Amendment SSA3-SB197

SB197-SSA3,38,16 71.45 (3) Apportionment. (intro.) With respect Except as provided in sub. (3d), to determine Wisconsin income for purposes of the franchise tax, domestic insurers not engaged in the sale of life insurance but which that, in the taxable year, have collected received premiums, other than life insurance premiums, written on subjects of for insurance on property or risks resident, located or to be performed outside this state, there shall be subtracted from multiply the net income figure derived by application of sub. (2) (a) to arrive at Wisconsin income constituting the measure of the franchise tax an amount calculated by multiplying such adjusted federal taxable income by the arithmetic average of the following 2 percentages:

SB197-SSA3, s. 37 Section 37. 71.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB197-SSA3,39,8 71.45 (3) (a) The Subject to sub. (3d), the percentage of total determined by dividing the sum of direct premiums written on all property and risks for insurance other than life insurance, with respect to all property and risks resident, located, or to be performed in this state, and assumed premiums written for reinsurance, other than life insurance, with respect to all property and risks resident, located, or to be performed in this state, by the sum of direct premiums written for insurance on all property and risks, other than life insurance, wherever located during the taxable year, as reflects, and assumed premiums written on insurance for reinsurance on all property and risks, other than life insurance, where the subject of insurance was resident, located or to be performed outside this state wherever located. In this paragraph, "direct premiums" means direct premiums as reported for the taxable year on an annual statement that is filed by the insurer with the commissioner of insurance under s. 601.42 (1g) (a). In this paragraph, "assumed premiums" means assumed reinsurance premiums from domestic insurance companies as reported for the taxable year on an annual statement that is filed with the commissioner of insurance under s. 601.42 (1g) (a).

SB197-SSA3, s. 38 Section 38. 71.45 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 71.45 (3) (b) 1. and amended to read:

SB197-SSA3,39,15 71.45 (3) (b) 1. The Subject to sub. (3d), the percentage of determined by dividing the payroll, exclusive of life insurance payroll, paid in this state in the taxable year by total payroll, exclusive of life insurance payroll, paid everywhere in the taxable year as reflects such compensation paid outside this state. Compensation.

SB197-SSA3,39,24 2. Under subd. 1., payroll is paid outside in this state if the individual's service is performed entirely outside in this state; or the individual's service is performed both within and without in and outside this state, but the service performed within outside this state is incidental to the individual's service without in this state; or some service is performed without in this state and the base of operations, or if there is no base of operations, the place from which the service is directed or controlled is without in this state, or the base of operations or the place from which the service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed, but the individual's residence is outside in this state.

SB197-SSA3, s. 39 Section 39. 71.45 (3d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB197-SSA3,40,7 71.45 (3d) Phase in; domestic insurers. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 2007, a domestic insurer that is subject to apportionment under sub. (3) and this subsection shall multiply the net income figure derived by the application of sub. (2) by an apportionment fraction composed of the percentage under sub. (3) (a) representing 60% of the fraction and the percentage under sub. (3) (b) 1. representing 40% of the fraction.

SB197-SSA3,40,13 (b) Except as provided in par. (d), for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, and before January 1, 2008, a domestic insurer that is subject to apportionment under sub. (3) and this subsection shall multiply the net income figure derived by the application of sub. (2) by an apportionment fraction composed of the percentage under sub. (3) (a) representing 80% of the fraction and the percentage under sub. (3) (b) 1. representing 20% of the fraction.

SB197-SSA3,40,17 (c) Except as provided in par. (d), for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, a domestic insurer that is subject to apportionment under sub. (3) and this subsection shall multiply the net income figure derived by the application of sub. (2) by the percentage under sub. (3) (a).

SB197-SSA3,41,2 (d) If a taxpayer who is subject to apportionment under sub. (3) has a net gain of 100 employees in this state in any taxable year beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and before January 1, 2008, the taxpayer's remaining net income may, at the taxpayer's option, be apportioned to this state by an apportionment fraction composed of the percentage under sub. (3) (a) beginning with the taxable year in which the employees are hired, except that if the taxpayer does not retain such employees in this state for at least 3 consecutive taxable years, the taxpayer shall apportion the taxpayer's remaining net income as provided under pars. (a) to (c), as appropriate.

SB197-SSA3, s. 40 Section 40. 71.45 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB197-SSA3,41,8 71.45 (3e) Apportionment formula computation. (a) 1. For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2008, if both the numerator and the denominator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income are zero, the percentage under sub. (3) (a) is eliminated from the apportionment formula to determine the taxpayer's income under sub. (3).

SB197-SSA3,41,12 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, if both the numerator and the denominator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income are zero, none of the taxpayer's net income is apportioned to this state.

SB197-SSA3,41,17 (b) 1. For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2008, if the numerator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is a negative number and the denominator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is a positive number, a negative number, or zero, the percentage under sub. (3) (a) is zero.

SB197-SSA3,41,22 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, if the numerator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is a negative number and the denominator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is a positive number, a negative number, or zero, none of the taxpayer's net income is apportioned to this state.

SB197-SSA3,42,2 (c) 1. For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2008, if the numerator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is a positive number and the denominator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is zero or a negative number, the percentage under sub. (3) (a) is one.

SB197-SSA3,42,7 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, if the numerator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is a positive number and the denominator used to determine the percentage under sub. (3) (a) related to a taxpayer's net income is zero or a negative number, all of the taxpayer's net income is apportioned to this state.

SB197-SSA3, s. 41 Section 41. 71.45 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB197-SSA3,42,16 71.45 (3m) Arithmetic average. The Except as provided in sub. (3d), the arithmetic average of the 2 percentages referred to in sub. (3) shall be applied to the net income figure arrived at by the successive application of sub. (2) (a) and (b) with respect to Wisconsin insurers to which sub. (2) (a) and (b) applies and which have collected received premiums, other than life insurance premiums, written upon for insurance, other than life insurance, where the subject of such insurance was on property or risks resident, located or to be performed outside this state, to arrive at Wisconsin income constituting the measure of the franchise tax.

SB197-SSA3, s. 42 Section 42. 71.46 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB197-SSA3, s. 43 Section 43. 71.48 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB197-SSA3,42,21 71.48 Payments of estimated taxes. Sections Except as provided in s. 71.255 (11), ss. 71.29 and 71.84 (2) shall apply to insurers subject to taxation under this chapter.

SB197-SSA3, s. 44 Section 44. 71.84 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB197-SSA3,43,8 71.84 (2) (a) Except as provided in s. 71.29 (7), in the case of any underpayment of estimated tax under s. 71.255, 71.29 or 71.48 there shall be added to the aggregate tax for the taxable year interest at the rate of 12% per year on the amount of the underpayment for the period of the underpayment. For corporations, except as provided in par. (b), "period of the underpayment" means the time period from the due date of the installment until either the 15th day of the 3rd month beginning after the end of the taxable year or the date of payment, whichever is earlier. If 90% of the tax shown on the return is not paid by the 15th day of the 3rd month following the close of the taxable year, the difference between that amount and the estimated taxes paid, along with any interest due, shall accrue delinquent interest under s. 71.91 (1) (a).

SB197-SSA3, s. 45 Section 45. Nonstatutory provisions; revenue.

SB197-SSA3,43,15 (1) Income apportionment for financial organizations; rules. The department of revenue shall submit in proposed form rules related to the apportionment of the income of financial organizations under sections 71.04 (4) (e) and 71.25 (6) (e) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB197-SSA3, s. 46 Section 46. Initial applicability.

SB197-SSA3,43,19 (1) Single sales factor apportionment. The treatment of section 71.45 (3) (intro.), (a), and (b) and (3m) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SB197-SSA3,43,22 (2) Combined reporting. The treatment of sections 71.25 (9) (a), 71.255, 71.26 (3) (x) and (4), 71.29 (2), 71.44 (1) (e), 71.46 (3), 71.48, and 71.84 (2) (a) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2005.

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