WI payer TIN

[zbg1]

I received a refund from my 2021 tax return for Wisconsin. It's showing up on the 1099G worksheet. I have to enter a Payer TIN but I cannot find what that number is. I never received a 1099 form from Wisconsin.  I'm a resident of Illinois/

[VolvoGirl]

You might be entering it in the wrong place.

Enter the 1099G under

 Federal on left

Wages & Income at top

 Scroll down to 1099-Misc and  Other Common Income

      You might need click on Show More to expand the section

Then it's the first line for Refunds Received for State/Local Tax Returns - Click Start

     You do not want the next line that says Other 1099G Income

On the first screen check YES - Received a State Refund.

But you might not need to enter it at all.  

A State Tax Refund is taxable if you itemized deductions on that prior year's federal return and took a deduction for state income taxes instead of the sale tax.  You got a deduction benefit for it so now you have to include it as income. If you took the standard deduction it is not taxable and you don't need to report it.

[zbg1]

The software automatically enters the amount of the refund under the 1099-G worksheet. I never received a 1099-G but on that worksheet it is asking for the TIN. I can’t seem to get around it & I have tried looking up the TIN for Wisconsin dept of revenue without the answer. This is the last thing I have to do.