Register June 2023 No. 810
Chapter Tax 7
FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGES
Tax 7.001 Fermented malt beverage tax return and refund claim forms.
Tax 7.01 Purchases and invoices.
Tax 7.23 Activities of brewers, bottlers, out-of-state shippers, and wholesalers.
Tax 7.001
Tax 7.001
Fermented malt beverage tax return and refund claim forms. Tax 7.001(1)(1)
Forms. The department shall provide official forms for filing fermented malt beverage tax returns and refund claims. Except as approved by the department, tax returns and refund claims may only be filed using these official forms.
Tax 7.001(2)(a)(a) Forms filed with the department shall be submitted as prescribed by the department or by one of the following means:
Tax 7.001(2)(a)1.
1. Mailing them to the address specified by the department on the forms or in the instructions.
Tax 7.001(2)(a)2.
2. Delivering them to the department or to the destination that the department prescribes.
Tax 7.001(2)(a)3.
3. Filing them electronically by means prescribed by the department.
Tax 7.001(2)(c)
(c) The secretary of revenue may waive the requirement to file electronically when the secretary determines that the requirement causes an undue hardship, if the person does all of the following:
Tax 7.001 Note
Note: Written requests should be e-mailed to
DORExciseTaxpayerAssistance@wisconsin.gov, faxed to (608) 261-7049, or addressed to Mandate Waiver Request, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Mail Stop 5-107, PO Box 8900, Madison WI 53708-8900.
Tax 7.001(2)(d)
(d) In determining whether the requirement to file electronically causes an undue hardship, the secretary of revenue may consider the following factors:
Tax 7.001(2)(d)1.
1. Unusual circumstances that may prevent the person from filing electronically.
Tax 7.001 Note
Example: The person does not have access to a computer that is connected to the Internet.
Tax 7.001 History
History: CR 10-093: cr.
Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10;
CR 21-085: am. (2) (a) (intro.), r. (2) (b)
Register August 2022 No. 800, eff. 9-1-22.
Tax 7.01
Tax 7.01
Purchases and invoices. Tax 7.01(1)(1)
Wisconsin wholesalers properly registered and licensed may purchase and receive fermented malt beverages only from registered Wisconsin breweries and wholesalers or from out-of-state firms holding a fermented malt beverage permit. A list of out-of-state firms having a permit to ship into Wisconsin is available at revenue.wi.gov/Pages/ISE/excise.aspx.
Tax 7.01(2)
(2) An invoice shall be submitted covering each sale, shipment or delivery to a Wisconsin wholesaler by all breweries and permittees shipping within the state or into this state. The invoice shall be retained on the licensed premises of the wholesaler.
Tax 7.01(3)
(3) An invoice shall be submitted to the retailer by the brewery or wholesaler, covering each sale, shipment or delivery of fermented malt beverages made to the retailer. Breweries and wholesalers shall keep a copy or a record of the invoices on their licensed premises. The invoices or record shall be available for inspection at all reasonable hours by representatives of the department of revenue.
Tax 7.01(4)
(4) Retailers shall retain on their premises invoices covering all purchases of fermented malt beverages. These invoices shall be retained for 2 years from the date of invoice in groups covering a period of one month each and be available for inspection at all reasonable times by representatives of the department of revenue. The date of payment shall be recorded on the invoice. A retailer may retain the invoices in electronic form only.
Tax 7.01(5)
(5) An invoice shall contain the following information:
Tax 7.01(5)(a)
(a) Names and business addresses of both parties as shown on the permit or license of each party.
Tax 7.01(5)(c)
(c) Quantity and package size of fermented malt beverages by type and brand.
Tax 7.01(5)(f)
(f) Signature of the person receiving the fermented malt beverages.
Tax 7.01(6)(a)(a) No licensed retailer may transfer his or her sealed fermented malt beverage stock upon selling or liquidating the business without first completing a written inventory listing the entire stock to be transferred. The inventory shall list the names and addresses of the seller and buyer, quantities, brands and container sizes for the stock being transferred and shall be signed by both the buyer and the seller. A copy of the inventory listing shall be retained on the licensed premises for 2 years from the date of transfer and shall be made available for inspection at all reasonable times by representatives of the department of revenue.
Tax 7.01(6)(b)
(b) A licensed retailer may sell his or her entire sealed fermented malt beverage stock in a liquidating transaction to any other licensed retailer provided the conditions in par.
(a) are met.
Tax 7.01 History
History: 1-2-56; am.
Register, January, 1958, No. 25, eff. 2-1-58; am.
Register, June, 1975, No. 234, eff. 7-1-75; am. (1) and (2),
Register, June, 1983, No. 330, eff. 7-1-83; am. (1) to (3), r. and recr. (4), cr. (5) and (6),
Register, September, 1990, No. 417, eff. 10-1-90;
2015 Wis. Act 372: am. (4)
Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16;
CR 21-085: am. (1)
Register August 2022 No. 800, eff. 9-1-22.
Tax 7.21
Tax 7.21
Labeling. All fermented malt beverages sold in this state shall be labeled in accordance with federal regulations
27 CFR 7.1 through
7.81.
Tax 7.21 Note
Note: This section interprets s.
125.32 (7), Stats.
Tax 7.23
Tax 7.23
Activities of brewers, bottlers, out-of-state shippers, and wholesalers. Tax 7.23(1)(b)
(b) “Event" means any activity, game, contest, tournament or entertainment which is conducted on that part of a campus premises where the sale of fermented malt beverages takes place or premises operated under a retail Class “B" fermented malt beverage license or permit or promoted by a campus operation for the sale of fermented malt beverages or retail Class“B" fermented malt beverage licensee or permittee.
Tax 7.23(1)(c)
(c) “Out-of-state shipper" means the holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit issued under s.
125.30, Stats., and includes a holder of a Federal Basic Importer's Permit.
Tax 7.23(1)(d)
(d) “Ownership interest" is a level of ownership in a sole proprietorship, partnership, tax option corporation, limited liability company, corporation, estate, or trust as an individual, partner, shareholder, member, or beneficiary.
Tax 7.23(1)(e)
(e) “Production brewer" means a brewer who directly manufactures fermented malt beverages for another brewer.
Tax 7.23(1)(f)
(f) “Recipe-brewer" means a person who contracts with an agent to directly manufacture fermented malt beverages for sale or transportation by that person.
Tax 7.23(1)(g)
(g) “Retail Class `B' fermented malt beverage license" means all retailers' Class “B" licenses, including a temporary license issued under s.
125.26 (6), Stats.
Tax 7.23(1)(h)
(h) “Sign" means a graphic display, containing letters, words, symbols, numerals, shapes, forms or pictures, including all component parts and labor necessary to assemble the unit, which has no value or use except to advertise or identify a product or a place of business or an event or any combination of these. The value of the sign is determined by the original cost of acquisition if it is purchased by a brewer or wholesaler.
Tax 7.23(1)(i)
(i) “Sponsor" means to underwrite in whole or in part the cost of an event by providing signs, advertising in score cards or on scoreboards and fences or by providing equipment, prizes, trophies, entertainment or other things of value.
Tax 7.23(2)
(2)
Brewer's permit restriction and exceptions. Tax 7.23(2)(a)
(a) Restriction. No brewer or wholesaler of fermented malt beverages may sponsor any event conducted on that part of a campus premises where the sale of fermented malt beverages takes place or premises operated under a retail Class “B" fermented malt beverage license or permit or promoted by a campus operation for the sale of fermented malt beverages or retail Class “B" fermented malt beverage licensee or permittee.
Tax 7.23(2)(b)1.
1. Purchase advertising or other services or rights for a fair consideration from any corporate Class “B" retail fermented malt beverage licensee which is a member of a regularly established athletic league if the licensee derives more than 50% of its gross income from the ownership, maintenance and operation of a professional athletic team which plays a regular schedule of games and which derives more than 50% of its income from the sale of admissions to the team's games.
Tax 7.23(2)(b)2.
2. Enter into contracts or other arrangements directly with non-licensed third parties to sponsor an event or sponsor radio or television broadcasts, to make payment for advertising, or to provide other services or things of value if all 3 of the following conditions are met:
Tax 7.23(2)(b)2.a.
a. No payments, services or other things of value are made directly or indirectly by the brewer or wholesaler to a Class “B" licensee.
Tax 7.23(2)(b)2.b.
b. The payments, services or other things of value are not contingent upon the event being held at any premises designated by the brewer or wholesaler.
Tax 7.23(2)(b)2.c.
c. The sponsor's products are not required to be sold or served at the premises selected by the non-licensed third party.
Tax 7.23(2)(b)3.
3. Permit refrigerated trucks or trailers to remain on Class “B" licensed premises for the storage of beer during an event. At the conclusion of the event the brewer, bottler or wholesaler may issue one invoice to the Class “B" licensee for the beer actually used at the event.
Tax 7.23(3)
(3)
Examples of prohibited activities. Subject to the limitations in sub.
(2) (a) and
(b), examples of conduct prohibited by s.
125.33 (1), Stats., and this section include:
Tax 7.23(3)(a)
(a) A brewer or wholesaler may not sponsor an association, team or other organization for a campus or Class “B" licensee or permittee or have a Class “B" licensee, corporate officer or partner who is part of an association, team or other organization it sponsors.
Tax 7.23(3)(b)
(b) A brewer or wholesaler may not hire persons to provide a concert or music at a Class “B" licensed premises.
Tax 7.23(4)(a)
(a) A brewer producing or selling fermented malt beverages in this state shall file an application for a brewer's permit with the department in the manner prescribed by the department.
Tax 7.23(4)(b)
(b) A production brewer is required to obtain federal label approval and a federal brewer's notice from the federal alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau.
Tax 7.23(4)(c)1.1. An application filed under par.
(a) shall include a certification by the recipe-brewer as to both of the following:
