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WI payer TIN

zbg1 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:42:50 GMT

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/

Re: WI payer TIN

VolvoGirl — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:27:42 GMT

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.

Re: WI payer TIN

zbg1 — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:18:31 GMT

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.