71.47(3n)(a)4.
4. "Livestock" means cattle, not including dairy animals; swine; poultry, including farm-raised pheasants, but not including other farm-raised game birds or ratites; fish that are raised in aquaculture facilities; sheep; and goats.
71.47(3n)(a)5.
5. "Livestock farm modernization or expansion" means the construction, the improvement, or the acquisition of buildings or facilities, or the acquisition of equipment, for livestock housing, confinement, feeding, or waste management, including the following, if used exclusively related to livestock and if acquired and placed in service in this state during taxable years that begin after December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 2012:
71.47(3n)(a)6.a.a. For taxable years that begin after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2006, "used exclusively," related to dairy animals, means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for use not exceeding 5 percent of total use.
71.47(3n)(a)6.b.
b. For taxable years that begin after December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 2010, "used exclusively," related to livestock, dairy animals, or both, means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for use not exceeding 5 percent of total use.
71.47(3n)(a)6.c.
c. For taxable years that begin after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, "used exclusively," related to livestock, means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for use not exceeding 5 percent of total use.
71.47(3n)(b)1.1. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years that begin after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2010, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43 an amount equal to 10% of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for dairy farm modernization or expansion related to the operation of the claimant's dairy farm.
71.47(3n)(b)2.
2. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years that begin after December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 2012, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43 an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for livestock farm modernization or expansion related to the operation of the claimant's livestock farm.
71.47(3n)(c)
(c) No credit may be allowed under this subsection for any amount that the claimant paid for expenses described under
par. (b) that the claimant also claimed as a deduction under section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code.
71.47(3n)(d)
(d) The aggregate amount of credits that a claimant may claim under this subsection is $50,000.
71.47(3n)(e)1.1. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of expenses under
par. (b), except that the aggregate amount of credits that the entity may compute shall not exceed $50,000. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest.
71.47(3n)(e)2.
2. If 2 or more persons own and operate the dairy or livestock farm, each person may claim a credit under
par. (b) in proportion to his or her ownership interest, except that the aggregate amount of the credits claimed by all persons who own and operate the farm shall not exceed $50,000.
71.47 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
Tax 2.99, Wis. adm. code.
71.47(3p)
(3p) Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit. 71.47(3p)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(3p)(a)2.
2. "Dairy manufacturing" means processing milk into dairy products or processing dairy products for sale commercially.
71.47(3p)(a)3.
3. "Dairy manufacturing modernization or expansion" means constructing, improving, or acquiring buildings or facilities, or acquiring equipment, for dairy manufacturing, including the following, if used exclusively for dairy manufacturing and if acquired and placed in service in this state during taxable years that begin after December 31, 2006, and before January 1, 2015:
71.47(3p)(a)3.a.
a. Building construction, including storage and warehouse facilities.
71.47(3p)(a)3.c.
c. Upgrades to utilities, including water, electric, heat, and waste facilities.
71.47(3p)(a)3.e.
e. Processing and manufacturing equipment, including pipes, motors, pumps, valves, pasteurizers, homogenizers, vats, evaporators, dryers, concentrators, and churns.
71.47(3p)(a)3.f.
f. Packaging and handling equipment, including sealing, bagging, boxing, labeling, conveying, and product movement equipment.
71.47(3p)(a)3.h.
h. Waste treatment and waste management equipment, including tanks, blowers, separators, dryers, digesters, and equipment that uses waste to produce energy, fuel, or industrial products.
71.47(3p)(a)3.i.
i. Computer software and hardware used for managing the claimant's dairy manufacturing operation, including software and hardware related to logistics, inventory management, and production plant controls.
71.47(3p)(a)4.
4. "Used exclusively" means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for use not exceeding 5 percent of total use.
71.47(3p)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and
s. 560.207, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, and before January 1, 2015, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
s. 71.43, up to the amount of the tax, an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for dairy manufacturing modernization or expansion related to the claimant's dairy manufacturing operation.
71.47(3p)(c)1.1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for any amount that the claimant paid for expenses described under
par. (b) that the claimant also claimed as a deduction under section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code.
71.47(3p)(c)2.
2. The aggregate amount of credits that a claimant may claim under this subsection is $200,000.
71.47(3p)(c)2m.b.
b. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and
ss. 71.07 (3p) and
71.28 (3p) in fiscal year 2008-09, and in each fiscal year thereafter, is $700,000, as allocated under
s. 560.207.
71.47(3p)(c)3.
3. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of expenses under
par. (b), except that the aggregate amount of credits that the entity may compute shall not exceed $200,000. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest.
71.47(3p)(c)4.
4. If 2 or more persons own and operate the dairy manufacturing operation, each person may claim a credit under
par. (b) in proportion to his or her ownership interest, except that the aggregate amount of the credits claimed by all persons who own and operate the dairy manufacturing operation shall not exceed $200,000.
71.47(3p)(d)2.
2. If the allowable amount of the claim under
par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under
s. 71.43 or no tax is due under
s. 71.43, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under
s. 20.835 (2) (bn).
71.47(3t)
(3t) Manufacturing investment credit. 71.47(3t)(a)(a)
Definition. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(3t)(b)
(b)
Credit. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and in
s. 560.28, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, a claimant may claim as a credit, amortized over 15 taxable years starting with the taxable year beginning after December 31, 2007, against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43, up to the amount of the tax, an amount equal to the claimant's unused credits under
s. 71.47 (3).
71.47(3t)(c)1.1. No credit may be claimed under this subsection unless the claimant submits with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification by the department of commerce under
s. 560.28, except that, with regard to credits claimed by partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the entity shall provide a copy of its certification under
s. 560.28 to the partner, member, or shareholder to submit with his or her return.
71.47(3t)(c)2.
2. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on the amount of their unused credits under
s. 71.47 (3). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest.
71.47(3t)(d)2.
2. The amount of any unused credit under this subsection in any taxable year may be carried forward to subsequent taxable years, up to 15 taxable years.
71.47(3w)(a)1.
1. "Base year" means the taxable year beginning during the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the enterprise zone in which the claimant is located takes effect.
71.47(3w)(a)2.
2. "Claimant" means a person who is certified to claim tax benefits under
s. 560.799 (5) and who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(3w)(a)3.
3. "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed in a regular, nonseasonal job and who, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.
71.47(3w)(a)5m.
5m. "Wages" means wages under section
3306 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, determined without regard to any dollar limitations.
71.47(3w)(a)6.
6. "Zone payroll" means the amount of state payroll that is attributable to wages paid to full-time employees for services that are performed in an enterprise zone. "Zone payroll" does not include the amount of wages paid to any full-time employees that exceeds $100,000.
71.47 Note
NOTE: Subd. 6. is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2007 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
71.47(3w)(b)
(b)
Filing claims; payroll. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and
s. 560.799, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43 an amount calculated as follows:
71.47(3w)(b)1.a.
a. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the area that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year.
71.47(3w)(b)1.b.
b. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the state in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the state in the base year.
71.47(3w)(b)2.
2. Determine the claimant's average zone payroll by dividing total wages for full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year by the number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year.
71.47(3w)(b)4.
4. Multiply the amount determined under
subd. 3. by the amount determined under
subd. 1.
71.47(3w)(bm)
(bm)
Filing supplemental claims. In addition to the credit under
par. (b) and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and
s. 560.799, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43 an amount equal to the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve the job-related skills of any of the claimant's full-time employees, to train any of the claimant's full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the claimant represents the employee's first full-time job. This subdivision does not apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone.
71.47 Note
NOTE: Par. (bm) is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2007 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
71.47(3w)(c)1.1. If the allowable amount of the claim under this subsection exceeds the taxes otherwise due on the claimant's income under
s. 71.43, the amount of the claim that is not used to offset those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation under
s. 20.835 (2) (co).
71.47(3w)(c)2.
2. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts described under
pars. (b) and
(bm). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests.
71.47(3w)(c)3.
3. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification for tax benefits under
s. 560.799 (5).
