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Overview
In this New Business Seminar, hosted by The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) you will gain a basic understanding of Wisconsin’s tax laws.
Topics may include:
- Business tax registration
- Withholding tax information
- Sales and use tax information
- Other business taxes
- Electronic filing made easy through My Tax Account
- Business tax incentives
- When do I need a seller’s permit?
- What do I do when I hire my first employee?
- How to register for the MyTax Account
Register for Fall 2025
Location: Online (link will be sent to participants shortly before the session date)
Date: October 14, 2025
Schedule: 9:30 – 11:00 am
Fees: This course is being offered at no cost to participants by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue Speaker’s Bureau. Although there is no charge to attend, participants must register online before the session.
Disability Statement: Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the UW-Madison SBDC office at sbdc@bus.wisc.edu to request accommodations or to ask general questions about the SBDC, classes and consulting.
Instructors
Van Warren
My name is Van Warren. I am a Business Tax Specialist. I have been with Department of Revenue for 10 years. My hobbies are billiards, volleyball, and keeping up with my two German Shorthair Pointers, Koko and Harlee.
Tracey Mueller
Tracey Mueller has worked for the department of revenue since June of 2000. She currently is a Revenue Tax Specialist in the Office of Technical Services specializing in sales and use tax. Tracey is the coordinator of the Speaker’s Bureau and still enjoys presenting on sales and use tax topics. She drafts various Wisconsin publications, administrative rules, tax releases and articles for the Wisconsin Tax Bulletin, and private letter rulings, etc., related to Wisconsin sales and use tax. Tracey is also the department’s Streamlined Sales Tax Specialist. Prior to joining the Technical Services staff, she was responsible for auditing large national and multi-national companies for sales and use tax as a field auditor. Earlier in her career she was responsible for auditing individuals and corporations for income, franchise, sales and use, and withholding taxes. She also provided taxpayer assistance.
Prior to working at the state, Tracey worked various accounting and managerial roles in the private sector in a variety of industries.
Tracey Mueller holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
The Wisconsin SBDC Network is a proud part of the Office of Business & Entrepreneurship within the Universities of Wisconsin.
It is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Wisconsin SBDC at UW-Madison helps entrepreneurs succeed at any stage. We offer no-cost, confidential consulting and business education across a wide region, primarily serving Dane, Sauk, and Columbia counties. SBDC services are provided in a nondiscriminatory way to all legal residents and citizens in the US.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact us at sbdc@bus.wisc.edu or call (608) 263-2221.