WI alcohol beverage tax bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
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, and your exact price appears at the application.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, and most applicants see the executed bond generated as soon as they pay. Larger amounts may get a quick 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 the application collects no credit information.
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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.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount DOR required and file the same day.