SB556: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate BILL 556

February 21, 1996 - Introduced by Senators Fitzgerald, Schultz, Buettner, Jauch, Moen, C. Potter, Breske, Rude, Grobschmidt and Risser, cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Musser, Goetsch, Dobyns, Grothman, Baldus, Gunderson, Hahn, Nass, Ourada, Ward, Skindrud, Black, Owens, Boyle, Silbaugh, Ziegelbauer, La Fave, Gronemus, Bell, Johnsrud, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Rutkowski, Travis, Seratti, Zukowski, Wirch, Vrakas, Lorge, Coleman, Kreuser, Porter and Schneiders. Referred to Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs.

SB556,1,3 An Act to renumber 71.85 (3); and to create 71.85 (3) (b) of the statutes; relating to: interest and penalty waivers for certain payments made to national guard technicians.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, national guard technicians who worked as technicians for the Wisconsin national guard and were later recognized as federal employes under the national guard technician act of 1968 are not liable for any interest or penalties on any outstanding tax liabilities owed on certain payments received from the U.S. civil service retirement system, and may claim a refund for any interest or penalty payments that were made before the effective date of the bill.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB556, s. 1 Section 1. 71.85 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 71.85 (3) (a).

SB556, s. 2 Section 2. 71.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB556,2,7 71.85 (3) (b) No penalty or interest that has been imposed under this subchapter for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1988, on a taxpayer who was an employe of the Wisconsin national guard, who worked as a technician and who was recognized as a federal employe under P.L. 90-486, to the extent that the penalty or interest or both relate to payments received from the U.S. civil service retirement system by such a person, is due and may not be collected or imposed by the department of revenue on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date]. A person to whom this paragraph applies, who has paid interest or penalties or both on payments that are described under this paragraph before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], is eligible to claim a refund for the payment that he or she has made to the extent allowed under s. 71.75.

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