AB844: Bill Text

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:

AB844,6,18 71.34 (1) (g) An addition shall be made for credits computed by a tax-option corporation under s. 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx) and, (3) and (5s) and passed through to shareholders.

AB844, s. 9 Section 9. 71.45 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB844,6,25 71.45 (2) (a) 10. By adding to federal taxable income the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1dd) to (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) and the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1), (3), (4) and (5).

AB844, s. 10 Section 10. 71.47 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,7,2 71.47 (5s) Information technology training credit. (a) In this subsection:

AB844,7,3 1. "Claimant" means a corporation that files a claim under this subsection.

AB844,7,4 2. "Information technology" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (6).

AB844,7,6 3. "Qualified institution" means any university, college, technical college or school approved under s. 45.54.

AB844,7,10 (b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 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.

AB844,7,13 (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).

AB844,7,16 (d) A claimant who receives a credit under par. (b) shall add to the claimant's liability for taxes imposed under s. 71.43 an amount that is equal to the total amount of the credits received under par. (b), if any of the following occur:

AB844,7,19 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.

AB844,7,21 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.

AB844,7,24 (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.

AB844,8,2 (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.

AB844,8,10 (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.

AB844,8,12 (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. 11 Section 11. 71.49 (1) (eon) of the statutes is created to read:

AB844,8,14 71.49 (1) (eon) Information technology training credit under s. 71.47 (5s).

AB844, s. 12 Section 12. 77.92 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:

AB844,9,6 77.92 (4) "Net business income", with respect to a partnership, means taxable income as calculated under section 703 of the Internal Revenue Code; plus the items of income and gain under section 702 of the Internal Revenue Code, including taxable state and municipal bond interest and excluding nontaxable interest income or dividend income from federal government obligations; minus the items of loss and deduction under section 702 of the Internal Revenue Code, except items that are deductible under s. 71.21; plus guaranteed payments to partners under section 707 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code; plus the credits claimed under s. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx) and, (3s) and (5s) and plus or minus, as appropriate, transitional adjustments, depreciation differences and basis differences under s. 71.05 (13), (15), (16), (17) and (19); but excluding income, gain, loss and deductions from farming. "Net business income", with respect to a natural person, estate or trust, means profit from a trade or business for federal income tax purposes and includes net income derived as an employe as defined in section 3121 (d) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB844, s. 13 Section 13. Initial applicability.

AB844,9,12 (1) Information technology training credit. This act 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 this act first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year after the year in which this subsection takes effect.

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