Amendment ASA1-AB75

AB75-ASA1, s. 1698 Section 1698. 71.42 (2) (t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,936,7 71.42 (2) (t) For taxable years that begin after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2009, "Internal Revenue Code" means the federal Internal Revenue Code as amended to December 31, 2007, excluding sections 103, 104, and 110 of P.L. 102-227, sections 13113, 13150 (d), 13171 (d), 13174, and 13203 (d) of P.L. 103-66, sections 1123 (b), 1202 (c), 1204 (f), 1311, and 1605 (d) of P.L. 104-188, sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 of P.L. 106-519, sections 162 and 165 of P.L. 106-554, P.L. 106-573, section 431 of P.L. 107-16, sections 101 and 301 (a) of P.L. 107-147, sections 106, 201, and 202 of P.L. 108-27, section 1201 of P.L. 108-173, sections 306, 308, 316, 401, and 403 (a) of P.L. 108-311, sections 101, 201, 211, 242, 244, 336, 337, 422, 847, 909, and 910 of P.L. 108-357, P.L. 109-1, sections 1305, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329, 1348, and 1351 of P.L. 109-58, section 11146 of P.L. 109-59, section 301 of P.L. 109-73, sections 101, 105, 201 (a) as it relates to section 1400S (a), 402 (e), 403 (e), (j), and (q), and 405 of P.L. 109-135, sections 101, 207, 209, 503, and 513 of P.L. 109-222, section 844 of P.L. 109-280, P.L. 109-432, P.L. 110-28, P.L. 110-140, and P.L. 110-172, and as amended by P.L. 110-458, and as indirectly affected by P.L. 99-514, P.L. 100-203, P.L. 100-647, P.L. 101-73, P.L. 101-140, P.L. 101-179, P.L. 101-239, P.L. 101-508, P.L. 102-227, excluding sections 103, 104, and 110 of P.L. 102-227, P.L. 102-318, P.L. 102-486, P.L. 103-66, excluding sections 13113, 13150 (d), 13171 (d), 13174, and 13203 (d) of P.L. 103-66, P.L. 103-296, P.L. 103-337, P.L. 103-465, P.L. 104-7, P.L. 104-188, excluding sections 1123 (b), 1202 (c), 1204 (f), 1311, and 1605 (d) of P.L. 104-188, P.L. 104-191, P.L. 104-193, P.L. 105-33, P.L. 105-34, P.L. 105-178, P.L. 105-206, P.L. 105-277, P.L. 106-36, P.L. 106-170, P.L. 106-230, P.L. 106-554, excluding sections 162 and 165 of P.L. 106-554, P.L. 107-15, P.L. 107-16, excluding section 431 of P.L. 107-16, P.L. 107-22, P.L. 107-116, P.L. 107-134, P.L. 107-147, excluding sections 101 and 301 (a) of P.L. 107-147, P.L. 107-181, P.L. 107-210, P.L. 107-276, P.L. 107-358, P.L. 108-27, excluding sections 106, 201, and 202 of P.L. 108-27, P.L. 108-121, P.L. 108-173, excluding section 1201 of P.L. 108-173, P.L. 108-203, P.L. 108-218, P.L. 108-311, excluding sections 306, 308, 316, 401, and 403 (a) of P.L. 108-311, P.L. 108-357, excluding sections 101, 201, 211, 242, 244, 336, 337, 422, 847, 909, and 910 of P.L. 108-357, P.L. 108-375, P.L. 108-476, P.L. 109-7, P.L. 109-58, excluding sections 1305, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329, 1348, and 1351 of P.L. 109-58, P.L. 109-59, excluding section 11146 of P.L. 109-59, P.L. 109-73, excluding section 301 of P.L. 109-73, P.L. 109-135, excluding sections 101, 105, 201 (a) as it relates to section 1400S (a), 402 (e), 403 (e), (j), and (q), and 405 of P.L. 109-135, P.L. 109-151, P.L. 109-222, excluding sections 101, 207, 209, 503, and 513 of P.L. 109-222, P.L. 109-227, P.L. 109-280, excluding section 844 of P.L. 109-280, and P.L. 110-458, except that "Internal Revenue Code" does not include section 847 of the federal Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Code applies for Wisconsin purposes at the same time as for federal purposes. Amendments to the federal Internal Revenue Code enacted after December 31, 2007, do not apply to this paragraph with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2009, except that changes to the Internal Revenue Code made by P.L. 110-458, and changes that indirectly affect the provisions applicable to this subchapter made by P.L. 110-458, apply for Wisconsin purposes at the same time as for federal purposes.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1699 Section 1699. 71.42 (2) (tm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,938,2 71.42 (2) (tm) For taxable years that begin after December 31, 2008, "Internal Revenue Code" means the federal Internal Revenue Code as amended to December 31, 2008, excluding sections 103, 104, and 110 of P.L. 102-227, sections 13113, 13150 (d), 13171 (d), 13174, and 13203 (d) of P.L. 103-66, sections 1123 (b), 1202 (c), 1204 (f), 1311, and 1605 (d) of P.L. 104-188, sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 of P.L. 106-519, sections 162 and 165 of P.L. 106-554, P.L. 106-573, section 431 of P.L. 107-16, sections 101 and 301 (a) of P.L. 107-147, sections 106, 201, and 202 of P.L. 108-27, section 1201 of P.L. 108-173, sections 306, 308, 316, 401, and 403 (a) of P.L. 108-311, sections 101, 102, 201, 211, 242, 244, 336, 337, 422, 847, 909, and 910 of P.L. 108-357, P.L. 109-1, sections 1305, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329, 1348, and 1351 of P.L. 109-58, section 11146 of P.L. 109-59, section 301 of P.L. 109-73, sections 101, 105, 201 (a) as it relates to section 1400S (a), 402 (e), 403 (e), (j), and (q), and 405 of P.L. 109-135, sections 101, 207, 209, 503, and 513 of P.L. 109-222, section 844 of P.L. 109-280, P.L. 109-432, P.L. 110-28, P.L. 110-140, P.L. 110-141, P.L. 110-142, P.L. 110-166, P.L. 110-172, P.L. 110-185, P.L. 110-234, P.L. 110-245, P.L. 110-289, P.L. 110-317, P.L. 110-343, and P.L. 110-351, and as indirectly affected by P.L. 99-514, P.L. 100-203, P.L. 100-647, P.L. 101-73, P.L. 101-140, P.L. 101-179, P.L. 101-239, P.L. 101-508, P.L. 102-227, excluding sections 103, 104, and 110 of P.L. 102-227, P.L. 102-318, P.L. 102-486, P.L. 103-66, excluding sections 13113, 13150 (d), 13171 (d), 13174, and 13203 (d) of P.L. 103-66, P.L. 103-296, P.L. 103-337, P.L. 103-465, P.L. 104-7, P.L. 104-188, excluding sections 1123 (b), 1202 (c), 1204 (f), 1311, and 1605 (d) of P.L. 104-188, P.L. 104-191, P.L. 104-193, P.L. 105-33, P.L. 105-34, P.L. 105-178, P.L. 105-206, P.L. 105-277, P.L. 106-36, P.L. 106-170, P.L. 106-230, P.L. 106-554, excluding sections 162 and 165 of P.L. 106-554, P.L. 107-15, P.L. 107-16, excluding section 431 of P.L. 107-16, P.L. 107-22, P.L. 107-116, P.L. 107-134, P.L. 107-147, excluding sections 101 and 301 (a) of P.L. 107-147, P.L. 107-181, P.L. 107-210, P.L. 107-276, P.L. 107-358, P.L. 108-27, excluding sections 106, 201, and 202 of P.L. 108-27, P.L. 108-121, P.L. 108-173, excluding section 1201 of P.L. 108-173, P.L. 108-203, P.L. 108-218, P.L. 108-311, excluding sections 306, 308, 316, 401, and 403 (a) of P.L. 108-311, P.L. 108-357, excluding sections 101, 102, 201, 211, 242, 244, 336, 337, 422, 847, 909, and 910 of P.L. 108-357, P.L. 108-375, P.L. 108-476, P.L. 109-7, P.L. 109-58, excluding sections 1305, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1328, 1329, 1348, and 1351 of P.L. 109-58, P.L. 109-59, excluding section 11146 of P.L. 109-59, P.L. 109-73, excluding section 301 of P.L. 109-73, P.L. 109-135, excluding sections 101, 105, 201 (a) as it relates to section 1400S (a), 402 (e), 403 (e), (j), and (q), and 405 of P.L. 109-135, P.L. 109-151, P.L. 109-222, excluding sections 101, 207, 209, 503, and 513 of P.L. 109-222, P.L. 109-227, P.L. 109-280, excluding section 844 of P.L. 109-280, and P.L. 110-458, except that "Internal Revenue Code" does not include section 847 of the federal Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Code applies for Wisconsin purposes at the same time as for federal purposes. Amendments to the federal Internal Revenue Code enacted after December 31, 2008, do not apply to this paragraph with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1700 Section 1700. 71.44 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 71.44 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,938,15 71.44 (3) (a) In the case of a corporation required to file a return, the department of revenue shall allow an automatic extension of 7 months or until the original due date of the corporation's corresponding federal return, whichever is later. Any extension of time granted by law or by the internal revenue service for the filing of corresponding federal returns shall extend the time for filing under this subchapter to 30 days after the federal due date if the corporation reports the extension in the manner specified by the department on the return. Except for payments of estimated taxes, income or franchise taxes payable upon the filing of the tax return shall not become delinquent during such extension period, but shall, except as provided in par. (b), be subject to interest at the rate of 12% per year during such period.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1701 Section 1701. 71.44 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,938,21 71.44 (3) (b) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, for persons who qualify for a federal extension of time to file under 26 USC 7508A due to a presidentially declared disaster or terroristic or military action, income or franchise taxes payable upon the filing of the tax return are not subject to interest as otherwise provided under par. (a).

AB75-ASA1, s. 1701m Section 1701m. 71.45 (1t) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,938,23 71.45 (1t) (j) Those issued under s. 59.58 (7) (f).

AB75-ASA1, s. 1702d Section 1702d. 71.45 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 2, is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,939,7 71.45 (2) (a) 10. By adding to federal taxable income the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1dd) to (1dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3p), (3q), (3r), (3w), (5e), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), and (5k), and (8r) 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 (1k) (g) and the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1), (3), (3t), (4), (4m), and (5).

AB75-ASA1, s. 1704 Section 1704. 71.47 (1fd) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1705 Section 1705. 71.47 (2m) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,939,12 71.47 (2m) (a) 1. (intro.) "Claimant" means an owner of farmland, as defined in s. 91.01 (9), 2007 stats., of farmland domiciled in this state during the entire year for which a credit under this subsection is claimed, except as follows:

AB75-ASA1, s. 1706 Section 1706. 71.47 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,939,23 71.47 (2m) (a) 3. "Farmland" means 35 or more acres of real property, exclusive of improvements, in this state, in agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01 (1), 2007 stats., and owned by the claimant or any member of the claimant's household during the taxable year for which a credit under this subsection is claimed if the farm of which the farmland is a part, during that year, produced not less than $6,000 in gross farm profits resulting from agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01 (1), 2007 stats., or if the farm of which the farmland is a part, during that year and the 2 years immediately preceding that year, produced not less than $18,000 in such profits, or if at least 35 acres of the farmland, during all or part of that year, was enrolled in the conservation reserve program under 16 USC 3831 to 3836.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1707 Section 1707. 71.47 (2m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,940,6 71.47 (2m) (a) 4. "Gross farm profits" means gross receipts, excluding rent, from agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01 (1), 2007 stats., including the fair market value at the time of disposition of payments in kind for placing land in federal programs or payments from the federal dairy termination program under 7 USC 1446 (d), less the cost or other basis of livestock or other items purchased for resale which are sold or otherwise disposed of during the taxable year.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1708 Section 1708. 71.47 (2m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,940,9 71.47 (2m) (e) Sunset. No new claim may be filed under this subsection for a taxable year that begins after December 31, 2009.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1709 Section 1709. 71.47 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,940,12 71.47 (3) (a) 1. "Manufacturing" has the meaning given in s. 77.54 (6m), 2007 stats.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1720 Section 1720. 71.47 (3q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,940,14 71.47 (3q) Jobs tax credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB75-ASA1,940,16 1. "Claimant" means a person certified to receive tax benefits under s. 560.2055 (2).

AB75-ASA1,940,18 2. "Eligible employee" means an eligible employee under s. 560.2055 (1) (b) who satisfies the wage requirements under s. 560.2055 (3) (a) or (b).

AB75-ASA1,940,21 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.2055, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.43 any of the following:

AB75-ASA1,940,24 1. The amount of wages that the claimant paid to an eligible employee in the taxable year, not to exceed 10 percent of such wages, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.2055.

AB75-ASA1,941,3 2. The amount of the costs incurred by the claimant in the taxable year, as determined under s. 560.2055, to undertake the training activities described under s. 560.2055 (3) (c).

AB75-ASA1,941,11 (c) Limitations. 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 amounts under par. (b). 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.

AB75-ASA1,941,14 2. 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. 560.2055 (2).

AB75-ASA1,941,16 (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.

AB75-ASA1,941,21 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) (bb).

AB75-ASA1, s. 1722 Section 1722. 71.47 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,942,3 71.47 (4m) Super research and development credit. (a) Definition. In this subsection, "qualified research expenses" means qualified research expenses as defined in section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that "qualified research expenses" includes only expenses incurred by the claimant for research conducted in this state for the taxable year and except that "qualified research expenses" do not include compensation used in computing the credits under subs. (1dj) and (1dx).

AB75-ASA1,942,8 (b) Credit. Subject to the limitations provided under this subsection, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, a corporation may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to the amount of qualified research expenses paid or incurred by the corporation in the taxable year that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB75-ASA1,942,11 1. Determine the average amount of the qualified research expenses paid or incurred by the corporation in the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year for which a credit is claimed under this subsection.

AB75-ASA1,942,12 2. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 1. by 1.25.

AB75-ASA1,942,14 (c) Limitations. Section 71.28 (4) (b) to (d) and (i), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

AB75-ASA1,942,16 (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.

AB75-ASA1,942,22 2. If a credit computed under this subsection is not entirely offset against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due for the following 5 taxable years to the extent not offset by these taxes otherwise due in all intervening years between the year in which the expense was incurred and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1725 Section 1725. 71.47 (5b) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,943,3 71.47 (5b) (d) 3. For calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007, if an investment for which a claimant claims a credit under par. (b) is held by the claimant for less than 3 years, the claimant shall pay to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, the amount of the credit that the claimant received related to the investment.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1725w Section 1725w. 71.47 (5f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75-ASA1,943,5 71.47 (5f) Film production services credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB75-ASA1,943,16 1. "Accredited production" means a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production, as approved by the department of commerce, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending 12 months after the month in which the principal filming or taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000 for a production that is 30 minutes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. "Accredited production" also means an electronic game, as approved by the department of commerce, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending 36 months after the month in which the principal programming, filming, or taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000. "Accredited production" does not include any of the following, regardless of the production costs:

AB75-ASA1,943,18 a. News, current events, or public programming or a program that includes weather or market reports.

AB75-ASA1,943,19 b. A talk show.

AB75-ASA1,943,20 c. A production with respect to a questionnaire or contest.

AB75-ASA1,943,21 d. A sports event or sports activity.

AB75-ASA1,943,22 e. A gala presentation or awards show.

AB75-ASA1,943,23 f. A finished production that solicits funds.

AB75-ASA1,944,3 g. A production for which the production company is required under 18 USC 2257 to maintain records with respect to a performer portrayed in a single media or multimedia program.

AB75-ASA1,944,5 h. A production produced primarily for industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes.

AB75-ASA1,944,6 2. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

AB75-ASA1,944,15 3. "Production expenditures" means any expenditures that are incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expenditures for set construction and operation, wardrobes, make-up, clothing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual effects, renting or leasing facilities or equipment, renting or leasing motor vehicles, food, lodging, and any other similar expenditure as determined by the department of commerce. "Production expenditures" do not include salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments.

AB75-ASA1,944,18 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 any of the following amounts:

AB75-ASA1,945,3 1. An amount equal to 25 percent of the salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments paid by the claimant in the taxable year to individuals, including actors, who were residents of this state at the time that they were paid and who worked on an accredited production in this state, not including the salary, wages, or contract payments paid to any individual who was paid more than $250,000. A claimant may claim an additional amount equal to 3 percent of any salary, wages, or contract payments described in this subdivision if the individual who received the salary, wages, or contract payments was also living in an economically distressed area of this state, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.706 (2) (e), at the time that the individual was paid.

AB75-ASA1,945,10 2. An amount equal to 20 percent of the salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments paid by the claimant in the taxable year to individuals who were not residents of this state at the time that they were paid and who worked on an accredited production in this state, not including the salary, wages, or contract payments paid to any individual who was paid more than $250,000 or paid as above-the-line expenses to individuals such as nontechnical crew members, producers, writers, casting directors, and actors.

AB75-ASA1,945,12 3. An amount equal to 25 percent of the production expenditures paid by the claimant in the taxable year to produce an accredited production.

AB75-ASA1,945,15 (c) Limitations. 1. A claimant may not claim a credit under this subsection if less than 35 percent of the total budget for the accredited production is spent in this state.

AB75-ASA1,945,19 2. The total amount of the credits that a claimant may claim under par. (b) 2. in a taxable year shall not exceed an amount equal to the first $20,000 of salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments paid to each individual described in par. (b) 2. in the taxable year.

AB75-ASA1,945,22 3. No credit may be claimed under par. (b) 3. for the purchase of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d) the sale of which is not sourced to this state, as provided under s. 77.522.

AB75-ASA1,945,24 4. The maximum amount of all credits that a claimant may claim under this subsection for each accredited production is $10,000,000.

AB75-ASA1,946,5 5. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and sub. (5h) and ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h) and 71.28 (5f) and (5h) in fiscal year 2009-10 is $1,500,000. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and sub. (5h) and ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h) and 71.28 (5f) and (5h) in fiscal year 2010-11 is $1,500,000.

AB75-ASA1,946,12 6. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant files an application with the department of commerce, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the department of commerce, and the department of commerce approves the application. The claimant shall submit a fee with the application in an amount equal to 2 percent of the claimant's budgeted production expenditures or to $5,000, whichever is less. The claimant shall submit a copy of the approved application with the claimant's return.

AB75-ASA1,946,20 7. 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 under par. (b). 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.

AB75-ASA1,946,22 (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 credits under this subsection.

AB75-ASA1,947,2 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) (bm).

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726x Section 1726x. 71.47 (5h) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,947,7 71.47 (5h) (a) 2. "Film production company" means an entity that exclusively creates films, videos, electronic games, broadcast advertisement, or television productions, not including the productions described under s. 71.47 accredited productions, as defined in sub. (5f) (a) 1. a. to h.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yb Section 1726yb. 71.47 (5h) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,947,15 71.47 (5h) (b) Filing claims. (intro.) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to the amount of the taxes, for the first 3 taxable years that the claimant is doing business in this state as a film production company, an amount that is equal to 15 percent of the following that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish or operate a film production company in this state:

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yc Section 1726yc. 71.47 (5h) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,947,20 71.47 (5h) (b) 1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), if the sale of the tangible personal property, items, property, or goods is sourced to this state under s. 77.522.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yd Section 1726yd. 71.47 (5h) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,948,2 71.47 (5h) (c) 1. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property, or item, property, or good under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), is purchased after December 31, 2007 2008, and the tangible personal property, item, property, or good is used for at least 50 percent of its use in the claimant's business as a film production company.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726ye Section 1726ye. 71.47 (5h) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,948,9 71.47 (5h) (c) 2. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after December 31, 2007 2008, and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2007 2008.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yf Section 1726yf. 71.47 (5h) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,948,14 71.47 (5h) (c) 3. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after December 31, 2007 2008, and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2007 2008.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yg Section 1726yg. 71.47 (5h) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-ASA1,948,20 71.47 (5h) (c) 4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the department of commerce certifies, in writing, that the credits claimed under this subsection are for expenses related to establishing or operating a film production company in this state and the claimant submits a copy of the certification with the claimant's return.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yh Section 1726yh. 71.47 (5h) (c) 4d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,948,24 71.47 (5h) (c) 4d. The maximum amount of all credits that a claimant may claim under this subsection for each project for which expenses are certified under subd. 4. is $10,000,000.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yj Section 1726yj. 71.47 (5h) (c) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-ASA1,949,5 71.47 (5h) (c) 4m. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and sub. (5f) and ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h) and 71.28 (5f) and (5h) in fiscal year 2009-10 is $1,500,000. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and sub. (5f) and ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h) and 71.28 (5f) and (5h) in fiscal year 2010-11 is $1,500,000.

AB75-ASA1, s. 1726yk Section 1726yk. 71.47 (5h) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 71.47 (5h) (d) 1. and amended to read: