2017 Wisconsin Act 59

71.42 (2) (k) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, “Internal Revenue Code" means the federal Internal Revenue Code as amended to December 31, 2016, except as provided in subds. 2. to 4. and s. 71.98 and subject to subd. 5.

2. For purposes of this paragraph, “Internal Revenue Code" does not include the following provisions of federal public laws for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016: section 13113 of P.L 103-66; sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 of P.L. 106-519; sections 101, 102, and 422 of P.L 108-357; sections 1310 and 1351 of P.L. 109-58; section 11146 of P.L. 109-59; section 403 (q) of P.L. 109-135; section 513 of P.L. 109-222; sections 104 and 307 of P.L. 109-432; sections 8233 and 8235 of P.L. 110-28; section 11 (e) and (g) of P.L. 110-172; section 301 of P.L. 110-245; section 15351 of P.L. 110-246; section 302 of division A, section 401 of division B, and sections 312, 322, 502 (c), 707, and 801 of division C of P.L. 110-343; sections 1232, 1241, 1251, 1501, and 1502 of division B of P.L. 111-5; sections 211, 212, 213, 214, and 216 of P.L. 111-226; sections 2011 and 2122 of P.L. 111-240; sections 753, 754, and 760 of P.L. 111-312; section 1106 of P.L. 112-95; sections 104, 318, 322, 323, 324, 326, 327, and 411 of P.L. 112-240; P.L. 114-7; section 1101 of P.L. 114-74; section 305 of division P of P.L. 114-113; and sections 112, 123, 125 to 128, 143, 144, 151 to 153, 165 to 167, 169 to 171, 189, 191, 307, 326, and 411 of division Q of P.L. 114-113.

3. For purposes of this paragraph, “Internal Revenue Code" does not include amendments to the federal Internal Revenue Code enacted after December 31, 2016.

4. For purposes of this paragraph, “Internal Revenue Code" does not include section 847 of the federal Internal Revenue Code.

5. For purposes of this paragraph, the provisions of federal public laws that directly or indirectly affect the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in this paragraph, apply for Wisconsin purposes at the same time as for federal purposes, except that changes made by section 4007 (b) of P.L. 114-41, section 1102 of P.L. 114-74, sections 105, 111, 113 to 115, 133, 301, 302, 304, 305, 308, 311, 313 to 323, 325, 331, and 343 to 345 of division Q of P.L. 114-113 first apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

59,1108 Section 1108 . 71.45 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.45 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 71.80 (25), insurers computing tax under this subchapter may subtract from Wisconsin net income any Wisconsin net business loss sustained incurred in any of the next 20 immediately preceding taxable years, if the insurer was subject to taxation under this chapter in the taxable year in which the loss was incurred, to the extent not offset by Wisconsin net business income of any year between the loss year and the taxable year for which an offset is claimed and computed without regard to sub. (2) (a) 8. and 9. and this subsection and limited to the amount of net income, but no loss incurred for a taxable year before taxable year 1987 by a nonprofit service plan of sickness care under ch. 148, or dental care under s. 447.13 may be treated as a net business loss of the successor service insurer under ch. 613 operating by virtue of s. 148.03 or 447.13.

59,1108x Section 1108x. 71.47 (3q) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3q) (c) 3. The maximum amount of credits that may be awarded under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (3q) and 71.28 (3q) for the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on June 30, 2013, is $14,500,000, not including the amount of any credits reallocated under s. 238.15 (3) (d), 2015 stats., or s. 560.205 (3) (d), 2009 stats.

59,1109 Section 1109 . 71.47 (3q) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3q) (d) 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), except that the amounts certified under this subdivision for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, shall be paid in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011. Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on amounts certified under this subdivision.

59,1110ba Section 1110ba. 71.47 (3w) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (b) Filing claims; payroll. (intro.) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount calculated as follows:

59,1110bb Section 1110bb. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (bm) 1. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subds. 2., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount equal to a percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 100 percent, of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve the job-related skills of any of the claimant's full-time employees, to train any of the claimant's full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the claimant represents the employee's first full-time job. This subdivision does not apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone.

59,1110bc Section 1110bc. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subds. 1., 3., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount equal to the percentage, as determined under s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant's zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the claimant's full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than the amount determined by multiplying 2,080 by 150 percent of the federal minimum wage in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par. (b) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of such employees in the base year. A claimant may claim a credit under this subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable years.

59,1110bd Section 1110bd. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (bm) 3. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subds. 1., 2., and 4., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 up to 10 percent of the claimant's significant capital expenditures, as determined under s. 238.399 (5m) or s. 560.799 (5m), 2009 stats.

59,1110be Section 1110be. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (bm) 4. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subds. 1., 2., and 3., and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799, 2009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to 1 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to purchase tangible personal property, items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services from Wisconsin vendors, as determined under s. 238.399 (5) (e) or s. 560.799 (5) (e), 2009 stats., except that the claimant may not claim the credit under this subdivision and subd. 3. for the same expenditures.

59,1110d Section 1110d. 71.47 (3w) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 71.47 (3w) (c) 1. a. and amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (c) 1. a. If For claims filed before January 1, 2018, if the allowable amount of the claim under this subsection exceeds the taxes otherwise due on the claimant's income under s. 71.43, the amount of the claim that is not used to offset those taxes 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 under s. 20.835 (2) (co). Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on amounts certified under this subd. 1. a.

59,1110e Section 1110e. 71.47 (3w) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:

71.47 (3w) (c) 1. b. For claims filed after December 31, 2017, claims under this subsection shall be made to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation using policies and procedures established by the corporation board. The corporation shall certify valid claims to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (2) (co). Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on amounts certified under this subd. 1. b.

59,1110f Section 1110f. 71.47 (3w) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (c) 2. Partnerships For claims filed before January 1, 2018, 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 described under pars. (b) and (bm). 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. For claims filed after December 31, 2017, partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may claim the credit under this subsection as provided under subd. 1. b.

59,1110g Section 1110g. 71.47 (3w) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (c) 3. No For claims filed before January 1, 2018, 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. 238.399 (5) or (5m) or s. 560.799 (5) or (5m), 2009 stats.

59,1110h Section 1110h. 71.47 (3w) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3w) (d) Administration. Section 71.28 (4) (g) and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection. Claimants shall include with their returns a copy of their certification for tax benefits, and a copy of the verification of their expenses, from the department of commerce or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. This paragraph does not apply to claims filed after December 31, 2017.

59,1111b Section 1111b. 71.47 (3y) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3y) (b) Filing claims. (intro.) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.308, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 all of the following:

59,1111d Section 1111d. 71.47 (3y) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3y) (c) 1. Partnerships For claims filed before January 1, 2018, 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. For claims filed after December 31, 2017, partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may claim the credit under this subsection as provided under par. (d) 2. b.

59,1111e Section 1111e. 71.47 (3y) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3y) (c) 2. No For claims filed before January 1, 2018, 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. 238.308.

59,1111f Section 1111f. 71.47 (3y) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (3y) (d) 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. This subdivision does not apply to claims filed after December 31, 2017.

59,1111g Section 1111g. 71.47 (3y) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 71.47 (3y) (d) 2. a. and amended to read:

71.47 (3y) (d) 2. a. If For claims filed before January 1, 2018, 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) (bg). Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on amounts certified under this subd. 2. a.

59,1111h Section 1111h. 71.47 (3y) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:

71.47 (3y) (d) 2. b. For claims filed after December 31, 2017, claims under this subsection shall be made to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation using policies and procedures established by the corporation board. The corporation shall certify valid claims to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (2) (bg). Notwithstanding s. 71.82, no interest shall be paid on amounts certified under this subd. 2. b.

59,1111k Section 1111k. 71.47 (4) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

71.47 (4) (k) Refunds. Notwithstanding par. (f), for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, if the allowable amount of the claim under par. (ad) 4., 5., or 6. exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.43, all of the following apply:

1. The amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due, not to exceed 10 percent of the allowable amount of the claim under par. (ad) 4., 5., or 6., 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) (d).

2. The amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due and not certified for payment under subd. 1. may be carried forward and credited against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due for the following 15 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.

59,1111m Section 1111m. 71.47 (5b) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (5b) (d) 3. Except as provided under s. 238.15 (3) (d) (intro.), for investments made 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.

59,1112 Section 1112 . 71.47 (5r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (5r) (a) 2. “Course of instruction" has the meaning given in s. 38.50 440.52 (1) (c).

59,1113 Section 1113 . 71.47 (5r) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (5r) (a) 6. b. A school approved under s. 38.50 440.52, if the delivery of education occurs in this state.

59,1113u Section 1113u. 71.47 (6) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (6) (h) Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer the credit under par. (a) 2m. or 3., in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.08, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit with each transfer.

59,1114 Section 1114 . 71.47 (6) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

71.47 (6) (i) If a person who claims a credit under this subsection and a credit under section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code for the same qualified rehabilitation expenditures is required to repay any amount of the credit claimed under section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code, the person shall repay to the department a proportionate amount of the credit claimed under this subsection.

59,1114j Section 1114j. 71.49 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.49 (1) (c) Research credit under s. 71.47 (4) , except as provided under par. (f).

59,1114k Section 1114k. 71.49 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.49 (1) (f) The total of 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), jobs credit under s. 71.47 (3q), meat processing facility investment credit under s. 71.47 (3r), woody biomass harvesting and processing credit under s. 71.47 (3rm), food processing plant and food warehouse investment credit under s. 71.47 (3rn), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.47 (3w), business development credit under s. 71.47 (3y), research credit under s. 71.47 (4) (k) 1., film production services credit under s. 71.47 (5f), film production company investment credit under s. 71.47 (5h), beginning farmer and farm asset owner tax credit under s. 71.47 (8r), and estimated tax payments under s. 71.48.

59,1115 Section 1115 . 71.52 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:

71.52 (1d) “Disabled” means an individual who is unable to engage in any substantial gainful employment by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which has lasted or is reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

59,1116 Section 1116 . 71.52 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:

71.52 (1e) “Disqualified loss" means the sum of the following amounts, exclusive of net gains from the sale or exchange of capital or business assets and exclusive of net profits:

(a) Net loss from sole proprietorships.

(b) Net capital loss.

(c) Net loss from sales of business property, excluding loss from involuntary conversions.

(d) Net loss from rental real estate, royalties, partnerships, tax-option S corporations, trusts, estates, and real estate mortgage investment conduits.

(e) Net farm loss.

59,1117 Section 1117 . 71.52 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

71.52 (1m) “Farmer,” “farming,” and “farm premises” have the meanings given in s. 102.04 (3).

59,1118 Section 1118 . 71.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.52 (6) “Income" means the sum of Wisconsin adjusted gross income and the following amounts, to the extent not included in Wisconsin adjusted gross income: maintenance payments (except foster care maintenance and supplementary payments excludable under section 131 of the internal revenue code), support money, cash public assistance (not including credit granted under this subchapter and amounts under s. 46.27), cash benefits paid by counties under s. 59.53 (21), the gross amount of any pension or annuity (including railroad retirement benefits, all payments received under the federal social security act and veterans disability pensions), nontaxable interest received from the federal government or any of its instrumentalities, nontaxable interest received on state or municipal bonds, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, the gross amount of “loss of time" insurance, compensation and other cash benefits received from the United States for past or present service in the armed forces, scholarship and fellowship gifts or income, capital gains, gain on the sale of a personal residence excluded under section 121 of the internal revenue code, dividends, income of a nonresident or part-year resident who is married to a full-year resident, housing allowances provided to members of the clergy, the amount by which a resident manager's rent is reduced, nontaxable income of an American Indian, nontaxable income from sources outside this state and nontaxable deferred compensation. Intangible drilling costs, depletion allowances and depreciation, including first-year depreciation allowances under section 179 of the internal revenue code, amortization, contributions to individual retirement accounts under section 219 of the internal revenue code, contributions to Keogh plans, net operating loss carry-backs and carry-forwards and, capital loss carry-forwards, and disqualified losses deducted in determining Wisconsin adjusted gross income shall be added to “income". “Income" does not include gifts from natural persons, cash reimbursement payments made under title XX of the federal social security act, surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a governmental agency, the gain on the sale of a personal residence deferred under section 1034 of the internal revenue code or nonrecognized gain from involuntary conversions under section 1033 of the internal revenue code. Amounts not included in adjusted gross income but added to “income" under this subsection in a previous year and repaid may be subtracted from income for the year during which they are repaid. Scholarship and fellowship gifts or income that are included in Wisconsin adjusted gross income and that were added to household income for purposes of determining the credit under this subchapter in a previous year may be subtracted from income for the current year in determining the credit under this subchapter. A marital property agreement or unilateral statement under ch. 766 has no effect in computing “income" for a person whose homestead is not the same as the homestead of that person's spouse.

59,1120 Section 1120 . 71.54 (1) (g) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

71.54 (1) (g) 4. Except as provided in subds. 5. and 7., for claims filed in 2018 and thereafter and based on property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued during the previous year, no credit may be allowed under this paragraph unless the claimant or the claimant's spouse is over the age of 61 at the close of the year to which the claim relates.

59,1121 Section 1121 . 71.54 (1) (g) 5., 6. and 7. of the statutes are created to read:

71.54 (1) (g) 5. For claims filed in 2018 and thereafter and based on property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued during the previous year, no credit may be allowed under this paragraph unless the claimant is disabled.

6. With regard to a claimant who is disabled, the claimant shall provide with his or her return proof that his or her disability is in effect for the taxable year to which the claim relates. Proof of disability may be demonstrated by any of the following:

a. A statement from the Veteran's Administration certifying that the claimant is receiving a disability benefit due to 100 percent disability.

b. A document, or copy of a document, from the Social Security Administration stating the date the disability began.

c. A statement from a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), stating the beginning date of the disability and whether the disability is permanent or temporary.

7. For claims filed in 2018 and thereafter and based on property taxes accrued or rent constituting property taxes accrued during the previous year, with regard to a claimant who is not disabled or who is under the age of 62 at the close of the year to which the claim relates, no credit may be allowed under this paragraph if the claimant had no earned income in the taxable year to which the claim relates.

59,1125 Section 1125 . 71.55 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

71.55 (10) Farmers. Notwithstanding the provision in s. 71.52 (6) that requires the addition of certain disqualified losses to income, such an addition may not be made by a claimant who is a farmer whose primary income is from farming and whose farming generates less than $250,000 in gross receipts from the operation of farm premises in the year to which the claim relates.

59,1125s Section 1125s. 71.613 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.613 (2) Filing claims. (intro.) Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in sub. (3), a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, 71.08, 71.23, or 71.43, an amount calculated by multiplying the claimant's qualifying acres by one of the following amounts, and if the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant's income or if there are no Wisconsin income taxes due on the claimant's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against income taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (2) (do):

59,1127 Section 1127 . 71.65 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.65 (2) (b) Every resident of this state and every nonresident carrying on activities within this state, whether taxable or not under this chapter, who pays in any calendar year for services performed within this state by an individual remuneration which that is excluded from the definition of wages, in the amount of $600 or more, shall, on or before February 28 January 31 of the year following the year in which the payments are made, furnish a statement, in such form as required by the department, disclosing the name of the payor, the name and address of the recipient of the payment, and the total amount paid in such the calendar year to such the recipient. The person who pays for the services shall, on or before January 31 of the year in which the statement is required to be furnished to the department that deadline, furnish the recipient of the payment with a copy of that the statement. In any case in which an individual receives wages and also remuneration for services which remuneration is excluded from such definition, both from the same payor, the wages and the excluded remuneration shall both be reported in the report required under this subsection in a manner satisfactory to the department, regardless of the amount of the excluded remuneration.