2017 Wisconsin Act 59

70.11 (4) (a) 2. For purposes of subd. 1., beginning with the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2018, property owned by a church or religious association necessary for location and convenience of buildings includes property necessary for the location and convenience of a building that the church or religious association intends to construct to replace a building destroyed by fire, natural disaster, or criminal act, regardless of whether preconstruction planning or construction has begun. This subdivision applies only for the first 25 years after the year in which the building is destroyed.

59,997g Section 997g. 70.11 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

70.11 (11) Bible camps. All real property not exceeding 30 40 acres and the personal property situated therein, of any Bible camp conducted by a religious nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state, so long as the property is used for religious purposes and not for pecuniary profit of any individual.

59,997h Section 997h. 70.11 (39) of the statutes is amended to read:

70.11 (39) Computers. If the owner of the property fulfills the requirements under s. 70.35, mainframe Mainframe computers, minicomputers, personal computers, networked personal computers, servers, terminals, monitors, disk drives, electronic peripheral equipment, tape drives, printers, basic operational programs, systems software, and prewritten software. The exemption under this subsection does not apply to custom software, fax machines, copiers, equipment with embedded computerized components or telephone systems, including equipment that is used to provide telecommunications services, as defined in s. 76.80 (3). For the purposes of s. 79.095, the exemption under this subsection does not apply to property that is otherwise exempt under this chapter.

59,997i Section 997i. 70.11 (39m) of the statutes is amended to read:

70.11 (39m) If the owner of the property fulfills the requirements under s. 70.35, cash Cash registers and fax machines, excluding fax machines that are also copiers.

59,997j Section 997j. 70.111 (27) of the statutes is created to read:

70.111 (27) Machinery, tools, and patterns. (a) In this subsection, “machinery" means a structure or assemblage of parts that transmits force, motion, or energy from one part to another in a predetermined way by electrical, mechanical, or chemical means. “Machinery" does not include a building.

(b) Beginning with the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2018, machinery, tools, and patterns, not including such items used in manufacturing.

(c) A taxing jurisdiction may include the most recent valuation of personal property described under par. (b) that is located in the taxing jurisdiction for purposes of complying with debt limitations applicable to the jurisdiction.

59,997L Section 997L. 70.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

70.35 (1) To determine the amount and value of any personal property for which any person, firm, or corporation should be assessed, any assessor may examine such person or the managing agent or officer of any firm or corporation under oath as to all such items of personal property, the taxable value thereof as defined in s. 70.34 if the property is taxable and the fair market value if the property is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) or (39m). In the alternative the assessor may require such person, firm, or corporation to submit a return of such personal property and of the taxable value thereof. There shall be annexed to such return the declaration of such person or of the managing agent or officer of such firm or corporation that the statements therein contained are true.

59,997m Section 997m. 70.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

70.35 (2) The return shall be made and all the information therein requested given by such person on a form prescribed by the assessor with the approval of the department of revenue which shall provide suitable schedules for such information bearing on value as the department deems necessary to enable the assessor to determine the true cash value of the taxable personal property, and of the personal property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) and (39m), that is owned or in the possession of such person on January 1 as provided in s. 70.10. The return may contain methods of deriving assessable values from book values and for the conversion of book values to present values, and a statement as to the accounting method used. No person shall be required to take detailed physical inventory for the purpose of making the return required by this section.

59,997n Section 997n. 70.36 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

59,998 Section 998 . 70.57 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

70.57 (4) (b) 1. For the year in which the error occurred, apportion county, school district, technical college district, and metropolitan sewerage district property taxes, and state forestation taxes under s. 70.58, to the taxation district using the taxation district's erroneous valuation.

59,999 Section 999 . 70.57 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

70.57 (4) (b) 2. For the year in which the error occurred, apportion county, school district, technical college district, and metropolitan sewerage district property taxes, and state forestation taxes under s. 70.58, to the taxation district using the taxation district's correct valuation.

59,1000 Section 1000 . 70.58 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

70.58 (1) Except as provided in sub. subs. (2) and (3), there is levied an annual tax of two-tenths of one mill for each dollar of the assessed valuation of the property of the state as determined by the department of revenue under s. 70.57, for the purpose of acquiring, preserving and developing the forests of the state and for the purpose of forest crop law and county forest law administration and aid payments, for grants to forestry cooperatives under s. 36.56, and for the acquisition, purchase and development of forests described under s. 25.29 (7) (a) and (b), the proceeds of the tax to be paid into the conservation fund. The tax shall not be levied in any year in which general funds are appropriated for the purposes specified in this section, equal to or in excess of the amount which the tax would produce and no tax shall be levied under this section beginning with the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2017.

59,1001 Section 1001 . 70.58 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

70.58 (2) In each of 3 years beginning with the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2005, the department of revenue shall adjust the rate of the tax imposed under this section so that the percentage increase from the previous year in the total amount levied under this section does not exceed 2.6 percent. The rate determined by the department of revenue for the property tax assessment as of January 1, 2007, shall be the rate of the tax imposed under this section for all subsequent years, ending with the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2017.

59,1002 Section 1002. 70.58 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

70.58 (3) In fiscal year 2017-18, and in each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to 0.1697 mills for each dollar of the assessed valuation of the property of the state as determined by the department of revenue under s. 70.57 shall be transferred from the general fund to the conservation fund for the purposes described under sub. (1).

59,1002m Section 1002m. 71.01 (1as) of the statutes is created to read:

71.01 (1as) “Broadcaster" means a television or radio station licensed by the federal communications commission, a television or radio broadcast network, a cable television network, or a television distribution company. “Broadcaster" does not include a cable service provider, a direct broadcast satellite system, or an Internet content distributor.

59,1003 Section 1003 . 71.01 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

59,1004 Section 1004 . 71.01 (6) (j) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.01 (6) (j) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2017, for individuals and fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, “Internal Revenue Code" means the federal Internal Revenue Code as amended to December 31, 2013, except as provided in subds. 2. and 3. and subject to subd. 4.

59,1005 Section 1005 . 71.01 (6) (j) 3. i. of the statutes is created to read:

71.01 (6) (j) 3. i. Section 2004 of P.L. 114-41.

59,1006 Section 1006 . 71.01 (6) (j) 3. j. of the statutes is created to read:

71.01 (6) (j) 3. j. Sections 503 and 504 of P.L. 114-74.

59,1007 Section 1007 . 71.01 (6) (j) 3. k. of the statutes is created to read:

71.01 (6) (j) 3. k. Sections 103, 104, 124, 168, 184, 185, 190, 204, 303, 306, 336, and 341 of division Q of P.L. 114-113.

59,1008 Section 1008 . 71.01 (6) (j) 3. L. of the statutes is created to read:

71.01 (6) (j) 3. L. P.L. 114-239.

59,1009 Section 1009 . 71.01 (6) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

71.01 (6) (k) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, for individuals and fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, “Internal Revenue Code" means the federal Internal Revenue Code as amended to December 31, 2016, except as provided in subds. 2. and 3. and s. 71.98 and subject to subd. 4.

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, 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.

59,1012 Section 1012 . 71.04 (7) (dh) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.04 (7) (dh) 2. b. The service relates to tangible personal property that is located in this state at the time that the service is received or tangible personal property that is delivered directly or indirectly to customers in this state.

59,1013 Section 1013 . 71.04 (7) (dh) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.04 (7) (dh) 2. c. The service is provided to purchased by an individual who is physically present in this state at the time that the service is received.

59,1013d Section 1013d. 71.04 (7) (dh) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.04 (7) (dh) 3. If Except as provided in subd. 4., if the purchaser of a service receives the benefit of a service in more than one state, the gross receipts from the performance of the service are included in the numerator of the sales factor according to the portion of the service received in this state.

59,1013e Section 1013e. 71.04 (7) (dh) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

71.04 (7) (dh) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, a broadcaster's gross receipts from advertising are in this state only if the advertiser's commercial domicile is in this state. With regard to a broadcaster who is a member of a combined group, as defined in s. 71.255 (1) (a), this subdivision does not apply to the gross receipts of the members who are not broadcasters.

59,1013f Section 1013f. 71.04 (7) (dj) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.04 (7) (dj) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2. and par. (df), gross royalties and other gross receipts received for the use or license of intangible property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service names, franchises, licenses, plans, specifications, blueprints, processes, techniques, formulas, designs, layouts, patterns, drawings, manuals, technical know-how, contracts, and customer lists, are sales in this state if any of the following applies:

59,1013g Section 1013g. 71.04 (7) (dj) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.04 (7) (dj) 1. a. The purchaser or licensee uses the intangible property in the operation of a trade or business at a location in this state. If Except as provided in subd. 2., if the purchaser or licensee uses the intangible property in the operation of a trade or business in more than one state, the gross royalties and other gross receipts from the use of the intangible property shall be divided between those states having jurisdiction to impose an income tax on the taxpayer in proportion to the use of the intangible property in those states.

59,1013h Section 1013h. 71.04 (7) (dj) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

71.04 (7) (dj) 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, a broadcaster's gross royalties and other gross receipts received for the use or license of intangible property are sales in this state only if the commercial domicile of the purchaser or licensee is in this state and the purchaser or licensee has a direct connection or relationship with the broadcaster pursuant to a contract under which the royalties or receipts are derived. With regard to a broadcaster who is a member of a combined group, as defined in s. 71.255 (1) (a), this subdivision does not apply to the gross royalties and receipts of the members who are not broadcasters.

59,1013i Section 1013i. 71.04 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

71.04 (7) (g) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, the amount of a broadcaster's gross receipts from advertising and the use or license of intangible property, as determined under pars. (dh) 4. and (dj) 2., shall be adjusted as follows:

a. Determine the amount of the numerator of the sales factor for a broadcaster as provided in this subsection.

b. Multiply .01 by the total amount of the domestic gross receipts of the broadcaster from advertising and royalties and other gross receipts for the use or license of intangible property.

c. Determine the numerator of the sales for a broadcaster by substituting the amount determined under subd. 1. b. for the total amount determined under subd. 1. a.

d. Except as provided in subd. 1. e., if the amount of the numerator determined under subd. 1. c. is more than the amount determined under subd. 1. a., substitute the amount of total gross receipts determined under subd. 1. b. for the total amount of the gross receipts determined under subd. 1. a. For purposes of this subd. 1. d., the amount of the numerator for a broadcaster is the amount determined under subd. 1. c.

e. If the amount of the numerator computed under subd. 1. c. is more than 140 percent of the amount determined under subd. 1. a., adjust the total amount of the gross receipts under subd. 1. a. so that the amount of the numerator for a broadcaster is 140 percent of the numerator otherwise determined under subd. 1. a.

2. The department may promulgate rules to administer this paragraph.

59,1014 Section 1014 . 71.05 (1) (c) 13. of the statutes is created to read:

71.05 (1) (c) 13. An entity described under, or an entity whose bonds are issued under, s. 66.1201, 66.1333, or 66.1335.

59,1015 Section 1015 . 71.05 (6) (a) 26. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (a) 26. (intro.) For the taxable year in which a distribution is received, all of the following amounts distributed from a college savings account, as described in s. 16.641 224.50:

59,1016 Section 1016 . 71.05 (6) (a) 26. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (a) 26. c. To the extent that an amount is not otherwise added back under this subdivision, any amount withdrawn from a college savings account, as described in s. 16.641 224.50, for any purpose if the withdrawn amount was contributed to the account within 365 days of the day on which the amount was withdrawn from such an account and if the withdrawn amount was previously subtracted under par. (b) 32.

59,1016v Section 1016v. 71.05 (6) (b) 22. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 22. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, an amount up to $5,000 that is expended during the period that consists of the year to which the claim relates and the prior 2 taxable years, by a full-year resident of this state who is an adoptive parent, for adoption fees, court costs or legal fees relating to the adoption of a child, for whom a final order of adoption has been entered under s. 48.91 (3) or by an order of a court of any other state, or upon registration of a foreign adoption under s. 48.97 (2), during the taxable year.

59,1017 Section 1017 . 71.05 (6) (b) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 23. Any increase in value of a tuition unit that is purchased under a tuition contract under s. 16.64 224.48, except that the subtraction under this subdivision may not be claimed by any individual who received a refund under s. 16.64 224.48 (7) (a) 2., 3. or 4.

59,1018 Section 1018 . 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses and mandatory student fees for a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's child and the claimant's dependent who is claimed under section 151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to attend any university, college, technical college or a school approved under s. 38.50 440.52, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational school or public institution of higher education in Minnesota under the Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47, calculated as follows:

59,1019 Section 1019 . 71.05 (6) (b) 28. h. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 28. h. No modification may be claimed under this subdivision for an amount paid for tuition expenses and mandatory student fees, as described under this subdivision, if the source of the payment is an amount withdrawn from a college savings account, as described in s. 16.641 224.50 or from a college tuition and expenses program, as described in s. 16.64 224.48, and if the owner of the account or a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the beneficiary, who contributed to the account, has claimed a deduction under subd. 32. or 33. that relates to such an amount.

59,1020 Section 1020 . 71.05 (6) (b) 31. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 31. Any increase in value of a college savings account, as described in s. 16.641 224.50, except that the subtraction under this subdivision may not be claimed by any individual who has made a nonqualified withdrawal, as described in s. 16.641 224.50 (2) (e).

59,1021 Section 1021 . 71.05 (6) (b) 32. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 32. (intro.) An amount paid into a college savings account, as described in s. 16.641 224.50, in the taxable year in which the contribution is made or on or before the 15th day of the 4th month beginning after the close of a taxpayer's taxable year to which this subtraction relates, by the owner of the account or by any other individual, for the benefit of any beneficiary of an account, calculated as follows, except that each amount that is subtracted under this subdivision may be subtracted only once:

59,1022 Section 1022 . 71.05 (6) (b) 32m. of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 32m. Consistent with the limitations specified in subd. 32., for rollovers occurring after April 15, 2015, any principal amount rolled over to a college savings account, as described in s. 16.641 224.50, from another state's qualified tuition program, as described in 26 USC 529 (c) (3) (C) (i). Amounts eligible for the subtraction under this subdivision that are in excess of the annual limits specified under subd. 32. may be carried forward to future taxable years of the taxpayer without limitation, other than the limits specified in subd. 32. ae. and am.

59,1023 Section 1023 . 71.05 (6) (b) 33. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

71.05 (6) (b) 33. (intro.) An amount paid into a college tuition and expenses program, as described in s. 16.64 224.48, by the owner of the account or by a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the beneficiary, if the beneficiary of the account is one of the following: the claimant; the claimant's child; the claimant's grandchild; the claimant's great-grandchild; or the claimant's niece or nephew; calculated as follows:

59,1023s Section 1023s. 71.05 (6) (b) 53. of the statutes is created to read: