State of Wisconsin
Visit the state of Wisconsin Business Services for links to state agencies, resources, programs and information needed to due business in Wisconsin.

FAQs about Wisconsin Business and Commerce
The state of Wisconsin answers commonly asked questions about business and commerce in Wisconsin.

FAQs about Wisconsin Taxes and Government Revenue
The state of Wisconsin provides answers to commonly asked questions taxes and government revenue in Wisconsin.

State of Wisconsin Online Directory

Wisconsin Department of Revenue
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is headed by the Secretary of Revenue appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation of the State Senate. The Secretary is responsible for administering state and local taxes in a fair, efficient and equitable manner while advocating sound tax and fiscal polices and providing property tax relief.

Visit the Business section for more information to help your business comply with date tax laws.

The Government page links you to government services and information you may need as a clerk, assessor, county official or property owner of the State of Wisconsin.

The DOR also has several documents listed under Reports including economic and policy analyses, and informational and statistical reports relating to the Wisconsin economy, Wisconsin's state and local tax system, state aid programs for local governments and tax relief for individuals.

Contact: Roger M. Ervin, Secretary
2135 Rimrock Road
P.O. Box 8933 Mail Stop 624-A
Madison, WI 53708-8933
608.266.6466; dorsecretary@revenue.wi.gov

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce was established in 1996 through the consolidation of various independent state organizations. It provides development assistance in areas such as marketing, business and community finance, exporting, small business advocacy, and manufacturing assessments. The department also issues professional credentials for the construction trades and administers safety and building codes. Commerce also regulates petroleum products and tank systems and administers the Petroleum Environmental Clean-up Fund.

For a listing of resources to help grow your business visit the Division of Business Development. The Division of the DOC helps Wisconsin businesses prosper in a marketplace that is subject to constant change by utilizing a combination of technical and financial assistance programs that have been designed to assist businesses at all points of the continuum including: business planning, site selection, initial capitalization, permitting, employee training, research and development, and business expansion.

In addition, the Department of Commerce manages Special Tax Credit Programs to help businesses.

Contact: Dick J. Leinenkugel, Secretary
201 W Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703-2760
608.266.7088; Dick.Leinenkugel@wisconsin.gov

Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Directory
The Wisconsin Chamber Directory provides links to all of the local Chambers of Commerce in Wisconsin.

Forward Wisconsin
Forward Wisconsin is a unique public-private state marketing and business recruitment organization. Its job is marketing outside Wisconsin to attract new businesses, jobs and increased economic activity to the state. Forward Wisconsin was created in 1984 and is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. It has an annual budget of approximately $1 million and private sector contributors provide more than half of that funding, with the balance coming from the state of Wisconsin.

Select one of the following for specific information relating to Business Advantages; Business Climate; Business Incentives; Business Taxes and Costs or State Comparisons

Contact: Jan Alf, Director
800 Main Street
Pewaukee, WI 53072
262.691.7873; jalf@execpc.com

The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute
The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Inc., established in 1987, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit Institute working to engage and energize Wisconsinites and others in discussions and timely action on key public policy issues critical to the State’s future, its growth and prosperity. The Institute’s research and public education activities are directed to identify and promote public policies in Wisconsin which are fair, accountable and cost effective.

Contact: George Lightbourn, President
P.O. Box 382
Hartland, WI 53029
262.367.9940

Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
The mission of the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center is to champion business creation and growth through entrepreneurial education; develop the regional capacity to support entrepreneurs; and consistently deliver higher levels of quantifiable economic impact than taxpayer investment required. Wisconsin’s SBDC system consists of 12 service centers and four specialty centers, all located on four-year University of Wisconsin campuses. The significant research and educational resources offered through the university system provides the SBDCs with an array of expertise from both faculty and students.

Contact: Gayle Kugler, Director
WI SBDC State Office UW Extension
425 Extension Building
432 N Lake Street
Madison, WI 53706
608.263.7794; gayle.kugler@uwex.edu

SBDC Statewide Contacts

Legislative Reference Bureau, Revenue Codes
The Wisconsin State Legislature Legislative Bureau is a non-partisan legislative service agency that publishes statutes and rules. Here you will find the Wisconsin Administrative Code Composite on the Department of Revenue.

Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance seeks to explain how state and local government work, so voters and taxpayers, students and teachers can be more active and informed citizens. By providing reliable data to members of the legislature, county boards, school boards, city councils and other government bodies, WISTAX helps them to arrive at intelligent decisions. WISTAX also provides consulting on government and tax issues to public officials, the news media and various other groups. Nonpartisan and fiercely independent, WISTAX does not lobby government, support or oppose candidates for public office, or take positions on state or local government issues. It is not affiliated with any other organization – national, state or local.

Contact: Todd Berry, President
401 North Lawn Ave
Madison, WI 53704-5033
608.241.9789; pres@wistax.org