AB844: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 844

March 7, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Ryba, Plale and Musser, cosponsored by Senator Roessler. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

AB844,1,5 An Act to amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.21 (4), 71.26 (2) (a), 71.34 (1) (g), 71.45 (2) (a) 10. and 77.92 (4); and to create 71.07 (5s), 71.10 (4) (gv), 71.28 (5s), 71.30 (3) (eon), 71.47 (5s) and 71.49 (1) (eon) of the statutes; relating to: creating a nonrefundable income tax and franchise tax credit for information technology training.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an individual income tax and corporate income tax and franchise tax credit for training related to information technology. The credit is an amount equal to 50% of the amount that a claimant pays for the claimant or the claimant's spouse, dependent or employe to receive training related to information technology. If the amount of the credit exceeds the claimant's tax liability, the state will not issue a refund check, but the claimant may carry forward any remaining credit to subsequent taxable years. A claimant who receives the credit, however, must pay back the amount of the credit if the individual who receives the training is not employed in this state in an occupation related to information technology within one year after the individual completes the training or if the individual is employed in that occupation for less than one year.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB844, s. 1 Section 1. 71.05 (6) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,2,6 71.05 (6) (a) 15. The amount of the credits computed under s. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx) and, (3s) and (5s) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership's, company's or tax-option corporation's income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1) (g).

AB844, s. 2 Section 2. 71.07 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,2,8 71.07 (5s) Information technology training credit. (a) In this subsection:

AB844,2,11 1. "Claimant" means an individual, a sole proprietor, a partner, a member of a limited liability company or a shareholder of a tax-option corporation who files a claim under this subsection.

AB844,2,12 2. "Information technology" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (6).

AB844,2,14 3. "Qualified institution" means any university, college, technical college or school approved under s. 45.54.

AB844,2,19 (b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 an amount equal to 50% of the amount that the claimant paid during the taxable year for the claimant or the claimant's spouse, dependent or employe to receive information technology training at a qualified institution.

AB844,3,3 (c) The amount of the credit for each claimant under this subsection shall not exceed $2,500 in a taxable year for each individual for whom the claimant pays an amount as provided in par. (b).

AB844,3,6 (d) A claimant who receives a credit under par. (b) shall add to the claimant's liability for taxes imposed under s. 71.02 an amount that is equal to the total amount of the credits received under par. (b), if any of the following occur:

AB844,3,9 1. The individual who received the training as specified under par. (b) is not employed in this state in an occupation related to information technology within one year after the individual completes the training.

AB844,3,12 2. The individual who received the training as specified under par. (b) is employed in this state in an occupation related to information technology for less than one year.

AB844,3,15 (e) A claimant may not claim the credit under par. (b) for any amounts that the claimant excluded under s. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. or under section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB844,3,17 (f) The carry-over provisions of s. 71.28 (4) (e) and (f), as they apply to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), apply to the credit under this subsection.

AB844,3,25 (g) Partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of the amount under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest.

AB844,4,2 (h) Section 71.28 (4) (g) and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

AB844, s. 3 Section 3. 71.10 (4) (gv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,4,4 71.10 (4) (gv) Information technology training credit under s. 71.07 (5s).

AB844, s. 4 Section 4. 71.21 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,4,8 71.21 (4) Credits computed by a partnership under s. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2ds), (2dx) and, (3s) and (5s) and passed through to partners shall be added to the partnership's income.

AB844, s. 5 Section 5. 71.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,4,25 71.26 (2) (a) Corporations in general. The "net income" of a corporation means the gross income as computed under the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code as modified under sub. (3) minus the amount of recapture under s. 71.28 (1di) plus the amount of credit computed under s. 71.28 (1) and (3) to (5) plus the amount of the credit computed under s. 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds) and, (1dx) and (5s) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership's, limited liability company's or tax-option corporation's income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1) (g) plus the amount of losses from the sale or other disposition of assets the gain from which would be wholly exempt income, as defined in sub. (3) (L), if the assets were sold or otherwise disposed of at a gain and minus deductions, as computed under the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code as modified under sub. (3), plus or minus, as appropriate, an amount equal to the difference between the federal basis and Wisconsin basis of any asset sold, exchanged, abandoned or otherwise disposed of in a taxable transaction during the taxable year, except as provided in par. (b) and s. 71.45 (2) and (5).

AB844, s. 6 Section 6. 71.28 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,5,2 71.28 (5s) Information technology training credit. (a) In this subsection:

AB844,5,3 1. "Claimant" means a corporation that files a claim under this subsection.

AB844,5,4 2. "Information technology" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (6).

AB844,5,6 3. "Qualified institution" means any university, college, technical college or school approved under s. 45.54.

AB844,5,10 (b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount equal to 50% of the amount that the claimant paid during the taxable year for an employe to receive information technology training at a qualified institution.

AB844,5,13 (c) The amount of the credit for each claimant under this subsection shall not exceed $2,500 in a taxable year for each employe for whom the claimant pays an amount as provided in par. (b).

AB844,5,16 (d) A claimant who receives a credit under par. (b) shall add to the claimant's liability for taxes imposed under s. 71.23 an amount that is equal to the total amount of the credits received under par. (b), if any of the following occur:

AB844,5,19 1. The employe who received the training as specified under par. (b) is not employed in this state in an occupation related to information technology within one year after the employe completes the training as provided under par. (b).

AB844,5,21 2. The employe who received the training as specified under par. (b) is employed in this state in an occupation related to information technology for less than one year.

AB844,5,24 (e) A claimant may not claim the credit under par. (b) for any amounts that the claimant has excluded under s. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. or under section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB844,6,2 (f) The carry-over provisions of sub. (4) (e) and (f), as they apply to the credit under sub. (4), apply to the credit under this subsection.

AB844,6,10 (g) Partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of the amount under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interest.

AB844,6,12 (h) Subsection (4) (g) and (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

AB844, s. 7 Section 7. 71.30 (3) (eon) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,6,14 71.30 (3) (eon) Information technology training credit under s. 71.28 (5s).

AB844, s. 8 Section 8. 71.34 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: