Wisconsin alcohol beverage tax bonds.
From $100.
The security a Wisconsin beverage tax taxpayer files with the Department of Revenue — a surety bond standing behind the fermented malt beverage or liquor tax you owe. Under Wis. Stat. § 139.05/§ 139.06 the amount is generally twice your estimated maximum monthly tax ($1,000 minimum, $100,000 maximum). Pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a Wisconsin alcohol beverage tax bond cost?
1.2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard beverage tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount DOR required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond to satisfy DOR for your beverage tax account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the beverage tax bond actually covers
Wisconsin taxes fermented malt beverages (beer) and intoxicating liquor through brewers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and others who remit the tax to the Department of Revenue. Persons responsible for the tax must keep security on file with the Department — cash or a surety bond — standing behind the tax they owe.
Under Wis. Stat. § 139.05 and § 139.06, the security is generally a bond in a total amount equal to twice the taxpayer's estimated maximum monthly tax. The Secretary can increase or reduce it, but for any one taxpayer it is not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000. A separate, smaller bond ($1,000–$5,000) can apply to a brewer or brewpub license itself.
The bond is a guarantee of the tax, not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue whatever amount DOR set, priced at 1.2% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum; a surety bond is usually cheaper than tying up the full amount in a cash deposit, and no credit check up to $10,000.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond to satisfy DOR for your beverage tax account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount DOR required and file the same day.