(b) Exemption certificates. A marketplace provider is required to obtain and maintain fully completed exemption certificates from purchasers claiming an exemption from Wisconsin sales or use tax for sales facilitated on behalf of a marketplace seller. The marketplace provider is also required to obtain and maintain exemption certificates for sales made on its own behalf.
(c) Bad debt deduction. 1. A marketplace provider is allowed to claim a bad debt deduction on a sales transaction if it collects and remits Wisconsin sales or use tax on behalf of the marketplace seller, and either the marketplace provider or marketplace seller is eligible to claim the deduction under section 166 of the Internal Revenue Code for the worthless amount of the transaction. 2. For an eligible bad debt deduction under subd. 1., a marketplace provider shall claim the bad debt deduction on its Wisconsin sales and use tax return for the period in which the marketplace provider or marketplace seller writes off the amount as uncollectible in its books and records.
3. A marketplace seller may not claim a bad debt deduction on a sales transaction if the marketplace provider claims a bad debt deduction on that same transaction.
(d) Small seller exception. A marketplace provider or marketplace seller with no physical presence or activities in Wisconsin other than making sales into Wisconsin may qualify for the small seller exception under s. 77.51 (13gm), Stats. A retailer that qualifies for the small seller exception may, but is not required to, collect and remit Wisconsin sales and use tax. In determining the annual gross sales amount for purposes of the small seller exception, the following apply: 1. Gross sales includes both taxable and nontaxable sales.
2. A marketplace provider's gross sales include sales made into Wisconsin on its own behalf or on behalf of other sellers.
3. A marketplace seller's gross sales includes sales made into Wisconsin on its own behalf and made on its behalf by a marketplace provider.
(e) Nonprofit occasional sales. 1. A marketplace provider is required to collect and remit Wisconsin sales or use tax on taxable sales it facilitates on behalf of a nonprofit organization. Although the nonprofit organization's own sales may be an exempt occasional sale under s. 77.54 (7m), Stats., the exemption does not apply or extend to sales by a marketplace provider, unless the marketplace provider is a nonprofit organization that qualifies for the occasional sales exemption. 2. A nonprofit organization does not include sales facilitated by a marketplace provider in determining if it is engaged in a trade or business for purposes of the occasional sales exemption.
Note: Section Tax 11.55 interprets s. 77.51 (7i), (7j), (11d), (13), (13g), (13gm), (14) (n) 7., and (17) (g), 77.52 (3m) and (14) (c), 77.523, 77.54 (7m), and 77.585 (1g) and (11), Stats. Note: 2019 Wis. Act 10 relating to marketplace providers and sellers became effective January 1, 2020. SECTION 5. Tax 11.88 (6) is repealed and recreated to read:
Tax 11.88 (6) Consignment sales. When a recreational vehicle dealer displays and sells a recreational vehicle on behalf of another person, the dealer is a marketplace provider and responsible for collecting and remitting tax on the transaction if the dealer directly or indirectly, through agreements or arrangements with third parties, processes the payment from the purchaser for the retail sale, regardless of whether the dealer receives compensation or other consideration in exchange for the services provided by the dealer.
Note: For information regarding marketplace providers and sellers, see s. Tax 11.55. Note: Section Tax 11.88 interprets ss. 77.51 (2), (7i), (7j), (11d), (12m) (b) 7., (13), (14) (n) 7., and (15b) (b) 7., (17) (g), 77.52 (2) (a) 1., 77.523, 77.53 (17) and (18), 77.54 (7), (31), and (36), 77.61 (1) (a) and (c), 101.91 (2), (10), (11), and (12), 218.10 (1g), (7), and (9), and 340.01 (29) and (48r), Stats. Note: The interpretations in s. Tax 11.88 are effective under the general sales and use tax law on and after September 1, 1969, except: (a) Nonretailer sales of mobile homes became taxable effective August 1, 1977, pursuant to Chapter 29, Laws of 1977; (b) Nonretailer sales of mobile homes exceeding 45 feet in length became exempt effective July 1, 1978, pursuant to Chapter 418, Laws of 1977; (c) Rental of a mobile home that is personal property for lodging for a continuous period of one month or more became exempt effective July 1, 1984, pursuant to 1983 Wis. Act 341, clarified effective April 1, 1986, pursuant to 1985 Wis. Act 149; (d) Gross receipts from a used mobile home became exempt effective January 1, 1987, pursuant to 1985 Wis. Act 29; (e) Thirty−five percent of the gross receipts from the sale of new mobile homes became exempt January 1, 1987, pursuant to 1985 Wis. Act 29; (f) The exemption from use tax of mobile homes purchased 90 or more days before moving to Wisconsin became effective August 1, 1987, pursuant to 1987 Wis. Act 27; (g) The exemption for transfers to in−laws became effective August 15, 1991, pursuant to 1991 Wis. Act 39; (h) The exemption for certain new mobile homes transported in two unattached sections became effective October 1, 1991, pursuant to 1991 Wis. Act 39; (i) The changes in terminology related to “mobile homes,” “manufactured homes,” and “recreational vehicles,” became effective January 1, 2008, pursuant to 2007 Wis. Act 11; (j) The change of the term “gross receipts” to “sales price” became effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2; and (k) 2019 Wis. Act 10 relating to marketplace providers became effective January 1, 2020. SECTION 6. Effective date. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Dated: By: ___________________________
Peter W. Barca
Secretary of Revenue
