71.07 (5h) (d) 1. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to
, (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under this subsection.
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Section 1580ym. 71.07 (5h) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
71.07 (5h) (d) 2. If the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.02 or 71.08 or no tax is due under s. 71.02 or 71.08, 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) (bL).
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Section
1582. 71.07 (5i) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (5i) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009 2011, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s.
ss. 71.02 and 71.08, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for information technology hardware or software that is used to maintain medical records in electronic form, if the claimant is a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p).
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Section
1583. 71.07 (5j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (5j) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2018, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. ss. 71.02 and 71.08, up to the amount of the taxes, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to install or retrofit pumps located in this state that dispense motor vehicle fuel consisting of at least 85 percent ethanol or at least 20 percent biodiesel fuel.
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Section 1583d. 71.07 (5k) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (5k) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after July 1, 2009 2011, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to a community rehabilitation program to perform work for the claimant's business, pursuant to a contract.
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Section
1584. 71.07 (8r) of the statutes is created to read:
71.07 (8r) Beginning farmer and farm asset owner tax credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
1. "Agricultural assets" means machinery, equipment, facilities, or livestock that is used in farming.
2. "Beginning farmer" means a person who meets the conditions specified in s. 93.53 (2).
3. "Claimant" means a beginning farmer who files a claim under this subsection or an established farmer who files a claim under this subsection.
4. "Educational institution" means the Wisconsin Technical College System, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or any other institution that is approved by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 93.53 (6) (a).
5. "Established farmer" means a person who meets the conditions specified in s. 93.53 (3).
6. "Farming" has the meaning given in section
464 (e) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
7. "Financial management program" means a course in farm financial management that is offered by an educational institution.
8. "Lease amount" is the amount of the cash payment paid by a beginning farmer to an established farmer each year for leasing the established farmer's agricultural assets.
(b) Filing claims. 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a beginning farmer may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08, on a one-time basis, the amount paid by the beginning farmer to enroll in a financial management program in the year to which the claim relates. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the beginning farmer's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those 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) (en).
2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, an established farmer may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 15 percent of the lease amount received by the established farmer in the year to which the claim relates. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the established farmer's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those 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) (en).
(c) Limitations. 1. An established farmer may only claim the credit under this subsection for the first 3 years of any lease of the established farmer's agricultural assets to a beginning farmer.
2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the time period under s. 71.75 (2).
3. Along with a claimant's income tax return, a claimant shall submit to the department certificate of eligibility provided under s. 93.53 (5) (b) or (c).
4. No credit may be claimed under this subsection by a part-year resident or a nonresident of this state.
5. The right to file a claim under this subsection is personal to the claimant and does not survive the claimant's death. When a claimant dies after having filed a timely claim the amount thereof shall be disbursed under s. 71.75 (10). The right to file a claim under this subsection may be exercised on behalf of a living claimant by the claimant's legal guardian or attorney-in-fact.
6. The maximum credit that a beginning farmer may claim under this subsection is $500.
7. 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 the amounts received by the entities under par. (b) 2. 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.
(d) Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.
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Section 1584p. 71.07 (9e) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
71.07 (9e) (g) 1. If an individual claims the credit under this subsection and claims the federal advance earned income tax credit, the individual may request that his or her employer add to his or her paycheck an advance payment amount calculated under subd. 2.
2. The advance payment amount that an individual's employer shall add to the individual's paycheck, as described in subd. 1., shall be equal to a percentage of the amount that the individual's employer adds to the individual's paycheck as an advance earned income tax credit payment under federal law. The percentage shall be the same percentage as is specified in par. (af), based on the number of qualifying children that the individual has.
3. An employer may deduct from the aggregate amount that the employer would otherwise be required to withhold from employee wages and forward to the department, under ss. 71.64 and 71.65, the total amount of any advance payments the employer makes under subd. 2.
4. The department shall prepare any forms and instructions that may be necessary to facilitate the addition of the advance payment amount calculated under subd. 2. to an individual's paycheck and any changes to the withholding procedures as described under subd. 3.
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Section
1585
. 71.07 (9m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07
(9m) (c) No person may claim the credit under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return evidence that the rehabilitation was
approved recommended by the state historic preservation officer for approval by the secretary of the interior under
36 CFR 67.6 before the physical work of construction, or destruction in preparation for construction, began
and that the rehabilitation was approved by the secretary of the interior under 36 CFR 67.6.
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Section
1586. 71.07 (9m) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
71.07 (9m) (cm) Any credit claimed under this subsection for Wisconsin purposes shall be claimed at the same time as for federal purposes.
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Section
1587. 71.07 (9m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (9m) (f) A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection. The individual partners of a partnership, members in of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, company, or tax-option corporation, in proportion to the ownership interest of each partner, member or shareholder. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit which may be claimed by each partner, member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. For a partnership or limited liability company that places property in service after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2009, the credit attributable to such property may be allocated, at the election of the partnership or limited liability company, to partners or members for a taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company that ends after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2010. Any partner or member who claims the credit as provided under this paragraph shall attach a copy of the agreement, if applicable, to the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this paragraph is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.
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Section
1588. 71.07 (9m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
71.07 (9m) (g) 1. If a person who claims the credit under this subsection elects to claim the credit based on claiming amounts for expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation work is completed, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the manner prescribed by the department.
2. Notwithstanding s. 71.77, the department may adjust or disallow the credit claimed under this subsection within 4 years after the date that the state historical society notifies the department that the expenditures for which the credit was claimed do not comply with the standards for certification promulgated under s. 44.02 (24).
71.08 (1) Imposition. (intro.) If the tax imposed on a natural person, married couple filing jointly, trust, or estate under s. 71.02, not considering the credits under ss. 71.07 (1), (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (2dy), (2fd), (3m), (3n), (3p), (3q), (3r), (3s), (3t), (3w), (5b), (5d), (5e), (5f), (5h), (5i), (5j), (6), (6e), (8r), and (9e), 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1dy), (1fd), (2m), (3), (3n), (3t), and (3w),
and 71.47 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1dy), (1fd), (2m), (3), (3n), (3t), and (3w), and subchs. 71.57 to 71.61, and 71.613 and subch. VIII and IX and payments to other states under s. 71.07 (7), is less than the tax under this section, there is imposed on that natural person, married couple filing jointly, trust or estate, instead of the tax under s. 71.02, an alternative minimum tax computed as follows:
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Section
1590. 71.09 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
71.09
(11) (e) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, the taxpayer qualifies for a federal extension of time to file under
26 USC 7508A due to a presidentially declared disaster or terroristic or military action.
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Section
1591. 71.09 (11) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
71.09 (11) (f) The taxpayer has underpaid the taxpayer's estimated taxes due to the change in brackets under s. 71.06 (1p) (e) and (2) (g) 5. and (h) 5. This paragraph applies only in the first taxable year to which these bracket changes apply.
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Section 1591v. 71.10 (4) (en) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 1591w. 71.10 (4) (ga) of the statutes is repealed.
71.10 (4) (i) The total of claim of right credit under s. 71.07 (1), farmland preservation credit under subch. IX ss. 71.57 to 71.61, farmland preservation credit, 2010 and beyond under s. 71.613, homestead credit under subch. VIII, farmland tax relief credit under s. 71.07 (3m), farmers' drought property tax credit under s. 71.07 (2fd), dairy manufacturing facility investment credit under s. 71.07 (3p), jobs tax credit under s. 71.07 (3q), meat processing facility investment credit under s. 71.07 (3r), film production services credit under s. 71.07 (5f) (b) 2., film production company investment credit under s. 71.07 (5h), veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit under s. 71.07 (6e), enterprise zone jobs credit under s. 71.07 (3w), beginning farmer and farm asset owner tax credit under s. 71.07 (8r), earned income tax credit under s. 71.07 (9e), estimated tax payments under s. 71.09, and taxes withheld under subch. X.
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Section 1593e. 71.10 (5i) of the statutes is created to read:
71.10 (5i) Military family relief fund checkoff. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of revenue.
2. "Military family relief fund" means the fund under s. 25.38.
(b) Voluntary payments. 1. `Designation on return.' Every individual filing an income tax return who has a tax liability or is entitled to a tax refund may designate on the return any amount of additional payment or any amount of a refund due that individual for the military family relief fund.
2. `Designation added to tax owed.' If the individual owes any tax, the individual shall remit in full the tax due and the amount designated on the return for the military family relief fund when the individual files a tax return.
3. `Designation deducted from refund.' Except as provided in par. (d), if the individual is owed a refund for that year after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m), the department shall deduct the amount designated on the return for the military family relief fund from the amount of the refund.
(c) Errors; failure to remit correct amount. If an individual who owes taxes fails to remit an amount equal to or in excess of the total of the actual tax due, after error corrections, and the amount designated on the return for the military family relief fund:
1. The department shall reduce the designation for the military family relief fund to reflect the amount remitted in excess of the actual tax due, after error corrections, if the individual remitted an amount in excess of the actual tax due, after error corrections, but less than the total of the actual tax due, after error corrections, and the amount originally designated on the return for the military family relief fund.
2. The designation for the military family relief fund is void if the individual remitted an amount equal to or less than the actual tax due, after error corrections.
(d) Errors; insufficient refund. If an individual is owed a refund that does not equal or exceed the amount designated on the return for the military family relief fund, after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m) and after error corrections, the department shall reduce the designation for the military family relief fund to reflect the actual amount of the refund that the individual is otherwise owed, after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m) and after error corrections.
(e) Conditions. If an individual places any conditions on a designation for the military family relief fund, the designation is void.
(f) Void designation. If a designation for the military family relief fund is void, the department shall disregard the designation and determine amounts due, owed, refunded, and received without regard to the void designation.
(g) Tax return. The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for the designations under this subsection on the individual income tax return.
(h) Certification of amounts. Annually, on or before September 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the department of military affairs, the department of administration, and the state treasurer all of the following:
1. The total amount of the administrative costs, including data processing costs, incurred by the department in administering this subsection during the previous fiscal year.
2. The total amount received from all designations for the military family relief fund made by taxpayers during the previous fiscal year.
3. The net amount remaining after the administrative costs, including data processing costs, under subd. 1. are subtracted from the total received under subd. 2.
(i) Appropriations. From the moneys received from designations for the military family relief fund, an amount equal to the sum of administrative expenses, including data processing costs, certified under par. (h) 1. shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (hp), and the net amount remaining that is certified under par. (h) 3. shall be deposited in the military family relief fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.465 (2) (r).
(j) Amounts subject to refund. Amounts designated for the military family relief fund under this subsection are not subject to refund to the taxpayer unless the taxpayer submits information to the satisfaction of the department, within 18 months after the date on which the taxes are due or the date on which the return is filed, whichever is later, that the amount designated is clearly in error. Any refund granted by the department under this paragraph shall be deducted from the moneys received under this subsection in the fiscal year for which the refund is certified.
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Section 1593g. 71.10 (5j) of the statutes is created to read:
71.10 (5j) Feeding America; Second Harvest food banks checkoff. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of revenue.
2. "Second Harvest" means Second Harvest food banks in Wisconsin that are members of Feeding America.
(b) Voluntary payments. 1. `Designation on return.' Every individual filing an income tax return who has a tax liability or is entitled to a tax refund may designate on the return any amount of additional payment or any amount of a refund due that individual for Second Harvest.
2. `Designation added to tax owed.' If the individual owes any tax, the individual shall remit in full the tax due and the amount designated on the return for Second Harvest when the individual files a tax return.
3. `Designation deducted from refund.' Except as provided in par. (d), if the individual is owed a refund for that year after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m), the department shall deduct the amount designated on the return for Second Harvest from the amount of the refund.
(c) Errors; failure to remit correct amount. If an individual who owes taxes fails to remit an amount equal to or in excess of the total of the actual tax due, after error corrections, and the amount designated on the return for Second Harvest:
1. The department shall reduce the designation for Second Harvest to reflect the amount remitted in excess of the actual tax due, after error corrections, if the individual remitted an amount in excess of the actual tax due, after error corrections, but less than the total of the actual tax due, after error corrections, and the amount originally designated on the return for Second Harvest.
2. The designation for Second Harvest is void if the individual remitted an amount equal to or less than the actual tax due, after error corrections.
(d) Errors; insufficient refund. If an individual is owed a refund that does not equal or exceed the amount designated on the return for Second Harvest, after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m) and after error corrections, the department shall reduce the designation for Second Harvest to reflect the actual amount of the refund that the individual is otherwise owed, after crediting under ss. 71.75 (9) and 71.80 (3) and (3m) and after error corrections.
(e) Conditions. If an individual places any conditions on a designation for Second Harvest, the designation is void.
(f) Void designation. If a designation for Second Harvest is void, the department shall disregard the designation and determine amounts due, owed, refunded, and received without regard to the void designation.
(g) Tax return. The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for the designations under this subsection on the individual income tax return.
(h) Certification of amounts. Annually, on or before September 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the department of administration and the state treasurer all of the following:
1. The total amount of the administrative costs, including data processing costs, incurred by the department in administering this subsection during the previous fiscal year.
