Business Owner/Employee/Property Owner Account Registration
Watch our
MTA Registration video for additional assistance.
If you have already classified your business as a manufacturer for property tax purposes with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, you may sign up for My Tax Account(MTA) to file manufacturing returns. If you need your business classified as a manufacturer with us,
review Manufacturing Classification for Property Tax Purposes. If you are a business owner (owner of a corporation, partnership, LLC or a sole proprietorship), employee, or property owner follow the steps below.
New to MTA?
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Go to the
MTA login screen
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Select New? Create new username and follow the steps below
Step 1: Logon Information
- Each MTA user needs their own username. Enter a unique username, password, and profile email address. For security reasons, don't share this information with anyone else.
- Question "Are you a third-party preparer?" – as a property owner, business owner or employee, select No
- If you had a MTA username previously, but can't remember it, select
Forgot username or password? on the MTA login screen
Step 2: Customer Information
- The first user to request access automatically receives 'Master' level access. All other users will receive 'Account Manager' access. The user with 'Master' access will manage the access of all 'Account Manager' users and third-party preparers.
- Enter the business information for the primary business in MTA
- Sole proprietors may use their personal information
Step 3: Active Business
Select
Yes if you are a manufacturer registering to file your M-R form. Select
No if you are one of the following:
- An individual registering your collection amount
- A third-party preparer
- A state agency or local government registering for SDC or TRIP
- Registering to make real estate transfer fee payments
- Setting up a wage attachment account
If you selected No in Step 3, you won't have access to your manufacturing accounts. If you don't have the required information while you're registering, you can select No and add access to your accounts after you log in the first time.
Step 4: Account Access
- If you selected No in Step 3, select Submit in the lower right corner to create your MTA username
- For users that selected Yes in Step 3, select your Tax Account Type, enter the last nine digits of the State ID Number and total YR balance from the 2024 return or Letter ID
- Select Submit to create your MTA username
Third-Party Preparer Account Registration
Watch our
MTA Registration video for additional assistance.
New to MTA?
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Go to the
MTA login screen
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Select New? Create new username and follow the steps below
If you are a third-party preparer (an independent accountant or an owner/employee of an accounting firm), follow the steps below.
Step 1: Enter Profile Information
- Each MTA user needs their own username. Enter a unique username, password, and profile email address. For security reasons, don't share this information with anyone else.
- Are you a third-party preparer? As an independent accountant or an owner/employee of an accounting firm, select Yes.
- If you had a MTA username previously, but can't remember it, select Forgot username or password on the MTA login screen
Step 2: Enter Business Information
Enter your accounting firm's information (not your client's information) to complete the Customer Access Request. You may then request access to client accounts by logging back into My Tax Account and using the "Add Third-Party Account Access" link. Use the "Add Access to an Account" link to add the tax accounts for the accounting firm.
Request Access to Client Accounts
To request access to client's manufacturing accounts, follow the steps below:
- Log in to MTA
- Select Manage My Profile in the upper right
- Select More... and then select Add Access to a Third-Party Account
- For manufacturing returns, select No and select Next
- Select Add Client and enter the required fields
- Select Submit for confirmation
Note: An email will be sent to the MTA 'Master' account holder as notification of your request. If the account owner does not have a Master MTA logon, they will receive a letter about your access request. The access request will be automatically approved, and the tax account(s) will appear on your homepage.