70.11 (2) MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AND PROPERTY OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS, EXCEPTION. Property owned by any county, city, village, town, school district, technical college district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan sewerage district, municipal water district created under s. 198.22, joint local water authority created under s. 66.0735, family care district under s. 46.2895 or town sanitary district; lands belonging to cities of any other state used for public parks; land tax-deeded to any county or city before January 2; but any residence located upon property owned by the county for park purposes which is rented out by the county for a nonpark purpose shall not be exempt from taxation. Except as to land acquired under s. 59.84 (2) (d), this exemption shall not apply to land conveyed after August 17, 1961, to any such governmental unit or for its benefit while the grantor or others for his or her benefit are permitted to occupy the land or part thereof in consideration for the conveyance. Leasing the property exempt under this subsection, regardless of the lessee and the use of the leasehold income, does not render that property taxable.
SECTION 1653. 70.11 (35) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.11 (35) CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARKS. Property described in s. 234.935 (1), 1997 stats.
SECTION 1654. 70.11 (40) of the statutes is created to read:
70.11 (40) COMPUTERIZED EQUIPMENT. Fax machines, copiers, cash registers and automatic teller machines.
SECTION 1655. 70.114 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.114 (1) (c) "Land" means state forests, as defined in s. 28.02 (1), that are acquired after December 31, 1991, state parks that are acquired after December 31, 1991, under s. 27.01 and other areas that are acquired after December 31, 1991, under s. 23.09 (2) (d), 23.091, 23.0912, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 23.31 or 29.749 (1).
SECTION 1656. 70.36 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.36 (1m) Any person, firm or corporation that fails to include information on property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) on the report under s. 70.35 shall forfeit $10 for every $100 $1,000 or major fraction thereof that is not reported.
SECTION 1657. 70.64 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (1) (title) BY TAX APPEALS COMMISSION THE DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 1658. 70.64 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 70.64 (1) (b) and amended to read:
70.64 (1) (b) The assessment and determination of the relative value of taxable general property in any county or taxation district, made by the department of revenue under s. 70.57, may be reviewed, and a redetermination of the value of such property may be made by the tax appeals commission department, upon appeal by the county or taxation district. The filing of such an appeal in the manner provided in this section by any county or taxation district shall impose upon the commission department the duty, under the powers conferred upon it by s. 73.01 (4) (a) 73.03, to review the assessment complained of. If, in its judgment based upon the testimony, evidence and record made on the preliminary hearing of such appeal, the commission department finds such an assessment to be unequal and discriminatory, it shall determine to correct such the assessment to bring it into substantial compliance with law. Except as provided in this section, the appeal shall be taken and such review and redetermination shall be made as provided in ss. 73.01 and 73.015 and under the rules governing the procedure of the commission.
SECTION 1659. 70.64 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
70.64 (1) (a) In this section, "department" means the department of revenue.
SECTION 1660. 70.64 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPEALS. To authorize such an appeal to the department, an order or resolution directing the same to be taken shall be adopted by the governing body of the county or taxation district taking the appeal at a lawful meeting of the governing body. When After an appeal shall have been is authorized the prosecution of it shall be in charge of by the governing body of a county or taxation district, the chairperson of the county board or the county administrator, or of the chairperson, mayor or president of the taxation district taking the appeal shall prosecute the appeal unless otherwise directed by the governing body of the county or taxation district taking the appeal. The officers or committee in charge of the appeal may employ attorneys to conduct the appeal. After authorizing an appeal as provided in this subsection, any 2 or more taxation districts in the same county or any 2 or more school districts located in whole or in part in the same county may join in taking and prosecuting an appeal.
SECTION 1661. 70.64 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (3) FORM OF APPEAL. (intro.) To accomplish an appeal there shall be filed with the tax appeals commission department on or before October 15 an appeal in writing setting forth:
SECTION 1662. 70.64 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (3) (a) That the county or taxation district, naming the same, appeals to the tax appeals commission department from the assessment made by the department of revenue under s. 70.57, specifying the date of such assessment.
SECTION 1663. 70.64 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (4) CERTIFIED COPIES. Upon the filing of such an appeal, the clerk of the county or taxation district, without delay, shall prepare certified copies of it the appeal, together with certified copies of the value established by the department of revenue from which the appeal is taken and a complete list showing the clerk of each taxation district within the county and the post-office address of each. The clerk shall mail by certified mail 4 sets of certified copies to the tax appeals commission and one set of the copies to the department of revenue, and one set each to the county clerk and the clerk of each taxation district within the county.
SECTION 1664. 70.64 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (5) APPEARANCE. Not later than Within 30 days after the clerk of the county or taxation district has mailed the certified copies under sub. (4), unless the time is extended by order of the tax appeals commission department, any county, town, city or village may cause an appearance to be entered in its behalf before the commission in support of or municipality may file a verified petition with the department under sub. (3) and have the department enter an appearance on its behalf supporting the appeal and uniting with the appellant for the relief demanded; and by verified petition or statement showing grounds therefor. Any county or municipality may apply for other or further review and redetermination than that demanded in the appeal by filing a verified petition with the department under sub. (3) that specifies the grounds for other or further review and redetermination. Within the same time the 30 days from the date on which the clerk of a county or taxation district mailed certified copies under sub. (4), a county, town, city or village in the county may in the same manner have its appearance entered in opposition to or municipality may file a verified petition with the department under sub. (3) and have the department enter an appearance in its behalf opposing the appeal and to the relief demanded. Such Petitions and appearances under this subsection shall be authorized in the manner for authorizing an appeal as provided under sub. (2). When so authorized the interests of the county, town, city or village authorizing it shall be in the charge of After a petition or appearance is authorized under sub. (2), the chairperson, administrator, mayor or president thereof of the county or municipality that made the authorization under sub. (2) shall protect the county's or municipality's interests in the appeal and may employ an attorney to protect the county's or municipality's interests unless otherwise directed by the governing body authorizing such a petition or appearance; and attorneys may be employed in that behalf. In such appearances any under sub. (2). Any 2 or more of the towns, cities and villages municipalities of the a county may join in a petition or appearance if united in support of or in opposition to the supporting or opposing an appeal. Four copies of each appearance, or petition or statement mentioned in under this subsection shall be filed in the offices of the tax appeals commission and a copy of each mailed by certified mail to with the department of revenue, and a copy of each appearance or petition shall be sent by certified mail to the county clerk, and to the clerk of each town, city and village municipality within the county, and a copy to the attorney authorized to appear on behalf of the county or any town, city or village on behalf of any municipality within the county.
SECTION 1665. 70.64 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (6) HEARING. As soon as practicable, the commission department shall set a time and place for preliminary the hearing of such an appeal. At least 10 days before the time set for such a hearing, the commission department shall cause send notice thereof to be mailed of the hearing by certified mail to the county clerk and to the attorney or the clerk of each town, city and village municipality in whose behalf an appearance has been entered in the matter of such appeal, and to the clerk of each interested town, city or village which that has not appeared, and mail a like notice to the clerk of the taxation district taking such the appeal and to the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall be prepared to present to the commission at such time during the course of the hearings as the commission requires, the full value of all property subject to general property taxation in each town, village and city of the county, as determined by the department according to s. 70.57 (1) or in the case of a complaint by a taxation district under a county assessor such information as the department has in its possession. Said. The department may adjourn and reschedule the hearing may be adjourned, in the discretion of the tax appeals commission of an appeal, as often and to such times and places as may be necessary in order to determine the facts. If satisfied that no substantial injustice has been done in the appealed taxation district assessment appealed from, the commission department in its discretion may dismiss such the appeal. If satisfied that substantial injustice has been done in the appealed taxation district assessment, the commission department shall determine to revalue any or all of the taxation districts in the county, which it deems as necessary, in a manner which in its judgment is best calculated to secure substantial justice.
SECTION 1666. 70.64 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (7) REDETERMINATION. The commission After a hearing under sub. (6), the department shall then proceed to redetermine the value of the taxable general property in such any of the taxation districts in the county as it deems necessary. It may include in such redetermination other taxation districts than first determined upon and may include all of the taxation districts in said county, if at any time during the progress of its investigations or revaluations it is satisfied that such course is necessary in order to accomplish substantial justice and to secure the relative equality as between of the value of the taxable general property in all of the taxation districts in such the county. It The department shall make careful investigation of redetermine the value of the taxable general property in the several a taxation districts to which such review and redetermination shall extend, in any manner which in its judgment is best calculated district to obtain the fair, full value of such the property. The commission department may employ such and fix the compensation of experts and other assistants as may be that are necessary, and fix their compensation for a redetermination of the value of taxable general property under this subsection. In making such investigations redetermining the value of taxable general property under this subsection, the commission department and all persons employed therein by the commission department shall have all the authority possessed by of assessors so far as applicable, including the authority to administer oaths and to examine property owners and witnesses under oath as to the quantity and value of the property subject to assessment belonging to any person or within any taxation district to which the investigation shall extend redetermination under this subsection.
SECTION 1667. 70.64 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 1668. 70.64 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (9) TESTIMONY. The tax appeals commission department may take testimony under subs. (6) and (7). Witnesses summoned at the instance of said commission by the department shall be compensated at the rates provided by law for witnesses in courts of record, the same to be audited and paid the same as other claims against the state, upon the certificate of said commission. If any property owner or other the department. Any person makes any false statement who testifies falsely to said commission the department or to any person employed by it upon the department about any matter under investigation that person under this section shall be subject to all the forfeitures and penalties imposed by law for false statements to assessors and boards of review under s. 70.36.
SECTION 1669. 70.64 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (10) DETERMINATION. The tax appeals commission department shall make its a determination upon such an appeal without unreasonable delay and shall file a copy thereof of its determination in the office of the county clerk and mail by certified mail a like copy to the department of revenue and of its determination to the clerk and attorney of the taxation district appealing, and a copy to the clerk and attorney of each taxation district having that appeared at the hearing of the appeal. In such its determination the commission department shall set forth the relative value of the taxable general property in each town, city and village municipality of such the county as found by them, and what the sum, if any, that shall be added to or deducted from the aggregate value of taxable property in each such taxation district as fixed in the determination of the department of revenue from which such appeal was taken in order to produce a relatively just and equitable taxation district assessment. Such determination shall be final A determination by the department under this section may be appealed to the tax appeals commission under s. 73.01 (5).
SECTION 1670. 70.64 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (11) COMPUTATION. The department's determination of the commission under sub. (10) shall not affect the validity of taxes apportioned in accordance with according to the appealed taxation district assessment from which such appeal was taken; but if it is determined. If the department determines upon such appeal that such a taxation district assessment is relatively unequal, such inequality shall be remedied and compensated the department shall remedy the inequality in the apportionment of state and county taxes in such the county of the taxation district in the next apportionment following the department's determination of said commission in the following manner: under sub. (10). Each town, city and village whose municipality where the department determined that a valuation in such a taxation district assessment was determined by said commission to be relatively too high shall be credited a sum equal to the amount of taxes charged to it upon such based on the unequal assessment in excess of the amount equitably chargeable thereto of taxes charged to it according to the department's determination of the commission; and each town, city and village whose under sub. (10). Each municipality where the department determined that a valuation in such a taxation district assessment was determined by said commission to be relatively too low shall be charged, in addition to all other taxes, a sum equal to the difference between the amount of taxes charged thereto upon such to it based on the unequal assessment and the amount which should have been of taxes charged thereto to it according to the department's determination of the commission under sub. (10). The department of revenue shall aid the county clerk in making the proper computations.
SECTION 1671. 70.64 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.64 (12) EXPENSES. The tax appeals commission department shall transmit to the county clerk of the county where an appeal under this section originated, with its determination on such appeal under sub. (10), a statement of all expenses incurred therein by or at the instance of the commission, which the department to hear and investigate an appeal under this section. The statement shall include the actual expenses of the commission department and of the regular employes of the commission department, the compensation and actual expenses of all other persons employed by it the department under sub. (7) and the fees of officers employed and witnesses summoned at its instance. A by the department. The department shall file a duplicate of such the statement shall be filed in the office of submitted under this subsection with the department of administration. Such The expenses contained in a statement under this subsection shall be audited upon the certificate of the commission department of revenue, and paid out of the state treasury, in the first instance, as other claims against the state are audited and paid. The amount of such the expenses shall be a special charge against such the county where an appeal under this section originated and shall be included in the next apportionment and certification of state taxes and charges, and collected from such the county, as other special charges are certified and collected. Unless otherwise directed by the commission department of revenue in its determination upon such appeal, the county clerk, in the next apportionment of state and county taxes, shall apportion the amount of such special charges to and among the towns, cities and villages in such the municipalities in the county whose where relative valuations were increased in the department of revenue's determination of the commission under sub. (10) in proportion to the amount of such the increase in each of them respectively. The apportionment of such expenses included in the statement under this subsection shall be set forth in the department of revenue's determination of the commission under sub. (10). The amount so of expenses apportioned to each such town, city and village municipality shall be charged upon its tax roll and shall be collected and paid over to the county treasurer as other state taxes and special charges are collected and paid.
SECTION 1672. 70.75 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
70.75 (6) REVIEW. Review of the reassessments of the department under this section shall be by appeal to the tax appeals commission under s. 73.01 (5).
SECTION 1673. 70.85 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
70.85 (4) (c) Appeal of the determination of the department of revenue shall be by an action for certiorari in the circuit court of the county in which the property is located appeal to the tax appeals commission under s. 73.01 (5).
SECTION 1674. 71.01 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.01 (16) "Wisconsin taxable income" of natural persons means Wisconsin adjusted gross income less the Wisconsin standard deduction, less the personal exemption described under s. 71.05 (23), with losses, depreciation, recapture of benefits, offsets, depletion, deductions, penalties, expenses and other negative income items determined according to the manner that income is or would be allocated, except that the negative income items on individual or separate returns for net rents and other net returns which are marital property attributable to the investment, rental, licensing or other use of nonmarital property shall be allocated to the owner of the property.
SECTION 1675. 71.04 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.04 (4) NONRESIDENT ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT FORMULA. Nonresident individuals and nonresident estates and trusts engaged in business within and without the state shall be taxed only on such income as is derived from business transacted and property located within the state. The amount of such income attributable to Wisconsin may be determined by an allocation and separate accounting thereof, when the business of such nonresident individual or nonresident estate or trust within the state is not an integral part of a unitary business, but the department of revenue may permit an allocation and separate accounting in any case in which it is satisfied that the use of such method will properly reflect the income taxable by this state. In all cases in which allocation and separate accounting is not permissible, the determination shall be made in the following manner: for all businesses except financial organizations, public utilities, railroads, sleeping car companies and car line companies there shall first be deducted from the total net income of the taxpayer the part thereof (less related expenses, if any) that follows the situs of the property or the residence of the recipient. The For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2000, the remaining net income shall be apportioned to Wisconsin this state by use of an apportionment fraction composed of a sales factor representing 50% of the fraction, a property factor representing 25% of the fraction and a payroll factor representing 25% of the fraction. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000, the remaining net income shall be apportioned to this state by use of an apportionment fraction composed of the sales factor under sub. (7).
SECTION 1676. 71.04 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.04 (5) PROPERTY FACTOR. (intro.) For purposes of sub. (4) and for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2000:
SECTION 1677. 71.04 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.04 (6) PAYROLL FACTOR. (intro.) For purposes of sub. (4) and for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2000:
SECTION 1678. 71.04 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.04 (7) (d) Sales, other than sales of tangible personal property, are in this state if the income-producing activity is performed in this state. If the income-producing activity is performed both in and outside this state the sales shall be divided between those states having jurisdiction to tax such business in proportion to the direct costs of performance incurred in each such state in rendering this service. Services performed in states which do not have jurisdiction to tax the business shall be deemed to have been performed in the state to which compensation is allocated by sub. (6). This paragraph does not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999.
SECTION 1679. 71.04 (7) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:
71.04 (7) (dc) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, sales, rents, royalties, and other income from real property, and the receipts from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, are attributed to the state in which the property is located.
SECTION 1680. 71.04 (7) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
71.04 (7) (dg) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, receipts from the lease or rental of moving property including but not limited to motor vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, vessels, or mobile equipment are included in the numerator of the sales factor under par. (a) to the extent that the property is used in this state. The use of moving property in this state is determined as follows:
1. A motor vehicle is used in this state if it is registered in this state and used wholly in this state.
2. The use of rolling stock in this state is determined by multiplying the receipts from the lease or rental of the rolling stock by a fraction having as a numerator the miles traveled within this state by the leased or rented rolling stock and having as a denominator the total miles traveled by the leased or rented rolling stock.
3. The use of an aircraft in this state is determined by multiplying the receipts from the lease or rental of the aircraft by a fraction having as a numerator the number of landings of the aircraft in this state and having as a denominator the total number of landings anywhere of the aircraft.
4. The use of a vessel, mobile equipment or other mobile property in this state is determined by multiplying the receipts from the lease or rental of the property by a fraction having as a numerator the number of days in the taxable year that the vessel, mobile equipment or other mobile property was in this state and having as a denominator the number of days in the taxable year that the vessel, mobile equipment or other mobile property was rented or leased.
SECTION 1681. 71.04 (7) (dn) of the statutes is created to read:
71.04 (7) (dn) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, royalties and other income received for the use of intangible property are attributed to the state where the purchaser uses the intangible property. If intangible property is used in more than one state, the royalties and other income received for the use of the intangible property shall be apportioned to this state according to the portion of the intangible property's use in this state. If the portion of intangible property's use in this state cannot be determined, the royalties and other income received for the use of the intangible property shall be excluded from the numerator and the denominator of the sales factor under par. (a). Intangible property is used in this state if a purchaser uses the intangible property or uses the rights to intangible property in the regular course of the purchaser's business in this state, regardless of where the purchaser's customers are located.
2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, sales of intangible property are attributed to the state where a purchaser uses the intangible property. If intangible property is used in more than one state, the sales of the intangible property shall be apportioned to this state according to the portion of the intangible property's use in this state. If the portion of intangible property's use in this state cannot be determined, the sales of the intangible property shall be excluded from the numerator and the denominator of the sales factor under par. (a). Intangible property is used in this state if a purchaser uses the intangible property in the regular course of the purchaser's business in this state, regardless of where the purchaser's customers are located.
SECTION 1682. 71.04 (7) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:
71.04 (7) (dr) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, receipts from the performance of services are attributed to the state where the purchaser received the benefit of the services. If a purchaser receives the benefit of a service in more than one state, the receipts from the performance of the service are included in the numerator of the sales factor under par. (a) according to the portion of the benefit of the service received in this state. If the state where a purchaser received the benefit of a service cannot be determined, the benefit of a service is received in the state where the purchaser, in the regular course of the purchaser's business, ordered the service. If the state where a purchaser ordered a service cannot be determined, the benefit of the service is received in the state where the purchaser, in the regular course of the purchaser's business, receives a bill for the service.
SECTION 1683. 71.05 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (1) (c) 2. The Wisconsin housing and economic development authority, if the bonds are to fund a loan under s. 234.935, 1997 stats.
SECTION 1684. 71.05 (6) (a) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (6) (a) 12. All alimony deducted for federal income tax purposes and paid while the individual paying the alimony was a nonresident of this state; all All penalties for early withdrawals from time savings accounts and deposits deducted for federal income tax purposes and paid while the individual charged with the penalty was a nonresident of this state; all repayments of supplemental unemployment benefit plan payments deducted for federal income tax purposes and made while the individual making the repayment was a nonresident of this state; all reforestation expenses related to property not in this state, deducted for federal income tax purposes and paid while the individual paying the expense was not a resident of this state; all contributions to individual retirement accounts, simplified employe pension plans and self-employment retirement plans and all deductible employe contributions, deducted for federal income tax purposes and in excess of that amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual's wages and net earnings from a trade or business taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual's total wages and net earnings from a trade or business; the contributions to a Keogh plan deducted for federal income tax purposes and in excess of that amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual's net earnings from a trade or business, taxable by this state, and the denominator of which is the individual's total net earnings from a trade or business; the amount of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals deducted under section 162 (L) of the internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and in excess of that amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual's net earnings from a trade or business, taxable by this state, and the denominator of which is the individual's total net earnings from a trade or business; and the amount of self-employment taxes deducted under section 164 (f) of the internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and in excess of that amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual's net earnings from a trade or business, taxable by this state, and the denominator of which is the individual's total net earnings from a trade or a business.
SECTION 1685. 71.05 (6) (b) 21. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 1686. 71.05 (6) (b) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (6) (b) 23. Any increase in value of a tuition unit that is purchased under a tuition contract under s. 16.24 14.63.
SECTION 1687. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (6) (b) 28. e. For an individual who is a nonresident or part-year resident of this state, multiply the amount calculated under subd. 28. a., b., c. or d. by a fraction the numerator of which is the individual's wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the individual's total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business. In this subd. 28. e., for married persons filing separately "wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business" means the separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly "wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business" means the total wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business of both spouses.
SECTION 1688. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (6) (b) 28. f. Reduce the amount calculated under subd. 28. a., b., c., d. or e. to the individual's aggregate wages, salary, tips, unearned income and net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.
SECTION 1689. 71.05 (22) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (22) (dm) Deduction limits; 1994 and thereafter to 1999. Except as provided in par. (f), for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994 after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 2000, the Wisconsin standard deduction is whichever of the following amounts is appropriate. For a single individual who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $7,500, the standard deduction is $5,200. For a single individual who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $7,500 but not more than $50,830, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $5,200 12% of Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $7,500 but not less than $0. For a single individual who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $50,830, the standard deduction is $0. For a head of household who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $7,500, the standard deduction is $7,040. For a head of household who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $7,500 but not more than $25,000, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $7,040 22.515% of Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $7,500 but not less than $0. For a head of household who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $25,000, the standard deduction shall be calculated as if the head of household were a single individual. For a married couple filing jointly that has an aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $10,000, the standard deduction is $8,900. For a married couple filing jointly that has an aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $10,000 but not more than $55,000, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $8,900 19.778% of aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $10,000 but not less than $0. For a married couple filing jointly that has an aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $55,000, the standard deduction is $0. For a married individual filing separately who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $4,750, the standard deduction is $4,230. For a married individual filing separately who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $4,750 but not more than $26,140, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $4,230 19.778% of Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $4,750 but not less than $0. For a married individual filing separately who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $26,140, the standard deduction is $0. The secretary of revenue shall prepare a table under which deductions under this paragraph shall be determined. That table shall be published in the department's instructional booklets.
SECTION 1690. 71.05 (22) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
71.05 (22) (dp) Deduction limits, 2000 and thereafter. Except as provided in par. (f), for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, the Wisconsin standard deduction is whichever of the following amounts is appropriate. For a single individual who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $10,380, the standard deduction is $7,200. For a single individual who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $10,380 but not more than $70,380, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $7,200 12% of Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $10,380 but not less than $0. For a single individual who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $70,380, the standard deduction is $0. For a head of household who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $10,380, the standard deduction is $9,300. For a head of household who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $10,380 but not more than $30,350, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $9,300 22.515% of Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $10,380 but not less than $0. For a head of household who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $30,350, the standard deduction shall be calculated as if the head of household were a single individual. For a married couple filing jointly that has an aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $14,570, the standard deduction is $12,970. For a married couple filing jointly that has an aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $14,570 but not more than $80,150, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $12,970 19.778% of aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $14,570 but not less than $0. For a married couple filing jointly that has an aggregate Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $80,150, the standard deduction is $0. For a married individual filing separately who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of less than $6,920, the standard deduction is $6,160. For a married individual filing separately who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of at least $6,920 but not more than $38,070, the standard deduction is the amount obtained by subtracting from $6,160 19.778% of Wisconsin adjusted gross income in excess of $6,920 but not less than $0. For a married individual filing separately who has a Wisconsin adjusted gross income of more than $38,070, the standard deduction is $0. The secretary of revenue shall prepare a table under which deductions under this paragraph shall be determined. That table shall be published in the department's instructional booklets.
SECTION 1691. 71.05 (22) (ds) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (22) (ds) Standard deduction indexing. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998, and before January 1, 2000, and for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, the dollar amounts of the standard deduction that is allowable under par. pars. (dm) and (dp) and all of the dollar amounts of Wisconsin adjusted gross income under par. pars. (dm) and (dp) shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the year before the previous year, as determined by the federal department of labor. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10. The department of revenue shall annually adjust the changes in dollar amounts required under this paragraph and incorporate the changes into the income tax forms and instructions.
SECTION 1692. 71.05 (22) (f) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.05 (22) (f) 4. b. The standard deduction that may be claimed by an individual under par. (dm) or (dp), based on the individual's filing status.
SECTION 1693. 71.05 (23) of the statutes is created to read:
71.05 (23) PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS. In computing Wisconsin taxable income, an individual taxpayer may subtract the following amounts:
(a) For taxable years that begin after December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 2001:
1. A personal exemption of $600 if the taxpayer is required to file a return under s. 71.03 (2) (a) 1. or 2. and $600 for the taxpayer's spouse, except if the spouse is filing separately or as a head of household.
2. An exemption of $600 for each individual for whom the taxpayer is entitled to an exemption for the taxable year under section 151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
