AB150-ASA, s. 3481u
20Section 3481u. 77.52 (11) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.52 (11) and
21amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1197,1722
77.52
(11) If any person fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter
23relating to the sales tax or any rule of the department relating to the sales tax
24adopted under this subchapter, is delinquent in respect to any tax imposed by the
25department or fails timely to file any return or report in respect to any tax under ch.
171, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139 after having been requested to file that return or report, the
2department upon hearing, after giving the person 10 days' notice in writing
3specifying the time and place of hearing and requiring the person to show cause why
4the permit should not be revoked or suspended, may revoke or suspend any one or
5more of the permits held by the person. The department shall give to the person
6written notice of the suspension or revocation of any of the permits. The notices
7required in this
paragraph subsection may be served personally or by mail in the
8manner prescribed for service of notice of a deficiency determination. If the
9department suspends or revokes a permanent permit under this
paragraph 10subsection, it may grant a temporary permit that is valid for one month and may then
11grant additional temporary permits if the person pays all amounts owed under this
12chapter for the month for which the previous temporary permit was issued. Persons
13who receive a temporary permit waive the notice requirement under s. 77.61 (2). The
14department shall not issue a new permanent permit after the revocation of a permit
15unless it is satisfied that the former holder of the permit will comply with the
16provisions of this subchapter, the rules of the department relating to the sales tax
17and the provisions relating to other taxes administered by the department.
AB150-ASA,1198,420
77.52
(12) A person who operates as a seller in this state without a permit or
21after a permit has been suspended, revoked or has expired
, unless the person has a
22temporary permit under sub. (11) (a), and each officer of any corporation, partnership
23member, limited liability company member or other person authorized to act on
24behalf of a seller who so operates, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Permits shall be held
25only by persons actively operating as sellers of tangible personal property or taxable
1services. Any person not so operating shall forthwith surrender that person's permit
2to the department for cancellation. The department may revoke the permit of a
3person found not to be actively operating as a seller of tangible personal property or
4taxable services.
AB150-ASA,1198,86
77.52
(17m) (a) A person
who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50)
7may apply for a direct pay permit by submitting to the department
$5 and a
8completed form that the department prescribes.
AB150-ASA,1198,1110
77.52
(17m) (b) 7. The applicant holds a
permit under s. 77.52 (7) or is
11registered under s. 77.53 (9) valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
AB150-ASA,1198,2113
77.53
(1) An Except as provided in sub. (1m), an excise tax is levied and imposed
14on the use or consumption in this state of taxable services under s. 77.52 purchased
15from any retailer, at the rate of 5% of the sales price of those services; on the storage,
16use or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from
17any retailer, at the rate of 5% of the sales price of that property; and on the storage,
18use or other consumption of tangible personal property manufactured, processed or
19otherwise altered, in or outside this state, by the person who stores, uses or consumes
20it, from material purchased from any retailer, at the rate of 5% of the sales price of
21that material.
AB150-ASA,1198,2523
77.53
(1m) For motor vehicles that are used for retention, demonstration or
24display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer who is
25licensed under s. 218.01, the base for the tax imposed under sub. (1) is the following:
AB150-ASA,1199,6
1(a) If the motor vehicle is also used by an employe of the dealer, $96 per month,
2except that beginning in 1997 the department shall annually, as of January 1, adjust
3the dollar amount under this paragraph to reflect the annual percentage change in
4the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as
5determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 12 months ending on June 30 of
6the year before the change.
AB150-ASA,1199,97
(b) If the motor vehicle is not also used by an employe of the dealer, the lease
8value as shown in the lease value tables that the internal revenue service prepares
9to interpret section
61 of the internal revenue code.
AB150-ASA,1199,1611
77.53
(9) Every retailer selling tangible personal property or taxable services
12for storage, use or other consumption in this state shall
register with the department 13obtain a certificate under s. 73.03 (50) and give the name and address of all agents
14operating in this state, the location of all distribution or sales houses or offices or
15other places of business in this state, and such other information as the department
16requires.
AB150-ASA,1199,2418
77.53
(9m) Any person who is not otherwise required to collect any tax imposed
19by this subchapter and who makes sales to persons within this state of tangible
20personal property or taxable services the use of which is subject to tax under this
21subchapter
may, if the person so elects, register with the department, under such
22terms and conditions as the department imposes, shall obtain a valid certificate
23under s. 73.03 (50) and thereby be authorized and required to collect, report and
24remit to the department the use tax imposed by this subchapter.
AB150-ASA,1200,2
177.54
(9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof
and the University of Wisconsin
2Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
AB150-ASA,1200,225
77.58
(5) The department, if it deems it necessary to ensure payment to or
6facilitate the collection by the state of the amount of taxes, may require returns and
7payments of the amount of taxes for other than quarterly periods. The department
8may, if satisfied that the revenues will be adequately safeguarded, permit returns
9and payments of the amount of taxes for other than quarterly periods. Such returns
10or payments shall be due or payable by the last day of the month next succeeding the
11end of the reporting or paying period, except that the department may require by
12written notice to the taxpayer that the returns or payments shall be due or payable
13by the 20th day of the month next succeeding the end of the reporting or paying
14period. Any person who discontinues business or
whose permit has not been renewed
15under s. 77.52 (10) or (11) (b) who does not hold a valid permit under s. 77.52 (9) prior
16to the end of a reporting period shall, within 30 days
of after such discontinuance
17or
nonrenewal after the date on which the person ceases to hold a valid permit, file
18a return and
make payment of pay the taxes due from the beginning of such reporting
19period. If a business is discontinued and a final report thereon has been made
20covering all payments due or refunds claimed as provided in this section, the account
21shall be closed, the seller's permit terminated and, notwithstanding any other
22provisions of this section, no further reports may be required.
AB150-ASA,1201,624
77.59
(5) The department may offset the amount of any refund for a period,
25together with interest on the refund, against deficiencies for another period, and
1against penalties and interest on the deficiencies, or against any amount of whatever
2kind, due and owing on the books of the department from the person claiming the
3refund. If the refund is to be paid to a buyer, the department may also set off amounts
4in the manner in which it sets off income tax and franchise tax refunds under s. 71.93
5and may set off amounts for child support or maintenance or both in the manner in
6which it sets off income taxes under ss.
46.255 49.855 and 71.93 (3), (6) and (7).
AB150-ASA,1201,218
77.59
(7) If the department believes that the collection of any tax imposed by
9this subchapter will be jeopardized by delay, it shall notify the person determined to
10owe the tax of its intention to proceed under s. 71.91 (5) for collection of the amount
11determined to be owing, including penalties and interest. Such notice shall be by
12certified or registered mail or by personal service and the warrant of the department
13shall not issue if the person, within 10 days after such notice furnishes a bond in such
14amount not exceeding double the amount determined to be owing and with such
15sureties as the department approves, conditioned upon the payment of so much of
16the taxes, interest and penalties as shall finally be determined to be due. Nothing
17in this subsection shall affect the review of determinations of tax as provided in this
18subchapter and any amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited with
19the
state treasurer secretary of administration and disbursed after final
20determination of the taxes as are amounts deposited under ss. 71.89 (1) and 71.90
21(2).
AB150-ASA,1202,723
77.60
(2) (intro.) Delinquent sales and use tax returns shall be subject to a $10
24late filing fee unless the return was not timely filed because of the death of the person
25required to file. The fee shall not apply if the department has failed to issue a seller's
1permit or a use tax registration within 30 days of the receipt of an application for a
2seller's permit or use tax registration accompanied by the
permit fee
required 3established under s.
77.52 (8) 73.03 (50), if the person does not hold a valid certificate
4under s. 73.03 (50), and
either the security required under s. 77.61 (2)
or evidence of
5compliance with s. 77.52 (10) (c). Delinquent sales and use taxes shall bear interest
6at the rate of 1.5% per month until paid. The taxes imposed by this subchapter shall
7become delinquent if not paid:
AB150-ASA,1202,119
77.61
(5) (b) 9. The administrator of the lottery division in the
gaming
10commission department for the purpose of withholding of lottery winnings under s.
11565.30 (5).
AB150-ASA,1202,2313
77.71
(2) An excise tax is imposed at the rate of 0.5% of the sales price upon
14every person storing, using or otherwise consuming in the county tangible personal
15property or services if the property or service is subject to the state use tax under s.
1677.53, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1), (3) or (4) has been
17paid relieves the buyer of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that
18if the buyer has paid a similar local tax in another state on a purchase of the same
19property or services that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection
20and except that for motor vehicles that are used for retention, demonstration or
21display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer the tax under
22this subsection is imposed not on the sales price but on the amount under s. 77.53
23(1m).
AB150-ASA,1203,17
177.76
(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (g) the department shall
2distribute
98.5% 98.7% of the county taxes reported for each enacting county, minus
3the county portion of the retailers' discounts, to the county and shall indicate the
4taxes reported by each taxpayer, no later than the end of the 3rd month following the
5end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. In this subsection,
6the "county portion of the retailers' discount" is the amount determined by
7multiplying the total retailers' discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the
8gross county sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum
9of the gross state and county sales and use taxes payable. The county taxes
10distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit
11adjustments and all other adjustments of the county taxes previously distributed.
12Interest paid on refunds of county sales and use taxes shall be paid from the
13appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (g) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1)
14(a). The county may retain the amount it receives or it may distribute all or a portion
15of the amount it receives to the towns, villages, cities and school districts in the
16county. Any county receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties
17of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5).
AB150-ASA,1203,2219
77.76
(4) There shall be retained by the state
1.5% 1.3% of the taxes collected
20under this subchapter to cover costs incurred by the state in administering, enforcing
21and collecting the tax. All interest and penalties collected shall be deposited and
22retained by this state in the general fund.
AB150-ASA,1204,824
77.82
(2) Petition. (intro.)
Any owner of land may petition the department to
25designate any eligible parcel of land as managed forest land. A petition may include
1any number of eligible parcels under the same ownership in a single municipality.
2Each petition shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall be
3accompanied by a nonrefundable $10 application fee unless a different amount of the
4fee is established by the department by rule at an amount equal to the average
5expense to the department of recording an order issued under this subchapter
,
6which. The fee shall be
credited to
deposited in the conservation fund
and credited
7to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). Each petition shall include all of the
8following:
AB150-ASA,1204,1810
77.82
(4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner may petition the
11department to designate as managed forest land an additional parcel of land in the
12same municipality if the additional parcel is at least 3 acres in size and is contiguous
13to any of the owner's designated land. The petition shall be accompanied by a
14nonrefundable $10 application fee unless a different amount of the fee is established
15in the same manner as the fee under sub. (2)
, which. The fee shall be
credited to 16deposited in the conservation fund
and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370
17(1) (cr). The petition shall be submitted on a department form and shall contain any
18additional information required by the department.
AB150-ASA,1204,2220
77.82
(4m) (bn) A petition under this subsection shall be accompanied by a
21nonrefundable $100 application fee which shall be
credited to deposited in the
22conservation fund
and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr).
AB150-ASA,1205,2
2477.85 State contribution. The department shall pay before June 30 annually
25the municipal treasurer, from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(4) (ar) (5) (bv), 20
1cents for each acre of land in the municipality that is designated as managed forest
2land under this subchapter.
AB150-ASA,1205,94
77.88
(2) (d) Within 10 days after a transfer of ownership, the former owner
5shall, on a form provided by the department, file with the department a report of the
6transfer signed by the former owner and the transferee. The report shall be
7accompanied by a $20 fee which shall be
credited to
deposited in the conservation
8fund
and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). The department shall
9immediately notify each person entitled to notice under s. 77.82 (8).
AB150-ASA,1205,1411
77.89
(1) Payment to municipalities. By June 30 of each year, the department,
12from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(4) (ar) (5) (bv), shall pay 50% of each payment
13received under s. 77.84 (3) (b), 77.87 (3) or 77.88 (7) to the treasurer of the
14municipality in which is located the land to which the payment applies.
AB150-ASA,1205,1816
77.91
(4) Expenses. The
Except as provided in sub. (5), the department's
17expenses for the administration of this subchapter shall be paid from the
18appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mu).
AB150-ASA,1206,220
77.91
(5) Recording. Each register of deeds who receives notice of an order
21under this subchapter shall record the action as provided under s. 59.51. The
22department shall pay the register of deeds the fee specified under s. 59.57 (1) (a) from
23the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1)
(mu) (cr). If the amount in the appropriation
24under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount
1required under this subsection in that fiscal year, the department shall pay the
2balance from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mu).
AB150-ASA,1206,144
77.92
(4) "Net business income", with respect to a partnership or limited
5liability company, means taxable income as calculated under section
703 of the
6internal revenue code; plus the items of income and gain under section
702 of the
7internal revenue code; minus the items of loss and deduction under section
702 of the
8internal revenue code; plus payments treated as not made to partners under section
9707 (a) of the internal revenue code; plus the credits claimed under s. 71.07
(2dd),
10(2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL) and (2ds); but excluding income, gain, loss and deductions
11from farming. "Net business income", with respect to a natural person, estate or
12trust, means profit from a trade or business for federal income tax purposes and
13includes net income derived as an employe as defined in section
3121 (d) (3) of the
14internal revenue code.
AB150-ASA,1206,1916
77.92
(4r) "Total receipts from all activities" means gross receipts, gross sales,
17gross dividends, gross interest income, gross rents, gross royalties, the gross sales
18price from the disposition of capital assets and business assets and all other receipts
19that are included in gross income under ch. 71.
AB150-ASA,1207,221
77.93
(1) All corporations required to file a return under subch. IV or V of ch.
2271
that have at least $4,000 in total receipts from all activities for the taxable year
23except corporations that are exempt from taxation under s. 71.26 (1) and that have
24no unrelated business income reportable under s. 71.24 (1m). The surcharge is
25imposed on the tax-option corporation, not on its shareholders, except that if a
1tax-option corporation's surcharge is delinquent, its shareholders are jointly and
2severally liable for it.
AB150-ASA,1207,64
77.93
(4) All insurers that are required to file a return under subch. VII of ch.
571
and that have at least $4,000 in total receipts from all activities for the taxable
6year.
AB150-ASA,1207,128
78.09
(2) To procure a license, a supplier
who holds a valid certificate issued
9under s. 73.03 (50) shall file with the department an application prescribed and
10furnished by the department and verified by the owner of the business if the owner
11is an individual, partnership or unincorporated association or by the president and
12secretary if the owner is a corporation.
AB150-ASA,1207,1814
78.09
(5) To procure an export license, an exporter
who holds a valid certificate
15issued under s. 73.03 (50) shall file with the department an application prescribed
16and furnished by the department and verified by the owner of the business if the
17owner is an individual, partnership or unincorporated association or by the
18president and secretary if the owner is a corporation.
AB150-ASA, s. 3500b
19Section 3500b. 78.10 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,1207,2120
78.10
(1) Issuance. The department shall issue licenses to receive motor
21vehicle fuel under s. 78.07 to persons who hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
AB150-ASA, s. 3500d
23Section 3500d. 78.48 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,1207,2524
78.48
(1) Issuance. The department shall issue alternate fuel licenses to
25persons who hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
AB150-ASA, s. 3500f
2Section 3500f. 78.57 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,1208,43
78.57
(1) Issuance. The department shall issue general aviation fuel licenses
4to persons who hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
AB150-ASA, s. 3505
6Section
3505. 79.03 (3c) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1208,117
79.03
(3c) (c)
Payment. (intro.) Subject to
the total distribution amount limits
8in par. (f), the minimum payment under par. (d) and the maximum payment under
9par. (e), each eligible municipality is entitled to shared revenue from the
10appropriation under s. 20.835 (1) (b), in addition to its shared revenue entitlements
11under sub. (1), calculated as follows:
AB150-ASA,1208,1713
79.03
(3c) (f)
Distribution amount. If the total amounts calculated under pars.
14(c) to (e) exceed the total amount to be distributed under this subsection, the amount
15paid to each eligible municipality shall be paid on a prorated basis. The total amount
16to be distributed under this subsection from s. 20.835 (1) (b) is $10,000,000 in
1994 17and $14,000,000 in 1995 1996 and thereafter.
AB150-ASA,1209,1519
79.04
(1) (a) An amount from the shared revenue account determined by
20multiplying by 3 mills in the case of a town, and 6 mills in the case of a city or village,
21the first $125,000,000 of the amount shown in the account, plus leased property, of
22each public utility
except qualified wholesale electric companies, as defined in s.
2376.28 (1) (gm), on December 31 of the preceding year for either "production plant,
24exclusive of land" and "general structures", or "work in progress" for production
25plants and general structures under construction, in the case of light, heat and power
1companies, electric cooperatives or municipal electric companies, for all property
2within a municipality in accordance with the system of accounts established by the
3public service commission or rural electrification administration, less depreciation
4thereon as determined by the department of revenue and less the value of treatment
5plant and pollution abatement equipment, as defined under s. 70.11 (21) (a), as
6determined by the department of revenue
plus an amount from the shared revenue
7account determined by multiplying by 3 mills in the case of a town, and 6 mills in the
8case of a city or village, of the first $125,000,000 of the total original cost of production
9plant, general structures and work-in-progress less depreciation, land and
10approved waste treatment facilities of each qualified wholesale electric company, as
11defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the department of revenue of all property
12within the municipality. The total of amounts, as depreciated, from the accounts of
13all public utilities for the same production plant is also limited to not more than
14$125,000,000. The amount distributable to a municipality in any year shall not
15exceed $300 times the population of the municipality.
AB150-ASA,1209,2517
79.04
(1) (c) 2. If a production plant is located in more than one municipality,
18the total payment under subd. 1. shall be apportioned according to the amounts
19shown on the preceding December 31 for the production plant in the account
20described in par. (a) for "production plant exclusive of land" within each municipality
21for all public utilities except qualified wholesale electric companies, as defined in s.
2276.28 (1) (gm), or according to the value as reported to the department of revenue
23under par. (a) of the production plant within each municipality for each qualified
24wholesale electric company. The payment to each municipality under this
25subdivision shall be no less than $15,000 annually.
AB150-ASA,1211,82
79.04
(2) (a) Annually, the department of administration, upon certification by
3the department of revenue, shall distribute from the shared revenue account to any
4county having within its boundaries a production plant or a general structure,
5including production plants and general structures under construction, used by a
6light, heat or power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2), except property described
7in s. 66.069 (2) unless the production plant is owned or operated by a local
8governmental unit that is located outside of the municipality in which the production
9plant is located, or by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48,
10respectively, or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.073 an amount
11determined by multiplying by 6 mills
in the case of property in a town and by 3 mills
12in the case of property in a city or village the first $125,000,000 of the amount shown
13in the account, plus leased property, of each public utility
except qualified wholesale
14electric companies, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), on December 31 of the preceding
15year for either "production plant, exclusive of land" and "general structures", or
16"work in progress" for production plants and general structures under construction,
17in the case of light, heat and power companies, electric cooperatives or municipal
18electric companies, for all property within
a town
the municipality in accordance
19with the system of accounts established by the public service commission or rural
20electrification administration, less depreciation thereon as determined by the
21department of revenue and less the value of treatment plant and pollution
22abatement equipment, as defined under s. 70.11 (21) (a), as determined by the
23department of revenue
and by multiplying by 3 mills the first $125,000,000 of the
24amount as defined in this subsection for all property within a city or village plus an
25amount from the shared revenue account determined by multiplying by 6 mills in the
1case of property in a town, and 3 mills in the case of property in a city or village, of
2the total original cost of production plant, general structures and work-in-progress
3less depreciation, land and approved waste treatment facilities of each qualified
4wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the
5department of revenue of all property within the municipality. The total of amounts,
6as depreciated, from the accounts of all public utilities for the same production plant
7is also limited to not more than $125,000,000. The amount distributable to a county
8in any year shall not exceed $100 times the population of the county.
AB150-ASA,1211,1910
79.04
(4) (a) Annually, in addition to the amount distributed under sub. (1), the
11department of administration shall distribute $50,000 to a municipality if spent
12nuclear fuel is stored within the municipality on December 31 of the preceding year.
13If a spent nuclear fuel storage facility is located at a production plant located in more
14than one municipality, the payment shall be apportioned according to the formula
15under sub. (1) (c) 2. The payment to each municipality under this paragraph may
16not be less than $10,000 annually If a spent nuclear fuel storage facility is located
17within one mile of a municipality, that municipality shall receive $10,000 annually
18and the municipality where that storage facility is located shall receive $40,000
19annually.