Alcohol Beverage License Renewal Process Gets Paperwork Reduction

​Alcohol beverage license renewals should be easier beginning this year, thanks to changes from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) Division of Alcohol Beverages. These changes were advocated for by the WRA, other industry groups and local clerks.

Each year when operators renew their alcohol beverage licenses, they were required to fill out three forms:

• AB-100 (Fill-In Form) Alcohol Beverage Individual Questionnaire 
• AB-101 (Fill-In Form) Alcohol Beverage Appointment of Agent
• AB-200 (Fill-In Form) Alcohol Beverage License Application 

​Filling out AB-100 and AB-101 each year is usually redundant, since there are rarely changes from year to year with the information collected. Beginning this year, operators will not have to fill out AB-100 and AB-101, unless there are changes that need to be reported to the licensing municipality. 

Every licensee will still need to fill out form AB-200, which is the actual license application. The new renewal path on Form AB-200 allows licensees to provide old copies of Forms AB-100 and AB-101 if all the information contained on them is still accurate.

This should provide a more streamlined process for both licensees and local clerks, reducing the administrative burden for both.

The 2026 editions of Forms AB-100, 101, and 200 have been posted on the DOR website: DOR Retail Alcohol Beverage License Applications and Miscellaneous Forms.

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