WI cigarette tax bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.

The security the Wisconsin Department of Revenue can require from a cigarette permittee under Wis. Stat. § 139.322 — generally after a missed payment or a late report. The Secretary of Revenue sets the amount on your notice; pricing starts from $100, and your exact price appears at the application.

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Required under Wis. Stat. § 139.322 when DOR asks a cigarette permittee to post security

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Amount is set by the Secretary of Revenue — usually tied to your tax liability and filing history

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From $100 — enter the amount on your DOR notice and see your exact price at application

1.2% rate$100 minimumInstantapproval for mostNo SSNin the application

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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for the standard cigarette tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:

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Your business details, the security amount DOR required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

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Issued on the spot

The application collects no credit information, and most applicants see the executed bond generated as soon as they pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.

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File with the Department of Revenue

Submit the executed bond to satisfy DOR and keep (or restore) your cigarette permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the cigarette tax bond actually covers

Wisconsin taxes cigarettes through permittees — manufacturers, distributors, and others — who buy and apply tax stamps and remit the tax to the Department of Revenue. Most permittees never post a bond. But under Wis. Stat. § 139.322, the Secretary of Revenue can require security from a permittee that has not paid the tax or has failed to timely file a report.

The security may be a surety bond payable to the state in the form the Secretary prescribes, in an amount the Secretary determines. If a permittee required to post security fails to do so, the Secretary may refuse to issue or revoke the permit — so the bond is what keeps a permit alive after a delinquency.

The bond stands behind the cigarette tax you owe: after 10 days' notice, the Department can recover delinquent tax, interest, and penalties from the security. We issue the amount DOR set, priced at 1.2% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.

Wis. Stat. § 139.322Under Wisconsin Statutes § 139.322, the Secretary of Revenue may require any cigarette permittee who has not paid the tax under § 139.31(1) or who has failed to timely file a report to place security with the Department, in an amount the Secretary determines. The security may be a surety bond payable to the state, and the Secretary may refuse or revoke a permit if the required security is not placed. Confirm the amount on your DOR notice.

You need this bond if you are

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A cigarette permittee the Department of Revenue has asked to post security

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Reinstating a permit after a late payment or missed report triggered a security demand

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A distributor or manufacturer DOR wants bonded as a condition of the permit

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Responding to a DOR notice that names a specific security amount

One application, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the security amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Wisconsin cigarette tax bond?Pricing is 1.2% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The amount itself is set by the Secretary of Revenue on your notice — there is no fixed statutory figure. Enter that amount at the application to see your exact price.

Do I always need this bond?No. Most cigarette permittees never post a bond. Under Wis. Stat. § 139.322 the Department of Revenue requires security mainly after a missed payment or a late report, or when it otherwise determines security is warranted.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information. Most applicants approve instantly; if a check ever runs on a larger bond amount, it's a soft pull that won't touch your score.

What happens if I don’t post the security?The Secretary of Revenue may refuse to issue or revoke your cigarette permit. The bond is what lets you keep, or restore, the permit after DOR has demanded security.

Where do I file it?With the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, in the form the Secretary prescribes. We issue the executed bond ready to submit.

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