SB260,11,724 2. In the case of a partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option
25corporation, the computation of the 25 percent limitation under subd. 1. shall be

1determined at the entity level rather than the claimant level and may be allocated
2among the claimants who make investments in the manner set forth in the entity's
3organizational documents. The entity shall provide to the department of revenue
4and to the department of commerce or the Wisconsin Economic Development
5Corporation
administration the names and tax identification numbers of the
6claimants, the amounts of the credits allocated to the claimants, and the
7computation of the allocations.
SB260,35 8Section 35. 71.47 (5b) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,11,119 71.47 (5b) (d) 1. Section For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014,
10s.
71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit
11under this subsection.
SB260,36 12Section 36. 71.47 (5b) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB260,11,1513 71.47 (5b) (d) 1m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, s.
1471.28 (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the
15credit under this subsection.
SB260,37 16Section 37. 71.47 (5b) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,11,2217 71.47 (5b) (d) 3. Except as provided under s. 238.15 (3) (d) (intro.) 16.296 (3)
18(d) (intro.)
, for investments made after December 31, 2007, if an investment for which
19a claimant claims a credit under par. (b) is held by the claimant for less than 3 years,
20the claimant shall pay to the department, in the manner prescribed by the
21department, the amount of the credit that the claimant received related to the
22investment.
SB260,38 23Section 38. 71.47 (5b) (d) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB260,12,424 71.47 (5b) (d) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, if the
25allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under s.

171.43, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the
2department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check,
3share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2)
4(ba).
SB260,39 5Section 39. 71.49 (1) (eop) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,12,76 71.49 (1) (eop) Early stage seed investment credit under s. 71.47 (5b), except
7as provided under par. (f)
.
SB260,40 8Section 40. 71.49 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,12,189 71.49 (1) (f) The total of farmland preservation credit under subch. IX,
10farmland tax relief credit under s. 71.47 (2m), dairy manufacturing facility
11investment credit under s. 71.47 (3p), jobs credit under s. 71.47 (3q), meat processing
12facility investment credit under s. 71.47 (3r), woody biomass harvesting and
13processing credit under s. 71.47 (3rm), food processing plant and food warehouse
14investment credit under s. 71.47 (3rn), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.47
15(3w), early stage seed investment credit under s. 71.47 (5b) (d) 4., film production
16services credit under s. 71.47 (5f), film production company investment credit under
17s. 71.47 (5h), beginning farmer and farm asset owner tax credit under s. 71.47 (8r),
18and estimated tax payments under s. 71.48.
SB260,41 19Section 41. 73.03 (63) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
20is amended to read:
SB260,13,421 73.03 (63) Notwithstanding the amount limitations specified under s. 560.205
22(3) (d), 2009 stats., or s. 238.15 (3) (d)
16.296 (3) (d), in consultation with the
23Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department of administration, to
24carry forward to subsequent taxable years unclaimed credit amounts of the early
25stage seed investment credits under ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638

1and the angel investment credit under s. 71.07 (5d). Annually, no later than July 1,
2the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department of administration
3shall submit to the department of revenue its recommendations for the carry forward
4of credit amounts as provided under this subsection.
SB260,42 5Section 42. 76.638 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,13,76 76.638 (1) Definitions. In this section, "fund manager" means an investment
7fund manager certified under s. 238.15 (2) or s. 560.205 (2), 2009 stats. 16.296 (2).
SB260,43 8Section 43. 76.638 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,13,149 76.638 (2) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008,
10subject
Subject to the limitations provided under this subsection and s. 238.15 or s.
11560.205, 2009 stats.
16.296, an insurer may claim as a credit against the fees imposed
12under s. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67, 25 percent of the insurer's investment
13paid to a fund manager that the fund manager invests in a business certified under
14s. 238.15 or s. 560.205 (1), 2009 stats. 16.296 (1).
SB260,44 15Section 44. 238.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.296 (1) (intro.)
16and amended to read:
SB260,13,2517 16.296 (1) Angel investment tax credits. (intro.) The corporation department
18shall implement a program to certify businesses for purposes of s. 71.07 (5d). A
19business desiring certification shall submit an application to the corporation
20department in each taxable year for which the business desires certification. The
21business shall specify in its application the investment amount it wishes to raise and
22the corporation department may certify the business and determine the amount that
23qualifies for purposes of s. 71.07 (5d). The corporation department may certify or
24recertify a business for purposes of s. 71.07 (5d) only if the business satisfies all of
25the following conditions:
SB260,45
1Section 45. 238.15 (1) (a) to (L) of the statutes are renumbered 16.296 (1) (a)
2to (L).
SB260,46 3Section 46. 238.15 (1) (m) 1. (intro.), a. and b. of the statutes are renumbered
416.296 (1) (m) 1. (intro.), a. and b.
SB260,47 5Section 47. 238.15 (1) (m) 1. c. of the statutes is renumbered 16.296 (1) (m) 1.
6c. and amended to read:
SB260,14,87 16.296 (1) (m) 1. c. The activities of the business's headquarters, as determined
8by the corporation department.
SB260,48 9Section 48. 238.15 (1) (m) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 16.296 (1) (m) 2.
SB260,49 10Section 49. 238.15 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.296 (2) and amended
11to read:
SB260,15,212 16.296 (2) Early stage seed investment tax credits. The corporation
13department shall implement a program to certify investment fund managers for
14purposes of ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638. An investment fund
15manager desiring certification shall submit an application to the corporation
16department. The investment fund manager shall specify in the application the
17investment amount that the manager wishes to raise and the corporation
18department may certify the manager and determine the amount that qualifies for
19purposes of ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638. In determining whether
20to certify an investment fund manager, the corporation department shall consider
21the investment fund manager's experience in managing venture capital funds, the
22past performance of investment funds managed by the applicant, the expected level
23of investment in the investment fund to be managed by the applicant, and any other
24relevant factors. The corporation department may certify only investment fund

1managers that commit to consider placing investments in businesses certified under
2sub. (1).
SB260,50 3Section 50. 238.15 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 16.296 (3) and amended
4to read:
SB260,15,85 16.296 (3) Administration. (a) List of certified businesses and investment fund
6managers.
The corporation department shall maintain a list of businesses certified
7under sub. (1) and investment fund managers certified under sub. (2) and shall
8permit public access to the lists through the corporation's Internet Web site.
SB260,15,119 (b) Notification of department of revenue. The corporation department shall
10notify the department of revenue of every certification issued under subs. (1) and (2)
11and the date on which any such certification is revoked or expires.
SB260,16,1612 (d) Rules. The corporation department, in consultation with the department
13of revenue, shall adopt rules to administer this section. The rules shall further define
14"bona fide angel investment" for purposes of s. 71.07 (5d) (a) 1. The rules shall limit
15the aggregate amount of tax credits under s. 71.07 (5d) that may be claimed for
16investments in businesses certified under sub. (1) at $3,000,000 per calendar year
17for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2008,
18$5,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007,
19and before January 1, 2010, $6,500,000 for calendar year 2010, and $20,000,000 per
20calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2010, plus, for taxable
21years beginning after December 31, 2010, an additional $250,000 for tax credits that
22may be claimed for investments in nanotechnology businesses certified under sub.
23(1). The rules shall also limit the aggregate amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07
24(5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638 that may be claimed for investments paid to
25fund managers certified under sub. (2) at $3,500,000 per calendar year for calendar

1years beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2008, $6,000,000 per
2calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before
3January 1, 2010, $8,000,000 for calendar year 2010, and $20,500,000 per calendar
4year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2010, plus, for taxable years
5beginning after December 31, 2010, an additional $250,000 for tax credits that may
6be claimed for investments in nanotechnology businesses certified under sub. (1).
7The rules shall also provide that, for calendar years beginning after December 31,
82007, a person who receives a credit under ss. 71.07 (5b) and (5d), 71.28 (5b), 71.47
9(5b), or 76.638 must keep the investment in a certified business, or with a certified
10fund manager, for no less than 3 years, unless the person's investment becomes
11worthless, as determined by the corporation department, during the 3-year period
12or the person has kept the investment for no less than 12 months and a bona fide
13liquidity event, as determined by the corporation department, occurs during the
143-year period. The rules shall permit the corporation department to reallocate
15credits under this section that are unused in any calendar year to a person eligible
16for tax benefits, as defined under s. 238.16 (1) (d), if all of the following apply:
SB260,16,1817 1. The corporation department notifies the joint committee on finance in
18writing of its proposed reallocation.
SB260,16,1919 2. One of the following is true:
SB260,16,2320 a. The cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance fail to notify the
21corporation department, within 14 working days after the date of the corporation's
22department's notification under subd. 1., that the committee has scheduled a
23meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed reallocation.
SB260,16,2524 b. The cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance notify the corporation
25department that the committee has approved the proposed reallocation.
SB260,17,11
1(e) Transfer. A person who is eligible to claim a credit under s. 71.07 (5b), 71.28
2(5b), 71.47 (5b), or 76.638 may sell or otherwise transfer the credit to another person
3who is subject to the taxes or fees imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, 71.47, or subch. III
4of ch. 76, if the person receives prior authorization from the investment fund
5manager and the manager then notifies the corporation department of
6administration
and the department of revenue of the transfer and submits with the
7notification a copy of the transfer documents. No person may sell or otherwise
8transfer a credit as provided in this paragraph more than once in a 12-month period.
9The corporation department of administration may charge any person selling or
10otherwise transferring a credit under this paragraph a fee equal to 1 percent of the
11credit amount sold or transferred.
SB260,51 12Section 51. 238.16 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,17,1713 238.16 (4) (c) Subject to a reallocation by the corporation department of
14administration
pursuant to rules adopted under s. 238.15 (3) (d) 16.296 (3) (d), the
15corporation may allocate up to $5,000,000 in tax benefits under this section in any
16calendar year, except that beginning on July 1, 2011, the corporation may allocate
17up to $10,000,000 in tax benefits under this section in any calendar year.
SB260,52 18Section 52. 238.303 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB260,17,2519 238.303 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (am) and (b), and subject to a
20reallocation by the corporation department of administration pursuant to rules
21adopted under s. 238.15 (3) (d) 16.296 (3) (d), the total tax benefits available to be
22allocated by the corporation under ss. 238.301 to 238.306 may not exceed the sum of
23the tax benefits remaining to be allocated under s. 560.71 to 560.785, 2009 stats., s.
24560.797, 2009 stats., s. 560.798, 2009 stats., s. 560.7995, 2009 stats., and s. 560.96,
252009 stats., on March 6, 2009, plus $25,000,000.
SB260,53
1Section 53. Initial applicability.
SB260,18,22 (1) This act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2014.
SB260,18,33 (End)
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