2021 Wisconsin Act 127

127,52 Section 52. 71.47 (1dx) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.47 (1dx) (d) Carry-over precluded. If a person who is entitled under s. 238.395 (3) or s. 560.795 (3), 2009 stats., to claim tax benefits or certified under s. 238.365 (3), 238.397 (4), or 238.398 (3), or 238.3995 (4) or s. 560.765 (3), 2009 stats., s. 560.797 (4), 2009 stats., or s. 560.798 (3), 2009 stats., or s. 560.7995 (4), 2009 stats., for tax benefits ceases business operations in the development zone during any of the taxable years that that zone exists, that person may not carry over to any taxable year following the year during which operations cease any unused credits from the taxable year during which operations cease or from previous taxable years.

127,53 Section 53. 71.47 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

127,54 Section 54. 71.47 (9s) of the statutes is repealed.

127,55 Section 55. 71.49 (1) (ex) of the statutes is repealed.

127,56 Section 56. 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), jobs credit under s. 71.47 (3q), 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., and estimated tax payments under s. 71.48.

127,57 Section 57. 71.66 (2) (c) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.

127,58 Section 58. 71.88 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.88 (2) (b) Appeal of department's redetermination of credits. Any person aggrieved by the department of revenue's redetermination of a credit under s. 71.07 (3m), (6), or (9e), 71.28 (1) or (2m) , or 71.47 (1) or (2m) or subch. VIII or IX, except when the denial is based upon late filing of claim for credit or is based upon a redetermination under s. 71.55 (8) of rent constituting property taxes accrued as at arm's length, may appeal the redetermination to the tax appeals commission by filing a petition with the commission within 60 days after the redetermination, as provided under s. 73.01 (5) with respect to income or franchise tax cases, and review of the commission's decision may be had under s. 73.015. For appeals brought under this paragraph, the filing fee required under s. 73.01 (5) (a) does not apply.

127,59 Section 59. 79.10 (11) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, is amended to read:

79.10 (11) (b) Before October 1, the department of administration shall determine the total funds available for distribution under the lottery and gaming credit in the following year and shall inform the joint committee on finance of that total. Total funds available for distribution shall be all moneys projected to be transferred to the lottery fund under ss. 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (am) and (g) and all existing and projected lottery proceeds and interest for the fiscal year of the distribution, less the amount estimated to be expended under ss. 20.455 (2) (r), and 20.566 (2) (r), and 20.835 (2) (q) and less the required reserve under s. 20.003 (5). The joint committee on finance may revise the total amount to be distributed if it does so at a meeting that takes place before October 16. If the joint committee on finance does not schedule a meeting to take place before October 16, the total determined by the department of administration shall be the total amount estimated to be distributed under the lottery and gaming credit in the following year.

127,60 Section 60. 79.13 of the statutes is repealed.

127,61 Section 61. 238.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

238.23 (2) (b) The designation of an area as a technology zone shall be in effect for 10 years from the time that the corporation first designates the area. Not more than $5,000,000 in tax credits may be claimed in a technology zone, except that the corporation may allocate the amount of unallocated airport development zone tax credits, as provided under s. 238.3995 (3) (b), to technology zones for which the $5,000,000 maximum allocation is insufficient. The corporation may change the boundaries of a technology zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of a technology zone does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax credit amount that may be claimed in the technology zone.

127,62 Section 62. 238.398 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

238.398 (2) (b) The designation of an area as an agricultural development zone shall be in effect for 10 years from the time that the corporation first designates the area. Not more than $5,000,000 in tax benefits may be claimed in an agricultural development zone, except that the corporation may allocate the amount of unallocated airport development zone tax credits, as provided under s. 238.3995 (3) (b), to agricultural development zones for which the $5,000,000 maximum allocation is insufficient. The corporation may change the boundaries of an agricultural development zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of an agricultural development zone does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax benefit amount that may be claimed in the agricultural development zone.

127,63 Section 63. 238.3995 of the statutes is repealed.

127,64 Section 64. 569.02 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

127,65 Section 65. 632.897 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

632.897 (10) (a) 3. The fact that the group member or insured does not claim the child as an exemption for federal income tax purposes under 26 USC 151 (c), or as an exemption for state income tax purposes under s. 71.07 (8) (b) or under the laws of another state, if a court order under s. 767.513 or the laws of another state assigns responsibility for the child's health care expenses to the group member or insured.

127,66 Section 66. 767.511 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

767.511 (1) (b) Ensure that the parties have stipulated which party, if either is eligible, will claim each child as an exemption for federal income tax purposes under 26 USC 151 (c), or as an exemption for state income tax purposes under s. 71.07 (8) (b) or under the laws of another state. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement about the tax exemption for each child, the court shall make the decision in accordance with state and federal tax laws. In making its decision, the court shall consider whether the parent who is assigned responsibility for the child's health care expenses under s. 767.513 is covered under a health insurance policy or plan, including a self-insured plan, that is not subject to s. 632.897 (10) and that conditions coverage of a dependent child on whether the child is claimed by the insured parent as an exemption for purposes of federal or state income taxes.

127,67 Section 67. 767.804 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

767.804 (3) (c) A determination as to which parent, if eligible, shall have the right to claim the child as an exemption for federal tax purposes under 26 USC 151 (c), or as an exemption for state tax purposes under s. 71.07 (8) (b).

127,68 Section 68. 767.805 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

767.805 (4) (c) A determination as to which parent, if eligible, shall have the right to claim the child as an exemption for federal tax purposes under 26 USC 151 (c), or as an exemption for state tax purposes under s. 71.07 (8) (b).

127,69 Section 69. 767.89 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

767.89 (3) (d) A determination as to which parent, if eligible, shall have the right to claim the child as an exemption for federal tax purposes under 26 USC 151 (c), or as an exemption for state tax purposes under s. 71.07 (8) (b).