SB70: Bill Text

SB70,1564 Section 1564. 76.639 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,962,20 76.639 (1) (e) “Credit period” means the period of 6 10 taxable years beginning with the taxable year in which a qualified development is placed in service. For purposes of this paragraph, if a qualified development consists of more than one building, the qualified development is placed in service in the taxable year in which the last building of the qualified development is placed in service.

SB70,1565 Section 1565. 76.639 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,963,6 76.639 (1) (g) “Qualified development” means a qualified low-income housing project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax-exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year.

SB70,1566 Section 1566. 76.69 of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1567 Section 1567. 76.82 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,963,12 76.82 Assessment. The department , using the methods that it uses to assess property under s. 70.995, shall assess the property that is taxable under s. 76.81, including property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (27) from the tax under ch. 70, at its value as of January 1.

SB70,1568 Section 1568. 76.84 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,963,16 76.84 (4) Sections 76.025 (5), 76.03 (4), 76.05, 76.06, 76.075, 76.08, 76.09, 76.13 (1), (2) and (3), 76.14, 76.18, 76.22, 76.23, 76.25 and 76.28 (4) to (6), as they apply to the tax under subch. I, apply to the tax under this subchapter.

SB70,1569 Section 1569 . Chapter 77 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,964,6 CHAPTER 77 TAXATION OF FOREST CROPLANDS; REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEES; SALES AND USE TAXES; COUNTY, Municipality, transit authority, AND SPECIAL DISTRICT SALES AND USE TAXES; MANAGED FOREST LAND; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SURCHARGE; LOCAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX; LOCAL RENTAL CAR TAX; PREMIER RESORT AREA TAXES; STATE RENTAL VEHICLE FEE; DRY CLEANING FEES; regional transit authority fees

SB70,1570 Section 1570. 77.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,964,23 77.04 (1) Tax roll. The clerk on making up the tax roll shall enter as to each forest cropland description in a special column or some other appropriate place in such tax roll headed by the words “Forest Croplands" or the initials “F.C.L.", which shall be a sufficient designation that such description is subject to this subchapter. Such land shall thereafter be assessed and be subject to review under ch. 70, and such assessment may be used by the department of revenue in the determination of the tax upon withdrawal of such lands as forest croplands as provided in s. 77.10 for entries prior to 1972 or for any entry under s. 77.02 (4) (a). The tax upon withdrawal of descriptions entered as forest croplands after December 31, 1971, may be determined by the department of revenue by multiplying the last assessed value of the land prior to the time of the entry by an annual ratio computed for the state under sub. (2) to establish the annual assessed value of the description. No tax shall be levied on forest croplands except the specific annual taxes as provided, except that any building located on forest cropland shall be assessed as personal real property, subject to all laws and regulations for the assessment and taxation of general property.

SB70,1571 Section 1571 . 77.25 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,964,25 77.25 (8m) Between husband and wife spouses.

SB70,1572 Section 1572. 77.25 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,965,7 77.25 (15) Between a corporation and its shareholders if all of the stock is owned by persons who are related to each other as spouses, as lineal ascendants, lineal descendants, an uncle and his nieces or nephews, an aunt and her nieces or nephews, first cousins, or siblings, whether by blood or by adoption, or as spouses of siblings, if the transfer is for no consideration except the assumption of debt or stock of the corporation and if the corporation owned the property for at least 3 years.

SB70,1573 Section 1573. 77.25 (15m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,965,14 77.25 (15m) Between a partnership and one or more of its partners if all of the partners are related to each other as spouses, as lineal ascendants, lineal descendants, an uncle and his nieces or nephews, an aunt and her nieces or nephews, first cousins, or siblings, whether by blood or by adoption, or as spouses of siblings and if the transfer is for no consideration other than the assumption of debt or an interest in the partnership.

SB70,1574 Section 1574. 77.25 (15s) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,965,21 77.25 (15s) Between a limited liability company and one or more of its members if all of the members are related to each other as spouses, as lineal ascendants, lineal descendants, an uncle and his nieces or nephews, an aunt and her nieces or nephews, first cousins, or siblings, whether by blood or by adoption, or as spouses of siblings and if the transfer is for no consideration other than the assumption of debt or an interest in the limited liability company.

SB70,1575 Section 1575. 77.51 (3h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,965,24 77.51 (3h) “Diaper” means an absorbent garment worn by humans who are incapable of, or have difficulty controlling their bladder or bowel movements.

SB70,1576 Section 1576. 77.51 (3pq) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,966,4 77.51 (3pq) “Feminine hygiene products” means tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar tangible personal property designed for feminine hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle. “Feminine hygiene products” do not include grooming and hygiene products.

SB70,1577 Section 1577. 77.51 (4f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,966,8 77.51 (4f) “Grooming and hygiene products” means soaps and cleaning solutions, shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and suntan lotions and screens.

SB70,1578 Section 1578. 77.51 (11d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,966,13 77.51 (11d) For purposes of subs. (1ag), (1f), (3pf), (7j), and (9p), and (17g) and ss. 77.52 (20) and (21), 77.522, 77.54 (9g), (51), (52), and (60), and 77.59 (5r), “product" includes tangible personal property, and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and services.

SB70,1579 Section 1579. 77.51 (12t) of the statutes is renumbered 77.51 (12t) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70,967,4 77.51 (12t) (intro.) “Real property construction activities" means activities that occur at a site where tangible personal property or items or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b) or (d) that are applied or adapted to the use or purpose to which real property is devoted are permanently affixed to that real property , if the intent of the person who affixes that property is to make a permanent accession to the real property. “Real property construction activities" does not include affixing property subject to tax under s. 77.52 (1) (c) to real property or affixing to real property tangible personal property that remains tangible personal property after it is affixed. The department may promulgate rules to determine whether activities that occur at a site where tangible personal property or items or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b) or (d) are affixed to real property are real property construction activities for purposes of this subchapter. If the classification of property or an activity is not identified by rule, the department's determination of whether personal property becomes a part of real property shall be made by considering the following criteria:

SB70,1580 Section 1580. 77.51 (12t) (a) to (c) of the statutes are created to read:

SB70,967,6 77.51 (12t) (a) Actual physical annexation to the real property.

SB70,967,8 (b) Application or adaptation to the use or purpose to which the real property is devoted.

SB70,967,10 (c) An intention on the part of the person making the annexation to make a permanent accession to the real property.

SB70,1581 Section 1581. 77.51 (17g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,967,13 77.51 (17g) “Separate and optional fee” means a fee charged to receive a distinct and identifiable product if either of the following applies:

SB70,967,18 (a) The fee is in addition to fees that the seller charges for other distinct and identifiable products sold to the same buyer, the fee is separately set forth on the invoice given by the seller to the buyer, and the seller does not require the buyer to pay the fee if the buyer chooses not to receive the additional distinct and identifiable product for which the fee applies.

SB70,967,25 (b) The seller charges a single amount for multiple distinct and identifiable products and offers the buyer the option of paying a lower amount if the buyer chooses not to receive one or more of the distinct and identifiable products. For purposes of this paragraph, the separate and optional fee is the single amount the seller charges for the multiple distinct and identifiable products less the reduced amount the seller charges to the buyer because the buyer chooses not to receive one or more of the products.

SB70,1582 Section 1582. 77.52 (2) (a) 20. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,968,9 77.52 (2) (a) 20. The sale of landscaping and lawn maintenance services including landscape planning and counseling, lawn and garden services such as planting, mowing, spraying and fertilizing, and shrub and tree services. For purposes of this subdivision, landscaping and lawn maintenance services do not include planning and counseling services for the restoration, reclamation, or revitalization of prairie, savanna, or wetlands to improve biodiversity, the quality of land, soils, or water, or other ecosystem functions if the planning and counseling services are provided for a separate and optional fee from any other services.

SB70,1583 Section 1583. 77.52 (2) (a) 21. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,968,19 77.52 (2) (a) 21. The sale of the right to access and use prewritten computer software, as defined in s. 77.51 (10r), if possession of the prewritten computer software is maintained by the seller or a 3rd party, including sales made on a per use, per user, per license, or subscription basis, or some other basis. This subdivision includes the sale of the right to access and use prewritten computer software to perform data processing and information services, regardless of whether the primary purpose of the transaction is the processed data, including check processing, image processing, form processing, survey processing, payroll processing, claim processing, and similar activities.

SB70,1584 Section 1584. 77.52 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,968,25 77.52 (2m) (a) With respect to the services subject to tax under sub. (2), no part of the charge for the service may be deemed a sale or rental of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d) if the property, items, or goods transferred by the service provider are incidental to the selling, performing or furnishing of the service, except as provided in par. pars. (b) and (c).

SB70,1585 Section 1585. 77.52 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,969,9 77.52 (2m) (c) With respect to services subject to tax under sub. (2) (a) 7., 10., 11., and 20. that are provided for a separate and optional fee from the planning and counseling services described under sub. (2) (a) 20., all tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d) physically transferred, or transferred electronically, to the customer in conjunction with the provision of the services subject to tax under sub. (2) (a) 7., 10., 11., and 20. is a sale of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods separate from the selling, performing, or furnishing of the services.

SB70,1586 Section 1586. 77.52 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,969,22 77.52 (13) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to prevent evasion of the sales tax it shall be presumed that all receipts are subject to the tax until the contrary is established. The burden of proving that a sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services is not a taxable sale at retail is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person takes from the purchaser an electronic or a paper certificate, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, item, good, or service is purchased for resale or is otherwise exempt, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub. (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (5) (a) 3., (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), (66), and (67), (70), (72), and (73).

SB70,1587 Section 1587. 77.53 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,970,12 77.53 (10) For the purpose of the proper administration of this section and to prevent evasion of the use tax and the duty to collect the use tax, it is presumed that tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or taxable services sold by any person for delivery in this state is sold for storage, use, or other consumption in this state until the contrary is established. The burden of proving the contrary is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person takes from the purchaser an electronic or paper certificate, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or taxable service is purchased for resale, or otherwise exempt from the tax, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services that are exempt under s. 77.54 (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), and (67), (70), (72), and (73).

SB70,1588 Section 1588 . 77.54 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,970,17 77.54 (7) (b) 1. The item is transferred to a child, spouse, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law parent-in-law, daughter-in-law , or son-in-law of the transferor or, if the item is a motor vehicle, from the transferor to a corporation owned solely by the transferor or by the transferor's spouse.

SB70,1589 Section 1589. 77.54 (9a) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,970,19 77.54 (9a) (er) Any transit authority created under s. 66.1039.

SB70,1590 Section 1590. 77.54 (9a) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,970,22 77.54 (9a) (gm) A local professional baseball park district under subch. III of ch. 229.

SB70,1591 Section 1591 . 77.54 (14) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1592 Section 1592 . 77.54 (14) (f) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,971,2 77.54 (14) (f) 4. An advanced practice registered nurse who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2).

SB70,1593 Section 1593. 77.54 (20n) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,971,7 77.54 (20n) (d) 2. The retailer manufactures the prepared food in a building on real property assessed as manufacturing property under s. 70.995, or that would be assessed as manufacturing property under s. 70.995 if the building real property was located in this state.

SB70,1594 Section 1594. 77.54 (20n) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,971,10 77.54 (20n) (d) 3. The retailer makes no retail sales of prepared food at the building location described in subd. 2.

SB70,1595 Section 1595 . 77.54 (41) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,971,16 77.54 (41) The sales price from the sale of building materials, supplies and equipment to; and the storage, use or other consumption of those kinds of property by; owners, contractors, subcontractors or builders if that property is acquired solely for or used solely in, the construction, improvement, renovation, repair, maintenance, or development of property that would be exempt under s. 70.11 (36).

SB70,1596 Section 1596. 77.54 (56) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1597 Section 1597. 77.54 (56) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,972,4 77.54 (56) (ad) 1. The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of a solar power system or wind energy system that produces usable electrical or heat energy directly from the sun or wind, if the system is capable of continuously producing at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units. A solar power system or wind energy system described under this subdivision includes tangible personal property sold with the system that is used primarily to store or facilitate the storage of the electrical or heat energy produced by the system, but does not include an uninterruptible power source that is designed primarily for computers. The exemption under this subdivision does not apply to tangible personal property designed for any use other than for a solar power system or wind energy system described in this subdivision.

SB70,972,15 2. The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of a waste energy system that produces usable electrical or heat energy directly from gas generated from anaerobic digestion of animal manure and other agricultural waste if the system is capable of continuously producing at least 200 watts of alternating current or 600 British thermal units. A system described under this subdivision includes tangible personal property sold with the system that is used primarily to store or facilitate the storage of the electrical or heat energy produced by the system, but does not include an uninterruptible power source that is designed primarily for computers. The exemption under this subdivision does not apply to tangible personal property designed for any use other than for a waste energy system described in this subdivision.

SB70,1598 Section 1598. 77.54 (56) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,972,20 77.54 (56) (b) Except for the sale of electricity or energy that is exempt from taxation under sub. (30), beginning on July 1, 2011, the sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of electricity or heat energy produced by a product system described under par. (a) (ad).

SB70,1599 Section 1599. 77.54 (57d) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,972,23 77.54 (57d) (b) 1. A person engaged in manufacturing in this state at a building on real property assessed under s. 70.995.

SB70,1600 Section 1600. 77.54 (62) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,1601 Section 1601. 77.54 (70) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,973,2 77.54 (70) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of diapers and feminine hygiene products.

SB70,1602 Section 1602 . 77.54 (71) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,973,6 77.54 (71) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of usable marijuana, as defined in s. 139.97 (13), purchased by an individual who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.17 (4).

SB70,1603 Section 1603. 77.54 (72) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,973,10 77.54 (72) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of breast pumps, breast pump kits, and breast pump storage and collection supplies.

SB70,1604 Section 1604 . 77.54 (73) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,973,14 77.54 (73) (a) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of gun safes that are specifically designed for the storage of guns, but not other items used for gun storage, such as locking gun cabinets and racks.

SB70,973,16 (b) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of trigger locks and gun barrel locks.

SB70,1605 Section 1605 . Subchapter V (title) of chapter 77 [precedes 77.70] of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,973,19 CHAPTER 77