AB768-ASA1,184,2
166.46 (6) (am) 2. b. Expenditures authorized by the adoption of an amendment
2to the project plan under sub. (5) (c) or (ce).
AB768-ASA1, s. 278no 3Section 278no. 66.46 (6) (dm) 1. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
4Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,184,145 66.46 (6) (dm) 1. After the date on which a tax incremental district that is
6located in a city that is described in subd. 3. a.
pays off the aggregate of all of its
7project costs under its project plan, but not later than the date on which a tax
8incremental district terminates under sub. (7) (am), a planning commission may
9amend under sub. (4) (h) 1. the project plan of such a tax incremental district to
10allocate positive tax increments generated by that tax incremental district to
11another tax incremental district created by that planning commission in which soil
12affected by environmental pollution exists to the extent that development has not
13been able to proceed according to the project plan because of the environmental
14pollution.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278noe 15Section 278noe. 66.46 (6) (dm) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,184,2516 66.46 (6) (dm) 1m. Either before, after or on the date on which a tax incremental
17district that is located in a city that is described in subd. 3. b. pays off the aggregate
18of all of its project costs under its project plan, but not later than the date on which
19a tax incremental district terminates under sub. (7) (am), a planning commission
20may amend under sub. (4) (h) 1. the project plan of such a tax incremental district
21to allocate positive tax increments generated by that tax incremental district to
22another tax incremental district created by that planning commission in which soil
23affected by environmental pollution exists to the extent that development has not
24been able to proceed according to the project plan because of the environmental
25pollution.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278noi
1Section 278noi. 66.46 (6) (dm) 3. b. of the statutes, as created by 1997
2Wisconsin Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,185,63 66.46 (6) (dm) 3. b. A city with a population of at least 55,000 50,000 that was
4incorporated in 1853 and that is in a county that was incorporated in 1840 which has
5a population of at least 140,000 and that contains a portion of the Fox River and Lake
6Winnebago
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278nom 7Section 278nom. 66.46 (6) (dm) 4. of the statutes, as created by 1997
8Wisconsin Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,185,109 66.46 (6) (dm) 4. This paragraph, with regard to a city that is described in subd.
103. a.,
does not apply after January 1, 2002.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278non 11Section 278non. 66.46 (6) (dm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,185,1312 66.46 (6) (dm) 5. This paragraph, with regard to a city that is described in subd.
133. b., does not apply after January 1, 2016.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278p 14Section 278p. 66.46 (7) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,185,2115 66.46 (7) (am) Sixteen years after the last expenditure identified in the project
16plan is made if the district to which the plan relates is created after September 30,
171995, or 20 years after the last expenditure identified in the project plan is made if
18the district to which the plan relates is created before October 1, 1995, except that
19in no case may the total number of years during which expenditures are made under
20par. sub. (6) (am) 1. plus the total number of years during which tax increments are
21allocated under this paragraph exceed 27 years.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278q 22Section 278q. 66.46 (7) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,185,2523 66.46 (7) (ar) Notwithstanding par. (am), 22 years after the last expenditure
24identified in the project plan is made if the district to which the plan relates is created
25before October 1, 1995, and the project plan is amended under sub. (4) (h) 3.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278qm
1Section 278qm. 66.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,186,92 66.51 (1) (a) Every county or city, or both jointly, may construct, purchase,
3acquire, develop, improve, operate or maintain a county or city building, or both
4jointly, for a courthouse, safety building, city hall, hospital, armory, library,
5auditorium and music hall, municipal parking lots or other parking facilities, or
6municipal center or any combination thereof, or a university of Wisconsin center
7college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), if the operation of such center college
8campus
has been approved by the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin
9system.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278r 10Section 278r. 67.05 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,187,1811 67.05 (5) (b) No city or village may issue any bonds for any purposes other than
12for water systems, lighting works, gas works, bridges, street lighting, street
13improvements, street improvement funding, hospitals, airports, harbor
14improvements, river improvements, breakwaters and protection piers, sewerage,
15garbage disposal, rubbish or refuse disposal, any combination of sewage, garbage or
16refuse or rubbish disposal, parks and public grounds, swimming pools and band
17shells thereon, veterans housing projects, paying the municipality's portion of the
18cost of abolishing grade crossings, for the construction of police facilities and
19combined fire and police safety buildings, for the purchase of sites for engine houses,
20for fire engines and other equipment of the fire department, for construction of
21engine houses, and for pumps, water mains, reservoirs and all other reasonable
22facilities for fire protection apparatus or equipment for fire protection, for parking
23lots or other parking facilities, for school purposes, for libraries, for buildings for the
24housing of machinery and equipment, for acquiring and developing sites for industry
25and commerce as will expand the municipal tax base, for financing the cost of

1low-interest mortgage loans under s. 66.38, for providing financial assistance to
2blight elimination, slum clearance, community development, redevelopment and
3urban renewal programs and projects under ss. 66.405 to 66.425, 66.43, 66.431,
466.4325, 66.435 and 66.46 or for university of Wisconsin system centers college
5campuses, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m),
until the proposition for their issue for the
6special purpose thereof has been submitted to the electors of the city or village and
7adopted by a majority vote. Except as provided under sub. (15), if the common council
8of any city or the village board of any village declares its purpose to raise money by
9issuing bonds for any purpose other than those above specified, it shall direct by
10resolution, which shall be recorded at length in the record of its proceedings, the clerk
11to call a special election for the purpose of submitting the question of bonding to the
12city or village electors. If a number of electors of a city or village equal to at least 15%
13of the votes cast for governor at the last general election in their city or village sign
14and file a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 with the city or village
15clerk requesting submission of the resolution, the city or village may not issue bonds
16for financing the cost of low-interest mortgage loans under s. 66.38 without calling
17a special election to submit the question of bonding to the city or village electors for
18their approval.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278s 19Section 278s. 70.109 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,187,22 2070.109 Presumption of taxability. Exemptions under this chapter shall be
21strictly construed in every instance with a presumption that the property in question
22is taxable, and the burden of proof is on the person who claims the exemption.
AB768-ASA1, s. 278t 23Section 278t. 70.11 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,188,16 2470.11 Property exempted from taxation. (intro.) The property described
25in this section is exempted from general property taxes if the property is exempt

1under sub. (1), (2), (18), (21), (27) or (30); if it was exempt for the previous year and
2its use, occupancy or ownership did not change in a way that makes it taxable; if the
3property was taxable for the previous year, the use, occupancy or ownership of the
4property changed in a way that makes it exempt and its owner, on or before March
51, files with the assessor of the taxation district where the property is located a form
6that the department of revenue prescribes or if the property did not exist in the
7previous year and its owner, on or before March 1, files with the assessor of the
8taxation district where the property is located a form that the department of revenue
9prescribes
. Leasing a part of the property described in this section does not render
10it taxable if the lessor uses all of the leasehold income for maintenance of the leased
11property, construction debt retirement of the leased property or both and if the lessee
12would be exempt from taxation under this chapter if it owned the property. Any
13lessor who claims that leased property is exempt from taxation under this chapter
14shall, upon request by the tax assessor, provide records relating to the lessor's use
15of the income from the leased property. Property exempted from general property
16taxes is:
AB768-ASA1, s. 278v 17Section 278v. 70.11 (23) of the statutes is repealed.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279 18Section 279. 70.11 (39) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,189,219 70.11 (39) Computers. If the owner of the property fulfills the requirements
20under s. 70.35, mainframe computers, minicomputers, personal computers,
21networked personal computers, servers, terminals, monitors, disk drives, electronic
22peripheral equipment, tape drives, printers, basic operational programs, systems
23software, prewritten software and custom software. The exemption under this
24subsection does not apply to fax machines, copiers, equipment with embedded

1computerized components or telephone systems, including equipment that is used
2to provide telecommunications services, as defined in s. 76.80 (3).
AB768-ASA1, s. 279be 3Section 279be. 70.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,189,134 70.35 (1) To determine the amount and value of any personal property for
5which any person, firm or corporation should be assessed, any assessor may examine
6such person or the managing agent or officer of any firm or corporation under oath
7as to all such items of personal property and, the taxable value thereof as defined in
8s. 70.34 if the property is taxable and the fair market value if the property is exempt
9under s. 70.11 (39)
. In the alternative the assessor may require such person, firm or
10corporation to submit a return of such personal property and of the taxable value
11thereof. There shall be annexed to such return the declaration of such person or of
12the managing agent or officer of such firm or corporation that the statements therein
13contained are true.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279bm 14Section 279bm. 70.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,189,2515 70.35 (2) The return shall be made and all the information therein requested
16given by such person on a form prescribed by the assessor with the approval of the
17department of revenue which shall provide suitable schedules for such information
18bearing on value as the department deems necessary to enable the assessor to
19determine the true cash value of the taxable personal property, and of the personal
20property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (39), that is
owned or in the possession of such
21person on January 1 as provided in s. 70.10. The return may contain methods of
22deriving assessable values from book values and for the conversion of book values to
23present values, and a statement as to the accounting method used. No person shall
24be required to take detailed physical inventory for the purpose of making the return
25required by this section.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279bp
1Section 279bp. 70.36 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,190,42 70.36 (1m) Any person, firm or corporation that fails to include information on
3property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) on the report under s. 70.35 shall forfeit
4$10 for every $100 or major fraction thereof that is not reported.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279bs 5Section 279bs. 70.365 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,191,2 670.365 (title) Notice of higher changed assessment. When the assessor
7places a valuation of assesses any taxable real property, or of any improvements
8taxed as personal property under s. 77.84 (1), which is $300 or more higher and
9arrives at a different total
than the valuation placed on assessment of it for the
10previous year, the assessor shall notify the person assessed if the address of the
11person is known to the assessor, otherwise the occupant of the property. The notice
12shall be in writing and shall be sent by ordinary mail at least 10 15 days before the
13meeting of the board of review or before the meeting of the board of assessors in 1st
14class cities and in 2nd class cities that have a board of assessors under s. 70.075 and
15shall contain the amount of the increased changed assessment and the time, date and
16place
of the meeting of the local board of review or of the board of assessors. However,
17if the assessment roll is not complete, the notice shall be sent by ordinary mail at
18least 10 15 days prior to the date to which the board of review has adjourned. The
19assessor shall attach to the assessment roll a statement that the notices required by
20this section have been mailed and failure to receive the notice shall not affect the
21validity of the increased changed assessment, the resulting increased changed tax,
22the procedures of the board of review or of the board of assessors or the enforcement
23of delinquent taxes by statutory means. The secretary of revenue shall by rule
24prescribe the form of the notice required under this section. The form shall include

1information notifying the taxpayer of the procedures to be used to object to the
2assessment.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279bv 3Section 279bv. 70.375 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
427
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,191,215 70.375 (6) Indexing. The For calendar year 1983 and corresponding fiscal years
6and thereafter, the
dollar amounts in sub. (5) and s. 70.395 (1) and (2) (d) 1m. and
75. a. and (dg) shall be changed to reflect the percentage change between the gross
8national product deflator for June of the current year and the gross national product
9deflator for June of the previous year, as determined by the U.S. department of
10commerce as of December 30 of the year for which the taxes are due, except that no
11annual increase may be more than 10%. For calendar year 1983 and corresponding
12fiscal years and thereafter until calendar year 1997 and corresponding fiscal years,
13the dollar amounts in s. 70.395 (1m), 1995 stats., shall be changed to reflect the
14percentage change between the gross national product deflator for June of the
15current year and the gross national product deflator for June of the previous year,
16as determined by the U.S. department of commerce as of December 30 of the year for
17which the taxes are due, except that no annual increase may be more than 10%.
The
18revised amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole number divisible by 100 and
19shall not be reduced below the amounts under sub. (5) on November 28, 1981.
20Annually, the department shall adopt any changes in dollar amounts required under
21this subsection and incorporate them into the appropriate tax forms.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279c 22Section 279c. 70.45 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,192,13 2370.45 Return and examination of rolls. When the assessment rolls have
24been completed in cities of the 1st class, they shall be delivered to the commissioner
25of assessments, in all other cities to the city clerk, in villages to the village clerk and

1in towns to the town clerk. These At least 15 days before the first day on which the
2assessment rolls are open for examination, these
officials shall have published a
3class 1 notice if applicable, or posted notice, under ch. 985, in anticipation of the roll
4delivery as provided in s. 70.50, that on certain days, therein named, the assessment
5rolls will be open for examination by the taxable inhabitants, which notice may
6assign a day or days for each ward, where there are separate assessment rolls for
7wards, for the inspection of rolls. The assessor shall be present for at least 2 hours
8while the assessment roll is open for inspection. Instructional material under s.
973.03 (52) shall be available at the meeting.
On examination the commissioner of
10assessments, assessor or assessors may make changes that are necessary to perfect
11the assessment roll or rolls, and after the corrections are made the roll or rolls shall
12be submitted by the commissioner of assessments or clerk of the municipality to the
13board of review.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279d 14Section 279d. 70.46 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,192,2015 70.46 (4) No board of review may be constituted unless it includes at least one
16voting member who, within 2 years of the board's first meeting, has attended a
17training session under s. 73.03 (54) and unless that member is the municipality's
18chief executive officer or that officer's designee. The municipal clerk shall provide
19an affidavit to the department of revenue stating whether the requirement under
20this subsection has been fulfilled.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279e 21Section 279e. 70.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB768-ASA1,193,322 70.47 (2) Notice. At least 15 days before the first session of the board of review,
23the clerk of the board of review shall publish a class 1 notice, place a notice in at least
243 public places and place a notice on the door of the town hall, of the village hall, of
25the council chambers or of the city hall of the time and place of the first meeting of

1the board of review under sub. (3) and of the requirements under sub. (7) (aa) and
2(ac) to (af). A taxpayer who shows that the clerk failed to publish the notice under
3this subsection may file a claim under s. 74.37.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279f 4Section 279f. 70.47 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB768-ASA1,193,55 70.47 (3) (a) At its first meeting, the board of review:
AB768-ASA1,193,66 1. Shall receive the assessment roll and sworn statements from the clerk.
AB768-ASA1,193,87 2. Shall be in session at least 2 hours for taxpayers to appear and examine the
8assessment roll and other assessment data.
AB768-ASA1,193,109 3. Shall schedule for hearing each written objection that it receives during the
10first 2 hours of the meeting or that it received prior to the first meeting.
AB768-ASA1,193,1411 4. Shall grant a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written or oral
12objection if a property owner who does not meet the notice requirement appears
13before the board during the first 2 hours of the meeting, shows good cause for failure
14to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection.
AB768-ASA1,193,1815 5. May hear any written objections if the board gave notice of the hearing to the
16property owner and the assessor at least 48 hours before the beginning of the
17scheduled meeting or if both the property owner and the assessor waive the 48-hour
18notice requirement.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279g 19Section 279g. 70.47 (3) (ag), (ah), (ak), (aL) and (ar) of the statutes are created
20to read:
AB768-ASA1,193,2221 70.47 (3) (ag) The assessor shall be present at the first meeting of the board of
22review.
AB768-ASA1,194,523 (ah) For each properly filed written objection that the board receives and
24schedules during its first meeting, but does not hear at the first meeting, the board
25shall notify each objector and the assessor, at least 48 hours before an objection is to

1be heard, of the time of that hearing. If, during any meeting, the board determines
2that it cannot hear some of the written objections at the time scheduled for them, it
3shall create a new schedule, and it shall notify each objector who has been
4rescheduled, at least 48 hours before the objection is to be heard, of the new time of
5the hearing.
AB768-ASA1,194,126 (ak) If an objector fails to provide written or oral notice of an intent to object
748 hours before the first scheduled meeting, fails to request a waiver of the notice
8requirement under par. (a) 4., appears before the board at any time up to the end of
9the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session
10is less than 5 days, files a written objection and provides evidence of extraordinary
11circumstances; the board of review may waive all notice requirements and hear the
12objection.
AB768-ASA1,194,1613 (aL) If the assessment roll is not completed at the time of the first meeting, the
14board shall adjourn for the time necessary to complete the roll, and shall post a
15written notice on the outer door of the place of meeting stating the time to which the
16meeting is adjourned.
AB768-ASA1,194,2017 (ar) With respect to the assessment rolls of taxing districts prepared by a county
18assessor, the board of review as constituted under s. 70.99 (10) shall schedule a
19meeting in each taxing jurisdiction on specific dates and shall comply with the
20provisions of this subsection and sub. (2) in each taxing district.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279h 21Section 279h. 70.47 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,195,322 70.47 (3) (b) The municipal governing body may by ordinance or resolution
23designate hours, other than those set forth in par. (a), during which the board shall
24hold its first meeting, but not fewer than 4 2 hours on the first meeting day between
258 a.m. and midnight. Such change in the time shall not become effective unless notice

1thereof is published in the official newspaper if in a city, or posted in not less than
23 public places if in any other municipality, at least 10 15 days before such first
3meeting.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279i 4Section 279i. 70.47 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,195,75 70.47 (6m) Removal of a member. (a) A municipality, except a 1st class city
6or a 2nd class city, shall remove, for the hearing on an objection, a member of the
7board of review if any of the following conditions applies:
AB768-ASA1,195,138 1. A person who is objecting to a valuation, at the time that the person provides
9written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection and at least 48 hours before the
10first scheduled session of the board of review or at least 48 hours before the objection
11is heard if the objection is allowed under sub. (3) (a), requests the removal, except
12that no more than one member of the board of review may be removed under this
13subdivision.
AB768-ASA1,195,1514 2. A member of the board of review has a conflict of interest under an ordinance
15of the municipality in regard to the objection.
AB768-ASA1,195,1916 3. A member of the board of review has a bias in regard to the objection and,
17if a party requests the removal of a member for a bias, the party submits with the
18request an affidavit stating that the party believes that the member has a personal
19bias or prejudice against the party and stating the nature of that bias or prejudice.
AB768-ASA1,195,2320 (b) A member of a board of review who would violate s. 19.59 by hearing an
21objection shall recuse himself or herself from that hearing. The municipal clerk shall
22provide to the department of revenue an affidavit declaring whether the requirement
23under this paragraph is fulfilled.
AB768-ASA1,196,3
1(c) If a member or members are removed under par. (a) or are recused under
2par. (b), the board may replace the member or members or its remaining members
3may hear the objection, except that no fewer than 3 members may hear the objection.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279j 4Section 279j. 70.47 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,196,85 70.47 (6r) Comments. Any person may provide to the municipal clerk written
6comments about valuations, assessment practices and the performance of an
7assessor. The clerk shall provide all of those comments to the appropriate municipal
8officer.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279jm 9Section 279jm. 70.47 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,197,1410 70.47 (7) (a) The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or
11valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board's first scheduled
12meeting, the objector provides to the board's clerk written or oral notice of an intent
13to file an objection, except that, upon a showing of good cause and the submission of
14a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours
15of the board's first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up
16to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session
17if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure
18to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of
19review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.
Objections to the
20amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk
21of the board of review prior to adjournment of public hearings by the board. If the
22board is in session 5 days, including its first meeting and any adjourned meetings,
23all objections shall be filed within such time unless failure to file within such time
24is waived by the board upon a showing of good cause for such failure
within the first
252 hours of the board's first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of

1extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end
2of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session
3is less than 5 days
. The board may require such objections to be submitted on forms
4approved by the department of revenue, and the board shall require that any forms
5include stated valuations of the property in question
. Persons who own land and
6improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and
7improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that
8land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of
9improvements to that land. No person shall be allowed in any action or proceedings
10to question the amount or valuation of property unless such written objection has
11been filed and such person in good faith presented evidence to such board in support
12of such objections and made full disclosure before said board, under oath of all of that
13person's property liable to assessment in such district and the value thereof. The
14requirement that it be in writing may be waived by express action of the board.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279k 15Section 279k. 70.47 (7) (ac), (ad), (ae) and (af) of the statutes are created to
16read:
AB768-ASA1,197,2017 70.47 (7) (ac) After the first meeting of the board of review and before the
18board's final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of
19review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the board about that
20person's objection except at a session of the board.
AB768-ASA1,198,221 (ad) No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by
22telephone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before
23the first meeting of the board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the
24objection is allowed under sub. (3) (a), that person provides to the clerk of the board
25of review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub. (6m) (a) and

1if so which member will be removed and the person's reasonable estimate of the
2length of time that the hearing will take.
AB768-ASA1,198,63 (ae) When appearing before the board, the person shall specify, in writing, the
4person's estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the
5subject of the person's objection and specify the information that the person used to
6arrive at that estimate.
AB768-ASA1,198,177 (af) No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by
8telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or the
9objector using the income method; unless the person supplies to the assessor all of
10the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under s.
1173.03 (2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by
12ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is
13provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for
14persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the
15duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under
16this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the
17right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB768-ASA1, s. 279L 18Section 279L. 70.47 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279m 19Section 279m. 70.47 (8) (g), (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
AB768-ASA1,198,2020 70.47 (8) (g) All determinations of objections shall be by roll call vote.
AB768-ASA1,198,2321 (h) The assessor shall provide to the board specific information about the
22validity of the valuation to which objection is made and shall provide to the board the
23information that the assessor used to determine that valuation.
AB768-ASA1,199,3
1(i) The board shall presume that the assessor's valuation is correct. That
2presumption may be rebutted by a sufficient showing by the objector that the
3valuation is incorrect.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279n 4Section 279n. 70.47 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,199,135 70.47 (9) (a) From the evidence before it the board shall determine whether the
6assessor's valuation assessment is correct. If the assessment is too high or too low,
7it the board shall raise or lower the same assessment accordingly and shall state on
8the record the correct assessment and that that assessment is reasonable in light of
9all of the relevant evidence that the board received
. A majority of the members of the
10board present at the meeting to make the determination shall constitute a quorum
11for purposes of making such determination, and a majority vote of the quorum shall
12constitute the determination. In the event there is a tie vote, the assessor's valuation
13assessment shall be sustained.
AB768-ASA1, s. 279o 14Section 279o. 70.995 (12r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,199,1715 70.995 (12r) The department of revenue shall calculate the value of property
16that is used in manufacturing, as defined in this section, and that is exempt under
17s. 70.11 (39).
AB768-ASA1, s. 280 18Section 280. 71.01 (6) (m) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1937
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,200,1720 71.01 (6) (m) For taxable years that begin after December 31, 1997, for natural
21persons and fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or
22reserve funds, "Internal Revenue Code" means the federal Internal Revenue Code
23as amended to December 31, 1996 1997, excluding sections 103, 104 and 110 of P.L.
24102-227, sections 13113, 13150 (d), 13171 (d), 13174 and 13203 (d) of P.L. 103-66 and
25sections 1123 (b), 1202 (c), 1204 (f), 1311 and 1605 (d) of P.L. 104-188 , and as

1amended by the provisions of P.L. 105-33 and P.L. 105-34 that take effect before
2January 1, 1998
, and as indirectly affected by P.L. 99-514, P.L. 100-203, P.L.
3100-647, P.L. 101-73, P.L. 101-140, P.L. 101-179, P.L. 101-239, P.L. 101-280, P.L.
4101-508, P.L. 102-90, P.L. 102-227, excluding sections 103, 104 and 110 of P.L.
5102-227, P.L. 102-318, P.L. 102-486, P.L. 103-66, excluding sections 13113, 13150
6(d), 13171 (d), 13174 and 13203 (d) of P.L. 103-66, P.L. 103-296, P.L. 103-337, P.L.
7103-465, P.L. 104-7, P.L. 104-117, P.L. 104-188, excluding sections 1123 (b), 1202
8(c), 1204 (f), 1311 and 1605 (d) of P.L. 104-188, P.L. 104-191, P.L. 104-193 and the
9provisions of
, P.L. 105-33 and P.L. 105-34 that take effect before January 1, 1998.
10The Internal Revenue Code applies for Wisconsin purposes at the same time as for
11federal purposes. Amendments to the federal Internal Revenue Code enacted after
12December 31, 1996 1997, do not apply to this paragraph with respect to taxable years
13beginning after December 31, 1997, except that changes to the Internal Revenue
14Code made by P.L. 105-33 and P.L. 105-34 that take effect before January 1, 1998,
15and changes that indirectly affect the provisions applicable to this subchapter made
16by P.L. 105-33 and P.L. 105-34 that take effect before January 1, 1998, apply for
17Wisconsin purposes at the same time as for federal purposes
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 281 18Section 281. 71.01 (7r) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 37,
19is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,201,320 71.01 (7r) Notwithstanding sub. (6), for purposes of computing amortization
21or depreciation, "internal revenue code" means either the federal internal revenue
22code as amended to December 31, 1996, for property placed in service before August
236, 1997, or as amended to August 5, 1997, for property placed in service on August
246, 1997, or thereafter
1997,or the federal internal revenue code in effect for the
25taxable year for which the return is filed, except that property that, under s. 71.02

1(2) (d) 12., 1985 stats., is required to be depreciated for taxable year 1986 under the
2internal revenue code as amended to December 31, 1980, shall continue to be
3depreciated under the internal revenue code as amended to December 31, 1980.
AB768-ASA1, s. 281e 4Section 281e. 71.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
5is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,202,36 71.02 (1) For the purpose of raising revenue for the state and the counties,
7cities, villages and towns, there shall be assessed, levied, collected and paid a tax on
8all net incomes of individuals and fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear
9decommissioning trust or reserve funds subject to the tax under s. 71.23 (2), by every
10natural person residing within the state or by his or her personal representative in
11case of death, and trusts administered within the state; by every nonresident natural
12person and trust of this state, upon such income as is derived from property located
13or business transacted within the state including, but not limited by enumeration,
14income derived from a limited partner's distributive share of partnership income,
15income derived from a limited liability company member's distributive share of
16limited liability company income, the state lottery under ch. 565, any
17multijurisdictional lottery under ch. 565 if the winning lottery ticket or lottery share
18was purchased from a retailer, as defined in s. 565.01 (6), located in this state or from
19the department, winnings from a casino or bingo hall that is located in this state and
20that is operated by a Native American tribe or band
and pari-mutuel wager
21winnings or purses under ch. 562, and also by every nonresident natural person upon
22such income as is derived from the performance of personal services within the state,
23except as exempted under s. 71.05 (1) to (3). Every natural person domiciled in the
24state shall be deemed to be residing within the state for the purposes of determining
25liability for income taxes and surtaxes. A single-owner entity that is disregarded as

1a separate entity under section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code is disregarded as
2a separate entity under this chapter, and its owner is subject to the tax on the entity's
3income.
AB768-ASA1, s. 281g 4Section 281g. 71.04 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
527
, is amended to read:
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