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Can I pay my taxes with a credit or debit card?
Yes. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue uses ACI Payments, Inc. to process credit card payments for the taxes and fees described below. This company changed their name and website address from Official Payments Corporation effective January 1, 2021, but the process for making a payment with your credit or debit card has not changed.
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What taxes can be paid by credit card?
Individual Income Tax
- Balance due on tax returns (SSN)
- Extension payments (SSN)
- Estimated tax (Form 1-ES) (SSN)
- Amended return payment (SSN)
- Notice of amount due (WTN) *
- Income office audit bills (WTN) *
- Notice of overdue tax (WTN) *
* Wisconsin Tax Account Number
Corporation Tax
- Balance due on tax returns (FEIN)
- Extension payments (FEIN)
- Estimated tax (Form Corp-ES) (FEIN)
- Amended return payment (FEIN)
- Notice of amount due (WTN) *
- Corporation office audit bills (WTN) *
- Notice of overdue tax (WTN) *
* Wisconsin Tax Account Number
The following Business Taxes
Collections - Statement of Account Payment - Includes the following notices:
- Installment agreement
- Statement of account
- Informal hearing
- Collection agency warning
- Internet warning
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Who can pay by credit card?
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Income Taxes: Taxpayers who file Wisconsin individual income tax returns and pay income tax bills
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Business Taxes: Taxpayers who file returns and pay bills
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Collection - Statement of Account: Taxpayers who receive a "collection notice"
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Which credit cards are accepted?
| American Express | Discover | MasterCard | VISA |
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Why should I pay by credit card?
- Convenience
- Secure
- Confirmation of payment at the end of the payment transaction
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Is there a fee for paying by credit card?
Yes. ACI Payments, Inc. charges the taxpayer a convenience fee of $1.00 for payments less than $40.00 or
2.5% of the payment amount for payments greater than $40.00.
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue does not receive any portion of the fee. Taxpayers who choose to pay by credit card will see two separate transactions on their credit card billing statement:
- one transaction for the tax, and
- one transaction for the convenience fee
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Can I file my return now and pay later?
Yes, whether you file your income tax return
electronically or on a
paper form, you may pay later than your filing date if you file before the due date.
If you pay your tax by credit card, you need to make your credit card payment on or before the due date. Failure to make your payment on the due date may result in you receiving a bill including late payment interest from the Department of Revenue. If you receive a bill, you may pay your tax due using the credit card payment option.
ACI Payments, Inc. does not post your credit card payment until the actual due date of the tax payment. The tax payment and convenience fee charge will be posted to your credit card account the next billing cycle after making the payment.
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How do I pay by credit card?
Go to the
ACI Payments, Inc. website
, or call
(800) 2PAY-TAX ((800) 272-9829).
ACI Payments, Inc. has a payment feature for state taxpayer convenience called
Payment Reminders. This feature allows taxpayers to receive an email reminder of upcoming payment due date(s). Set up a profile on ACI's website in
My Account and let ACI know the payment types for which you would like reminders. Currently, taxpayers can create "Payment Reminders" for all State and Local payment types that ACI supports.
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Can I make a partial payment?
A credit card payment is treated like any other combined remittance processing payment applied to an account. Taxpayers can make credit card payments for any amount and as often as they chose.
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What do I need to make a credit card payment?
For payments using the telephone:
You can use the "jurisdiction code" of 5800# or 5867#, depending on the tax type you wish to pay or you can enter the zip code for the state you would like to make a payment and press the # key.
Jurisdiction Code 5800 # (press pound key)
- Individual income tax
- Corporation tax
- Collections - statement of account
- Sales tax returns and billings
- Consumer occasional use tax
- Withholding tax returns and bills
Jurisdiction Code 5867 # (press pound key)
- Exposition tax
- Rental vehicle fees
- Business tax registration (BTR)--renewals and registration payments
- Dry cleaning returns and bills
- Premier resort tax
For web or telephone payments:
- ID number, depending on type of payment – Social Security Number, FEIN, WTN (Wisconsin Tax Number)
- Copy of your tax return or your billing notice from the Department of Revenue
- Tax period end date
- For collection – Statement of Account payments, use your WTN and "media #," found on your billing notice
- Phone number
- Payment amount
- Credit card number
- Credit card expiration date
- Zip code of credit card billing address
For web payments:
- Name
- Address
- Daytime phone number
- Email address
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Is this a private and secure payment option?
ACI Payments, Inc. uses the best encryption technology available. Credit card information is not passed to any of their government clients, and payment data is passed using hardware encryption. Transactions are processed using a leased line connection to the credit card issuers. ACI partners with VeriSign to ensure the highest level of security. For more information on privacy and security, visit ACI's Privacy Policy .
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Where do I get more information about ACI Payments, Inc.?
From ACI Payments, Inc. by visiting
acipayonline.com.