Wisconsin Department of Revenue Form Instructions
ST-12 — Sales and Use Tax Return

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onsin Sales and Use Tax Return nty, and City Sales and Use Tax Tab to navigate throughout form. Please enter 15-digit number (no dashes) Tax Account Number FEIN / SSN Tab to navigate throughout form. Period Begin Date (MM DD YYYY) Period End Date (MM DD YYYY) Due Date (MM DD YYYY)
Use BLACK INK Only
Check if business discontinued (enter discontinuation date below)
(MM DD YYYY)
Check if address or name change (note changes at left) Check if this is an amended return Check if correspondence is included 1 Total sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Subtractions from total sales:
2 Sales for which you received exemption certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Sales of exempt property and services (sales that occurred outside Wisconsin, real property, groceries and highway fuel, etc. ) . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Sales returns, allowances, and bad debts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Other (sales tax included in line 1, etc. ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Total subtractions (add lines 2 through 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Sales subject to state sales tax (subtract line 6 from line 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 State sales tax (line 7 x . 05). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Step B Sales Tax - County and City Line 9 will autofill from Page 4, Column 1.
Complete Schedule CT (pages 3 and 4) C O x . 005 = 9b 9 Enter total from Schedule CT, Col. 1 . . . . . 9a U N x . 009 = 10b 10 Milwaukee County taxable sales after 2023 10a T Y x . 005 = 10d Milwaukee County taxable sales before 2024 10c C I x . 02 = 11b 11 City of Milwaukee taxable sales after 2023 11a T Y 12 For Department Use Only Step C Sales Tax Before Discount 13 Total sales tax (add lines 8, 9b, 10b, 10d and 11b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Form ST-12 Page 2 of 4
Step D Discount and Net Sales Tax 14 Total sales tax (fill in amount from line 13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 Retailer's discount (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 16 Net sales tax (subtract line 15 from line 14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Step E Use Tax - State 17 Purchases subject to state use tax 17a x . 05 = 17b Step F Use Tax - County and City Line 18 will autofill from Page 4, Column 2.
Complete Schedule CT (pages 3 and 4) C O 18 Enter total from Schedule CT, Col. 2 . . . . . 18a x . 005 = 18b U N 19 Milwaukee County taxable purchases after T Y 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19a x . 009 = 19b Milwaukee County taxable purchases before 2024 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19c x . 005 = 19d C 20 City of Milwaukee taxable purchases after I T 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20a x . 02 = 20b Y 21 For Department Use Only Step G Total Amount Due 22 Total sales and use taxes (add lines 16, 17b, 18b, 19b, 19d and 20b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 23 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 24 Late filing fee ($20.00) and negligence penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 25 Total amount due (add lines 22 through 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Step H Signature and Mailing Information I hereby certify that this return, including any accompanying schedules and statements, has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct, and complete return.
Contact Person (please print clearly) Phone Number Signature Date Mail to:
Wisconsin Department of Revenue For tax questions, call
PO Box 8921
(608) 266-2776
Madison WI 53708-8921

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| orm ST-12 | N | a | m | e | Tax Account No. Page | 3 o | ||
| Schedul | e | C | T | – Co | unty Sales and Use Tax Reporting Period (mm dd yyyy) | |||
| Beg Date: | ||||||||
| USE BLACK End Date: | ||||||||
| INK ONLY | ||||||||
| E | ffective | Column 1 Column 2 de | de | |||||
| County | Date | Co Sales Subject to County Sales Tax Purchases Subject to County Use Tax | Co | |||||
| Adams . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 01-94 | 01 | 01 |
| Ashland . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-88 | 02 | 02 |
| Barron . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-86 | 03 | 03 |
| Bayfield . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 04 | 04 |
| Brown . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 01-18 | 05 | 05 |
| Buffalo . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-87 | 06 | 06 |
| Burnett . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-89 | 07 | 07 |
| Calumet . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-18 | 08 | 08 |
| Chippewa . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 09 | 09 |
| Clark . . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 01-09 | 10 | 10 |
| Columbia . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-89 | 11 | 11 |
| Crawford . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 12 | 12 |
| Dane . . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 13 | 13 |
| Dodge . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-94 | 14 | 14 |
| Door . . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-88 | 15 | 15 |
| Douglas . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 16 | 16 |
| Dunn . . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-86 | 17 | 17 |
| Eau Claire . | . | . | . | . | . | 01-99 | 18 | 18 |
| Florence . . | . | . | . | . | . | 07-06 | 19 | 19 |
| Fond du Lac | . | . | . | . | 04-10 | 20 | 20 | |
| Forest . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-95 | 21 | 21 |
| Grant . . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-02 | 22 | 22 |
| Green . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 01-03 | 23 | 23 |
| Green Lake | . | . | . | . | . | 07-99 | 24 | 24 |
| Iowa . . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-87 | 25 | 25 |
| Iron . . . . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 26 | 26 |
| Jackson . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-87 | 27 | 27 |
| Jefferson . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 28 | 28 |
| Juneau . . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-92 | 29 | 29 |
| Kenosha . . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-91 | 30 | 30 |
| Kewaunee. | . | . | . | . | . | 04-17 | 31 | 31 |
| La Crosse . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-90 | 32 | 32 |
| Lafayette. . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-01 | 33 | 33 |
| Langlade. . | . | . | . | . | . | 04-88 | 34 | 34 |
| Lincoln. . . . . | . | . | . | . | 04-87 | 35 | 35 |
# INK ONLY
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