technical Specifications | Test Scenarios
- General Information:
What's New | Included in Electronic Filing | Excluded from Electronic Filing | Consistency Check | Wisconsin Front End Validation | Acknowledgement Procedures | Testing | Special Instructions | Unformatted State Record - Forms: 1, 1A, 1NPR, EIC-A, EPV, SPL-01, WI-Z, W-RA, Homestead Notes and Attachment Checklist, Legal Residence (Domicile) Questionnaire, Property Tax Bill Information, and Rent Certificate
- Schedules: CR, DC, DI, DM, EB, EC, ED, FC, FP, H, HR, I, IE, MI, MP, MS, MT, OS, RS, RT, T, TC, U, VC, WD, and 2440W
- Test Scenarios: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, and #13
Individual Income Tax MeF
- CVT Table
- MeF Software Developers Guide
- Common Test Scenarios #1 through 13 see Legacy/EMS Above
- Additional Test Scenarios (MeF only): #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, and #26
- 2009 Schemas
Sales & Use Tax Return File Transmission
Withholding Tax Returns
- 2009 Form WT-6 Coupon Specifications
- 2008 Form WT-6 Coupon Specifications
- Form WT-7 Specifications
- W-2 & 1099 File Transmission
- WT-6 e-File Transmission
- WT-7 e-File Transmission
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
| Individual Returns | Corporation and Partnership Returns |
|---|---|
| Ray Burkhart Wisconsin Department of Revenue P.O. Box 8903, 3-418 Madison, WI 53708-8903 Phone: (608) 264-9942 Fax: (608) 264-6884 |
Fred Bahr Wisconsin Department of Revenue P.O. Box 8908, 3-14 Madison, WI 53708-8908 Phone: (608) 266-3120 Fax: (608) 264-6884 |
Last updated November 20, 2009