ScheduleEIT: ScheduleEIT (2025)
Wisconsin · Wisconsin DOR · Used for tax years 2025
Wisconsin Schedule EIT calculates the 2025 Electronics and Information Technology Manufacturing Zone Credit. It combines zone payroll and capital expenditure credits certified by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) with credits passed through from other entities
Who files this form
Use Schedule EIT to claim the 2025 Wisconsin electronics and information technology manufacturing zone credit. The schedule covers zone payroll and capital expenditure credits certified by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), as well as credits passed through from other entities.
What you'll need
- Your name and identifying number.
- A copy of the WEDC certification/verification for the zone payroll or capital expenditure credit you claim.
- For credits passed through from other entities, each entity’s name, FEIN, and credit amount.
- An additional schedule if reporting additional pass-through credits on line 4c.
- For fiduciaries, the amount of credit allocated to beneficiaries.
How to file
File Schedule EIT with Wisconsin Form 1, 1NPR, 2, 3, 4, 4T, 5S, or 6.
- Enter the WEDC-certified zone payroll credit on line 1 and capital expenditure credit on line 2. Include copies of the WEDC certification/verification.
- Add lines 1 and 2 and enter the total on line 3.
- Report credits passed through from other entities on lines 4a through 4c. Add those amounts on line 4d.
- Add lines 3 and 4d to calculate your 2025 credit on line 5.
- Fiduciaries: enter the credit allocated to beneficiaries on line 5a, then subtract line 5a from line 5 and enter the result on line 5b.
Common mistakes
- Skipping the instructions: the form says to read them before completing the schedule.
- Entering cents instead of rounding amounts to the nearest dollar.
- Leaving out copies of the WEDC certification/verification for credits reported on lines 1 and 2.
- Filing Schedule EIT without the accompanying Wisconsin tax form listed on the schedule.
Questions people ask
Which credits go on lines 1 and 2?
Enter the WEDC-certified zone payroll credit on line 1 and the WEDC-certified capital expenditure credit on line 2. Include a copy of the WEDC certification/verification.
Can I report credits passed through from other entities?
Yes. Lines 4a and 4b ask for each entity’s name, FEIN, and credit amount. Line 4c is for total pass-through credits from an additional schedule.
How do I calculate my total 2025 credit?
Add lines 1 and 2 on line 3. Add lines 4a through 4c on line 4d. Then add lines 3 and 4d on line 5.
What extra steps apply to fiduciaries?
Enter the credit allocated to beneficiaries on line 5a. Subtract that amount from line 5 and enter the result on line 5b.