AB629: Bill Text

2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Assembly BILL 629

January 4, 2016 - Introduced by Representatives Bernier, August, Jarchow, Gannon, Sanfelippo, Horlacher, Kremer, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Knodl, T. Larson, Murphy and Skowronski, cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Wanggaard, Olsen, Ringhand, Stroebel and Marklein. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Referred to Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.

AB629,1,3 An Act to amend 77.51 (12m) (a) 2. and 77.51 (15b) (a) 2.; and to create 77.51 (12m) (b) 3s. and 77.51 (15b) (b) 3s. of the statutes; relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on a sale of a heavy truck or trailer.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an exemption from the state sales and use tax for any federal excise tax imposed on a seller of a heavy truck or trailer sold at retail.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB629,1 Section 1. 77.51 (12m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB629,1,7 77.51 (12m) (a) 2. The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the seller, all taxes imposed on the seller, except as provided in par. (b) 3m. and 3s., and any other expense of the seller.

AB629,2 Section 2. 77.51 (12m) (b) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:

AB629,2,5 77.51 (12m) (b) 3s. The federal tax imposed on the seller in a retail sale of a heavy truck or trailer under section 4051 of the Internal Revenue Code that is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document that the seller gives to the purchaser.

AB629,3 Section 3. 77.51 (15b) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB629,2,9 77.51 (15b) (a) 2. The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the seller, all taxes imposed on the seller, except as provided in par. (b) 3m. and 3s., and any other expense of the seller.

AB629,4 Section 4. 77.51 (15b) (b) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:

AB629,2,14 77.51 (15b) (b) 3s. The federal tax imposed on the seller in a retail sale of a heavy truck or trailer under section 4051 of the Internal Revenue Code that is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document that the seller gives to the purchaser.

AB629,5 Section 5. Initial applicability.

AB629,2,17 (1) This act first applies to sales completed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB629,6 Section 6. Effective date.

AB629,2,19 (1) This act takes effect retroactively to September 1, 2014.

AB629,2,20 (End)