​​​​​Provisions of Law

Effective July 26, 2003, the Wisconsin Legislature enacted a law relating to the collection of sales and use tax by vendors doing business with the state of Wisconsin. This law affects vendors making sales to the following, collectively referred to as "agencies and authorities":

• All Wisconsin State Agencies
• Legislative and Judicial Branches
• University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
• Fox River Navigational System Authority
• Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
• Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
• Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority
  

The law provides that these agencies and authorities cannot purchase any materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services from vendors, if the vendor and its affiliates are not registered, collecting, and remitting Wisconsin sales or use tax on sales of tangible personal property and taxable services in Wisconsin. This law does not change the federal constitutional limitations on who must be licensed to conduct business in Wisconsin. If the vendor or its affiliates only make exempt sales in Wisconsin (for example, sales for resale, sales to governmental units, or sales of non-taxable services), Form A-006, Affidavit of Exempt Sales can be signed in lieu of registering. Exempt sales do not include sales of tangible personal property or taxable services not taxed solely because the vendor or affiliate does not have activity in Wisconsin that requires them to collect and remit sales and use tax (Nexus).

The Secretary of Revenue is required to periodically certify to the Secretary of Administration the names of vendors and their affiliates who are not properly registered and remitting Wisconsin sales and use tax or who have not provided the department with Form A-006.

Department Actions

The department has been contacting vendors who have previously made sales to Wisconsin agencies and authorities. The vendors are being requested to complete Form A-001, Registration Verification and, if necessary, Form A-002, Affiliate Registration Verifications Form, Form A-006, Affidavit of Exempt Sales, and/or Form BTR-101, Application for Business Tax Registration.

Form A-001 is needed from all vendors, even those who are currently registered with this department or who sign Form A-006 because Form A-001 includes information about any affiliates the vendor may have.

If you are a vendor that sells to Wisconsin agencies and authorities, and you have not been contacted by the Department of Revenue, you can click on the above links to obtain the necessary form(s). For more information about this law, see the Common Questions.

Applicable Laws and Rules

This document provides statements or interpretations of the following laws and regulations enacted as of October 111, 2024: secs.​ 16.70(1b), (1e), and (3e), 16.75(10m), and 77.66, Wis. Stats​.

Laws enacted and in effect after this date, new administrative rules, and court decisions may change the interpretations in this document. Guidance issued prior to this date, that is contrary to the information in this document is superseded by this document, according to sec. 73.16(2)(a), Wis. Stats.

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