Amendment AA41-ASA1-AB100

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,9 " Section 522m. 25.17 (1) (jx) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,10 25.17 (1) (jx) Military family relief fund (s. 25.38);".

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,11 16. Page 353, line 22: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,12 " Section 529g. 25.38 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,16 25.38 Military family relief fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the military family relief fund. The fund shall consist of money deposited in the fund under s. 71.10 (5h) (i), together with all donations, gifts, or bequests made to the fund.".

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,17 17. Page 585, line 21: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,18 " Section 1313e. 71.10 (5h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,20 71.10 (5h) Military family relief fund checkoff. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,21 1. "Department" means the department of revenue.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,4,22 2. "Military family relief fund" means the fund under s. 25.38.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,5,2 (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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,5,5 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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,5,9 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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,5,13 (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:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,5,19 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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,5,21 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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,3 (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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,5 (e) Conditions. If an individual places any conditions on a designation for the military family relief fund, the designation is void.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,8 (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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,10 (g) Tax return. The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for the designations under this subsection on the individual income tax return.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,13 (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:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,16 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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,18 2. The total amount received from all designations for the military family relief fund made by taxpayers during the previous fiscal year.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,6,21 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.

AB100-ASA1-AA41,7,2 (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).

AB100-ASA1-AA41,7,9 (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.".

AB100-ASA1-AA41,7,10 18. Page 1007, line 19: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,7,20 "(4f) Emergency rule. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of military affairs shall promulgate the rules described under section 21.22 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the permanent rules become effective, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of military affairs is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for the rules promulgated under this subsection.".

AB100-ASA1-AA41,7,21 19. Page 1038, line 2: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA41,8,3 "(9f) Military family relief fund checkoff. The treatment of section 71.10 (5h) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31 the treatment of section 71.10 (5h) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.".

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