71.34 (1b) "Effective tax rate" means the maximum tax rate imposed by the state, U.S. possession, or foreign country, multiplied by the apportionment percentage, if any, applicable to the person or entity under the laws of that state, U.S. possession, or foreign country.
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77. 71.34 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
71.34
(1e) For purposes of sub. (1k) (j) and (L), "interest expenses" means interest that would otherwise be deductible under section
163 of the Internal Revenue Code and deductible in the computation of Wisconsin adjusted gross income.
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78. 71.34 (1k) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
71.34 (1k) (j) An addition shall be made for any amount deducted or excluded under the Internal Revenue Code for interest expenses and rental expenses that are directly or indirectly paid, accrued, or incurred to, or in connection directly or indirectly with one or more direct or indirect transactions with, one or more related entities.
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79. 71.34 (1k) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
71.34 (1k) (k) A deduction shall be allowed for the amount added to gross income under par. (j), to the extent that the conditions under s. 71.80 (23) are satisfied.
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80. 71.34 (1k) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
71.34 (1k) (L) A deduction shall be allowed for the amount added, pursuant to par. (j) or s. 71.05 (6) (a) 24., 71.26 (2) (a) 7., or 71.45 (2) (a) 16., to the federal income of a related entity that paid interest expenses or rental expenses to the corporation, to the extent that the related entity could not offset such amount with the deduction allowable under par. (k) or s. 71.05 (6) (b) 45., 71.26 (2) (a) 8., or 71.45 (2) (a) 17.
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81. 71.34 (1L) of the statutes is created to read:
71.34 (1L) "Qualified real estate investment trust" has the meaning given in s. 71.22 (9ad).
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82. 71.34 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
71.34
(1p) "Related entity" means any person related to a taxpayer as provided under section
267 or
1563 of the Internal Revenue Code during all or a portion of the taxpayer's taxable year and any real estate investment trust under section
856 of the Internal Revenue Code, except a qualified real estate investment trust, if more than 50 percent of any class of the beneficial interests or shares of the real estate investment trust are owned directly, indirectly, or constructively by the taxpayer, or any person related to the taxpayer, during all or a portion of the taxpayer's taxable year. For purposes of this subsection, the constructive ownership rules of section
318 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by section
856 (d) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall apply in determining the ownership of stock, assets, or net profits of any person.
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83. 71.34 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
71.34 (1r) For purposes of sub. (1k) (j) and (L), "rental expenses" means the gross amounts that would otherwise be deductible in the computation of Wisconsin adjusted gross income for the use of, or the right to use, real property and tangible personal property in connection with real property, including services furnished or rendered in connection with such property, regardless of how reported for financial accounting purposes and regardless of how computed.
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84. 71.42 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 71.42 (1g).
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85. 71.42 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
71.42 (1b) "Aggregate effective tax rate" means the sum of the effective tax rates imposed by a state, U.S. possession, foreign country, or any combination thereof, on the person or entity.
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86. 71.42 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
71.42 (1s) "Effective tax rate" means the maximum tax rate imposed by the state, U.S. possession, or foreign country, multiplied by the apportionment percentage, if any, applicable to the person or entity under the laws of that state, U.S. possession, or foreign country.
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87. 71.42 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
71.42
(1t) For purposes of s. 71.45 (2) (a) 16. and 18., "interest expenses" means interest that would otherwise be deductible under section
163 of the Internal Revenue Code, as adjusted under s. 71.45 (2).
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88. 71.42 (4d) of the statutes is created to read:
71.42 (4d) "Qualified real estate investment trust" has the meaning given in s. 71.22 (9ad).
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89. 71.42 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
71.42
(4m) "Related entity" means any person related to a taxpayer as provided under section
267 or
1563 of the Internal Revenue Code during all or a portion of the taxpayer's taxable year and any real estate investment trust under section
856 of the Internal Revenue Code, except a qualified real estate investment trust, if more than 50 percent of any class of the beneficial interests or shares of the real estate investment trust are owned directly, indirectly, or constructively by the taxpayer, or any person related to the taxpayer, during all or a portion of the taxpayer's taxable year. For purposes of this subsection, the constructive ownership rules of section
318 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by section
856 (d) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall apply in determining the ownership of stock, assets, or net profits of any person.
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90. 71.42 (4n) of the statutes is created to read:
71.42 (4n) For purposes of s. 71.45 (2) (a) 16. and 18., "rental expenses" means the gross amounts that would otherwise be deductible under the Internal Revenue Code, as adjusted under s. 71.45 (2), for the use of, or the right to use, real property and tangible personal property in connection with real property, including services furnished or rendered in connection with such property, regardless of how reported for financial accounting purposes and regardless of how computed.
71.45 (2) (a) 10. By adding to federal taxable income the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1dd) to (1dx), (3h), (3n), (3p), (3w), (5e), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), and (5k) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership's, limited liability company's, or tax-option corporation's income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1) (1k) (g) and the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1), (3), (3t), (4), and (5).
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92. 71.45 (2) (a) 16. of the statutes is created to read:
71.45 (2) (a) 16. By adding to federal taxable income any amount deducted or excluded under the Internal Revenue Code for interest expenses and rental expenses that are directly or indirectly paid, accrued, or incurred to, or in connection directly or indirectly with one or more direct or indirect transactions with, one or more related entities.
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93. 71.45 (2) (a) 17. of the statutes is created to read:
71.45 (2) (a) 17. By subtracting from federal taxable income the amount added to federal taxable income under subd. 16., to the extent that the conditions under s. 71.80 (23) are satisfied.
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94. 71.45 (2) (a) 18. of the statutes is created to read:
71.45 (2) (a) 18. A deduction shall be allowed for the amount added, pursuant to subd. 16. or s. 71.05 (6) (a) 24., 71.26 (2) (a) 7., or 71.34 (1k) (j), to the federal income of a related entity that paid interest expenses or rental expenses to the insurer, to the extent that the related entity could not offset such amount with the deduction allowable under subd. 17. or s. 71.05 (6) (b) 45., 71.26 (2) (a) 8., or 71.34 (1k) (k).
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95. 71.80 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.80 (1) (b) In any case of 2 or more organizations, trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated, whether or not organized in the United States and whether or not affiliated) owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the same interests, the secretary or the secretary's delegate may distribute, apportion or allocate gross income, deductions, credits or allowances between or among such organizations, trades or businesses, if the secretary determines that such distribution, apportionment or allocation is necessary in order to prevent evasion of taxes or clearly to reflect the income of any of such organizations, trades or businesses. The authority granted under this subsection is in addition to, and not a limitation of or dependent on, the provisions of sub. (23) and ss. 71.05 (6) (a) 24. and (b) 45., 71.26 (2) (a) 7. and 8., 71.34 (1k) (j) and (k), and 71.45 (2) (a) 16. and 17.
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96. 71.80 (23) of the statutes is created to read:
71.80 (23) Related entity addbacks. (a) The deductions provided under ss. 71.05 (6) (b) 45., 71.26 (2) (a) 8., 71.34 (1k) (k), and 71.45 (2) (a) 17. shall be allowed for any interest expenses or rental expenses described in ss. 71.05 (6) (a) 24., 71.26 (2) (a) 7., 71.34 (1k) (j), or 71.45 (2) (a) 16. if any of the following applies to the interest expenses or rental expenses:
1. The related entity to which the taxpayer paid, accrued, or incurred the interest expenses or rental expenses during the taxable year directly or indirectly paid, accrued, or incurred such amounts in the same taxable year to a person who is not a related entity or the related entity to which the taxpayer paid, accrued, or incurred such expenses is a holding company or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a holding company, as defined in
12 USC 1841 (a) or (l) or
12 USC 1467a (a) (1) (D), not including any entity that is organized under the laws of another jurisdiction and that primarily holds and manages investments of a bank, subsidiary, or affiliate. For purposes of this subdivision, "interest" does not include interest that is paid in connection with any debt that is incurred to acquire the taxpayer's assets or stock under section
368 of the Internal Revenue Code. If a portion of such an interest expense or rental expense is paid, accrued, or incurred in the same taxable year to a person who is not a related entity, that portion shall be allowed as a deduction to the taxpayer.
2. The related entity was subject to tax on, or measured by, its net income or receipts in this state or any state, U.S. possession, or foreign country; the related entity's tax base in such state, U.S. possession, or foreign country included the income received from the taxpayer for the interest expenses or rental expenses; the related entity's aggregate effective tax rate applied to such income or receipts was at least 80 percent of the taxpayer's aggregate effective tax rate; and the related entity is not a real estate investment trust under section
856 of the Internal Revenue Code, other than a qualified real estate investment trust. For purposes of this subdivision, "any state, U.S. possession, or foreign country" does not include any state, U.S. possession, or foreign country under the laws of which the taxpayer files with the related entity, or the related entity files with another entity, a combined income tax report or return, a consolidated income tax report or return, or any other report or return that is due because of the imposition of a tax that is measured on or by income or receipts, if the report or return results in eliminating the tax effects of transactions, directly or indirectly, between either the taxpayer and the related entity or between the related entity and another entity.
3. The taxpayer establishes that the transaction satisfies any other conditions that the department considers relevant, based on the facts and circumstances, to determine that the primary motivation for the transaction was one or more business purposes other than the avoidance or reduction of state income or franchise taxes; that the transaction changed the economic position of the taxpayer in a meaningful way apart from tax effects; and that the interest expenses or rental expenses were paid, accrued, or incurred using terms that reflect an arm's-length relationship.
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the deductions provided under ss. 71.05 (6) (b) 45., 71.26 (2) (a) 8., 71.34 (1k) (k), and 71.45 (2) (a) 17. shall not be allowed for any interest expenses or rental expenses that are directly or indirectly paid, accrued, or incurred to, or in connection directly or indirectly with one or more direct or indirect transactions with, one or more related entities, if the aggregate amount paid, accrued, or incurred for those related entity transactions is not disclosed on a separate form prescribed by the department in the manner prescribed by the department.
79.04 (4m) (a) Beginning Except as provided in par. (b), beginning with distributions in 2009, for production plants described under subs. (1) and (2), if in any year the payments to the municipality and county in which the production plant is located would be greater under subs. (6) and (7) (c) 1. based on the production plant's name-plate capacity than under sub. (1) or (2) based on the depreciated net book value of the production plant, the municipality and county shall receive payments under subs. (6) and (7) (c) 1., rather than under sub. (1) or (2), beginning in that year and in each year thereafter.
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98. 79.04 (4m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
79.04 (4m) (b) For municipalities where production plants are located, if the combination of amounts determined for production plants under sub. (1) or under subs. (6) and (7) (c) 1. and the amounts determined for substations and general structures under sub. (1) are less for a municipality than the amount determined under sub. (1) based on the value of the property used to calculate the municipality's payment in 1990, reduced to reflect the value of property that is no longer in use, the municipality's payment shall be calculated under sub. (1) using the value of the property used to calculate the municipality's payment in 1990, reduced to reflect the value of property no longer in use.
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99. 86.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (e) Aid payments. General transportation aids under this section shall be calculated and distributed on the basis of a calendar year. General transportation aids to municipalities shall be paid in 4 equal installments on the first Monday in January, April, July and October. General transportation aids to counties shall be paid in 3 installments consisting of 25 percent of the amount under sub. (9) (b) on the first Monday in January, 50 percent of the amount under sub. (9) (b) on the first Monday in July, and 25 percent of the amount under sub. (9) (b) on the first Monday in October. If adjustments are necessary, the department may adjust any of the scheduled aid payments in a calendar year. The payments shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (as) or (at) for the fiscal year in which the payments are made.
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100. 100.52 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
100.52 (1) (bm) "Commercial mobile service" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (2i).
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101. 100.52 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.52 (1) (f) "Residential customer" means an individual who is furnished with basic local exchange service or commercial mobile service by a telecommunications utility, but does not include an individual who operates a business at his or her residence.
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102. 118.14 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.14 (title) Age of pupils; phase in of 4-year-old kindergarten.
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103. 118.14 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
118.14 (3) (a) Except a provided in par. (b), if a school board establishes a 4-year-old kindergarten program, the program shall be available to all pupils eligible for the program under sub. (1) (a) or s. 120.12 (25).
(b) A school board that was operating a 4-year-old kindergarten program in the 2007-08 school year that did not comply with par. (a) shall make a 4-year-old kindergarten program available to all pupils eligible for the program under sub. (1) (a) or s. 120.12 (25) by the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.
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104. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (at) in the previous school year.
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105. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) A pupil enrolled in kindergarten may be counted only if the pupil attains the age permitted under s. 120.12 (25) or required under s. 118.14 for kindergarten admission. A kindergarten pupil, including a pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), shall be counted as one-half pupil except that:
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106. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program, including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02 (1) (f) 2. shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities.
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107. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:
121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (at), (bc), (cg), and (cr), shall be used by the school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors, except as to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.
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108. 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
121.15 (1m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 1999-2000 2007-2008 school year, annually the state shall pay to school districts, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), an amount equal to $75,000,000, less the sum of the reductions made to the amount in the previous and current fiscal years under s. 16.518 (2m) (b), on the 4th first Monday in July of the following school year.
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109. 121.15 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
121.15 (1m) (a) 4. Beginning in the 2007-08 school year, in addition to the payment delay under subd. 3., annually the state shall pay to school districts, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), an amount equal to $125,000,000, less the sum of the reductions made to the amount in the previous and current fiscal years under s. 16.518 (2m) (a), on the first Monday in July of the following school year.
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110. 121.15 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.15 (1m) (b) The percentages under subs. (1) (a) and (1g) (a) shall be reduced proportionally to reflect the payments made under par. (a). 3. The percentage paid in June under subs. (1) (a) and (1g) (a) shall be reduced to reflect the payment made under par. (a) 4. School districts shall treat the payments made in July under par. (a) as if they had been received in the previous school year.
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111. 350.12 (3j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3j) (b) The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b) or (bn) is $17.25 $34.25. A trail use sticker issued for such a snowmobile may be issued only by the department and persons appointed by the department and expires on June 30 of each year.
628.348 (1) Training requirement.
No On and after January 1, 2009, no person may solicit, negotiate, or sell long-term care insurance unless the person is a licensed intermediary and he or she completes has completed the initial training portion of the training program under s. 49.45 (31) (c) by January 1, 2009, and completes the ongoing training under s. 49.45 (31) (c) every 24 months after completing the initial training.
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113. 946.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 946.42 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:
946.42 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) "Custody" includes without limitation actual all of the following:
a. Actual custody of an institution, including a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), a juvenile detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10r), a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (19r), a facility used for the detention of persons detained under s. 980.04 (1), a facility specified in s. 980.065, or a juvenile portion of a county jail, or actual.
b. Actual custody of a peace officer or institution guard. "Custody" also includes the constructive
e. Constructive custody of persons placed on supervised release under ch. 980 and constructive.
f. Constructive custody of prisoners and juveniles subject to an order under s. 48.366, 938.183, 938.34 (4d), (4h), or (4m), or 938.357 (4) or (5) (e) temporarily outside the institution whether for the purpose of work, school, medical care, a leave granted under s. 303.068, a temporary leave or furlough granted to a juvenile, or otherwise. Under s. 303.08 (6) it means, without limitation, that
g. Custody of the sheriff of the county to which the prisoner was transferred after conviction. It
2. "Custody" does not include the constructive custody of a probationer, parolee, or person on extended supervision by the department of corrections or a probation, extended supervision, or parole officer agent or the constructive custody of a person who has been released to aftercare supervision under ch. 938 unless the person is in actual custody or is subject to a confinement order under s. 973.09 (4).
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114. 946.42 (1) (a) 1. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
946.42 (1) (a) 1. bm. Actual custody or authorized physical control of a correctional officer.
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115. 946.42 (1) (a) 1. c. and h. of the statutes are created to read:
946.42 (1) (a) 1. c. Actual custody or authorized physical control of a probationer, parolee, or person on extended supervision by the department of corrections.