SB425: Bill Text

SB425, s. 6 Section 6. 71.30 (3) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

SB425,8,24 71.30 (3) (f) The total of farmers' drought property tax credit under s. 71.28 (1fd), farmland preservation credit under subch. IX, farmland tax relief credit under s. 71.28 (2m), dairy manufacturing facility investment credit under s. 71.28 (3p), meat processing facility investment credit under s. 71.28 (3r), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.28 (3w), film production services credit under s. 71.28 (5f) (b) 2., and estimated tax payments under s. 71.29.

SB425, s. 7 Section 7. 71.47 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB425,9,2 71.47 (3r) Meat processing facility investment credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB425,9,3 1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

SB425,9,5 2. "Meat processing" means processing livestock into meat products or processing meat products for sale commercially.

SB425,9,10 3. "Meat processing modernization or expansion" means constructing, improving, or acquiring buildings or facilities, or acquiring equipment, for meat processing, including the following, if used exclusively for meat processing and if acquired and placed in service in this state during taxable years that begin after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2017:

SB425,9,12 a. Building construction, including livestock handling, product intake, storage, and warehouse facilities.

SB425,9,13 b. Building additions.

SB425,9,15 c. Upgrades to utilities, including water, electric, heat, refrigeration, freezing, and waste facilities.

SB425,9,16 d. Livestock intake and storage equipment.

SB425,9,19 e. Processing and manufacturing equipment, including cutting equipment, mixers, grinders, sausage stuffers, meat smokers, curing equipment, cooking equipment, pipes, motors, pumps, and valves.

SB425,9,21 f. Packaging and handling equipment, including sealing, bagging, boxing, labeling, conveying, and product movement equipment.

SB425,9,22 g. Warehouse equipment, including storage and curing racks.

SB425,9,25 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.

SB425,10,4 i. Computer software and hardware used for managing the claimant's meat processing operation, including software and hardware related to logistics, inventory management, production plant controls, and temperature monitoring controls.

SB425,10,6 4. "Used exclusively" means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for use not exceeding 5 percent of total use.

SB425,10,12 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.208, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2017, 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 meat processing modernization or expansion related to the claimant's meat processing operation.

SB425,10,15 (c) Limitations. 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.

SB425,10,17 2. The aggregate amount of credits that a claimant may claim under this subsection is $200,000.

SB425,10,20 3. a. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (3r) and 71.28 (3r) in fiscal year 2009-10 is $300,000, as allocated under s. 560.208.

SB425,10,23 b. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (3r) and 71.28 (3r) in fiscal year 2010-11, and in each fiscal year thereafter, is $700,000, as allocated under s. 560.208.

SB425,11,7 4. 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.

SB425,11,11 5. If 2 or more persons own and operate the meat processing 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 meat processing operation shall not exceed $200,000.

SB425,11,13 (d) Administration. 1. Section 71.28 (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SB425,11,18 2. If the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise 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) (bd).

SB425, s. 8 Section 8. 71.49 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

SB425,12,2 71.49 (1) (f) The total of farmers' drought property tax credit under s. 71.47 (1fd), farmland preservation credit under subch. IX, farmland tax relief credit under s. 71.47 (2m), dairy manufacturing facility investment credit under s. 71.47 (3p), meat processing facility investment credit under s. 71.47 (3r), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.47 (3w), film production services credit under s. 71.47 (5f) (b) 2., and estimated tax payments under s. 71.48.

SB425, s. 9 Section 9. 560.208 of the statutes is created to read:

SB425,12,6 560.208 Meat processing facility investment credit. (1) The department of commerce shall implement a program to certify taxpayers as eligible for the meat processing facility investment credit under ss. 71.07 (3r), 71.28 (3r), and 71.47 (3r).

SB425,12,12 (2) If the department of commerce certifies a taxpayer under sub. (1), the department of commerce shall determine the amount of credits to allocate to that taxpayer. The total amount of meat processing facility investment credits allocated to taxpayers in fiscal year 2009-10 may not exceed $300,000 and the total amount of meat processing facility investment credits allocated to taxpayers in fiscal year 2010-11, and in each fiscal year thereafter, may not exceed $700,000.

SB425,12,15 (3) The department of commerce shall inform the department of revenue of every taxpayer certified under sub. (1) and the amount of credits allocated to the taxpayer.

SB425,12,17 (4) The department of commerce, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

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