Guidelines for Reproduced and Substitute Tax Forms

​​​​​​​Certain guidelines must be followed for reproduced or substitute Wisconsin tax forms (including schedules). The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure that the reproduced or substitute forms are compatible with the department's processing system, and that they present information in a uniform manner.

Substitute Tax Form Approval Guidelines and Specifications

Scannable Forms Requiring Approval

Reminders:

  • All demographic entries must contain a leading blank space.
  • Use capital letters in all alphabet fields.
  • No commas in amount fields.
  • A dash must be used as an indicator of negative amounts in all fields.
  • All date formats must be MMDDCCYY or MMDDYYYY
  • Do not include dashes or slashes within SSN, FEIN, or hyphenated last name fields.
  • WT-7 account type must be 036.
  • Form 3 – please use whole numbers only, no decimal points.
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Payments / Vouchers

Substitute estimated tax vouchers will no longer be accepted. Instead, vendors should encourage their users to pay electronically OR,​ use one of our interactive vouchers linked below.

Individual Income & Fiduciary Tax

Form 1-ES Wisconsin Individual Income Estimated Tax Voucher – estimated and extension payments
Form 1-EPV Wisconsin Electronic Payment Voucher – return payments

Pass-Through Withholding Tax

Form PW-ES Pass-Through Entity Withholding Estimated Tax Voucher

Partnership Tax

Form 3-ES Wisconsin Partnership Estimated Tax Voucher – estimated and extension payments
Form 3-EPV Wisconsin Partnership Electronic Payment Voucher – return payments

Corporation/Franchise Tax

Form Corp-ES Wisconsin Corporation Estimated Tax Voucher – estimated and extension payments
Form Corp-EPV Wisconsin Corporation Electronic Payment Voucher – return payments

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​Contact Us​

Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Data Capture Section
PO Box 8903
Madison, WI 53708-8903
Fax: (608) 264-6884
Email: ​ DORWITaxForms@wisconsin.gov

March 5, 2025​​