Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 139 - Beverage and tobacco taxes.
139.85 - Interest and penalties.

139.85 Interest and penalties.
(1) The interest and penalties under s. 139.44 (2) to (7) and (9) to (12) apply to this subchapter. In addition, a person who violates s. 139.82 (8) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
(2) If a person fails to file any return required under s. 139.77 (1) by the due date, unless the person shows that that failure was due to reasonable cause and not due to neglect, the department shall add to the amount of tax required to be shown on that return 5 percent of the amount of the tax if the failure is for not more than one month and an additional 5 percent of the tax for each additional month or fraction of a month during which the failure continues, but not more than 25 percent of the tax. For purposes of this subsection, the amount of tax required to be shown on the return shall be reduced by the amount of tax that is paid on or before the due date and by the amount of any credit against the tax that may be claimed on the return.
History: 1981 c. 20; 1987 a. 399; 1991 a. 39; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 109.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 139 - Beverage and tobacco taxes.

139.01 - Definitions.

139.02 - Fermented malt beverages tax.

139.03 - Liquor tax.

139.035 - Wine shipped directly to individuals in this state.

139.04 - Exclusions.

139.05 - Payment of malt beverages tax.

139.06 - Liquor tax returns; exceptions.

139.08 - Powers and duties of the secretary of revenue.

139.09 - Registration.

139.092 - Audits; additional assessments; refunds.

139.094 - Appeals.

139.096 - Failure to file.

139.10 - Refunds by secretary of administration.

139.11 - Records and reports.

139.115 - Collection.

139.18 - Presumptions from possession.

139.20 - Compulsory testimony.

139.22 - Confiscation.

139.25 - Penalties.

139.26 - Prosecutions by attorney general.

139.30 - Cigarette tax; definitions.

139.31 - Tax imposed; exceptions.

139.315 - Cigarette inventory tax imposed; procedures.

139.32 - Payment of taxes.

139.321 - Unlawful possession of cigarettes.

139.322 - Security.

139.323 - Refunds to Indian tribes.

139.325 - Agreements with Indian tribes.

139.33 - Use tax.

139.34 - Permits required.

139.345 - Direct marketing.

139.35 - Stamps.

139.355 - Appeals.

139.36 - Refunds for unusable stamps.

139.362 - Bad debt deductions.

139.363 - Preferred claims.

139.365 - Other refunds.

139.37 - Salespersons.

139.38 - Records, returns.

139.39 - Administration and enforcement.

139.395 - Theft of tax moneys.

139.40 - Seizure and confiscation.

139.41 - Place to place delivery.

139.42 - Nuisance.

139.43 - Statewide concern.

139.44 - Interest and penalties.

139.45 - Prosecutions by attorney general.

139.46 - Lists.

139.75 - Definitions.

139.76 - Imposition; exceptions.

139.77 - Distributors, monthly returns.

139.78 - Use tax.

139.79 - Permits; distributor; subjobber.

139.80 - Refunds, credits.

139.801 - Bad debt deductions.

139.802 - Preferred claims.

139.803 - Refunds to Indian tribes.

139.805 - Agreements with Indian tribes.

139.81 - Salespersons.

139.82 - Records, returns.

139.83 - Administration and enforcement.

139.832 - Police powers.

139.835 - Timely filing.

139.84 - Bonds.

139.85 - Interest and penalties.

139.86 - Prosecutions by attorney general.