AB933,15,222 1. Returns of income received by the deceased decedent, any previous guardian,
23executor, administrator, personal representative, or trustee, during each of the years

1open to assessment under s. 71.77, if such the returns had not theretofore previously
2been filed, including a return of income for the year of death to the date of death.
AB933,15,53 2. Returns of income received during the period of his or her the personal
4representative's or trustee's
administration or trust except for the final income tax
5year of the estate or trust.
AB933,15,86 3. Gift tax returns or reports, sales and use tax returns, and withholding
7returns or reports which that were required to be filed, if not theretofore previously
8filed.
AB933,15,239 (b) Upon receipt of such the returns described in par. (a), the department shall
10immediately determine the amount of taxes including interest, penalties , and costs
11to be payable, as well as any delinquent income, withholding, sales, use, and gift
12taxes, penalties, interest, and costs due, and shall certify such those amounts to the
13court. The court shall thereupon then enter an order directing the executor,
14administrator,
personal representative or trustee to pay the amounts found to be due
15by the department and take its the department's receipt therefor for the amount
16paid
. The receipt shall be evidence of the payment and shall be filed with the court
17before a final distribution of the estate or trust is ordered and the executor,
18administrator,
personal representative or trustee is discharged. The filing of such
19the receipt shall in no manner affect the obligation of the executor, administrator,
20personal representative or trustee to file income, sales, and withholding returns
21covering transactions reportable during the final taxable year of the estate or trust
22and to pay income, sales, use and withholding taxes, penalties, interest , and costs
23due as the result of such transactions.
AB933, s. 26 24Section 26. 71.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,16,10
171.15 (2) A personal exemption for the decedent under s. 71.07 (8) shall not be
2allowed the executor or administrator personal representative, except against the
3tax on income of the decedent in the year of death. If the decedent would have been
4entitled to an exemption for the decedent's spouse or a dependent under s. 71.07 (8),
5had the decedent lived, such the exemption shall be allowed to the executor or
6administrator
personal representative so long as over one-half of the support of the
7spouse or dependent is supplied by the decedent or by the executor or administrator
8personal representative from the decedent's estate and the gross income of the
9spouse or dependent for the calendar year in which the taxable year of the executor
10or administrator
personal representative begins is less than $500.
AB933, s. 27 11Section 27. 71.17 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 71.17 (3) (intro.) and
12amended to read:
AB933,16,1813 71.17 (3) Liability for payment of taxes due from decedent. (intro.) Any
14income, withholding, sales, use, or gift taxes, penalties, interest, and costs found to
15be due from a decedent, an estate, or a trust for any of the years open to assessment
16under s. 71.77 and any delinquent income, withholding, sales, use, or gift taxes,
17penalties, interest, and costs found to be due shall be assessed against and paid by
18the executor, administrator, one of the following:
AB933,16,21 19(a) The personal representative or trustee; any of such items found to be due
20after the executor, administrator, personal representative or trustee is discharged
21shall be assessed against and paid by the
.
AB933,16,24 22(b) The beneficiaries, in the same ratio that their interest in the estate or trust
23bears to the total estate or trust, if found to be due after the personal representative
24or trustee is discharged
.
AB933, s. 28 25Section 28 . 71.80 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,17,2
171.80 (12) (title) Department deemed considered lawful attorney for
2nonresident.
AB933, s. 29 3Section 29 . 71.80 (12) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 71.80 (12) (a) (intro.)
4and amended to read:
AB933,17,95 71.80 (12) (a) (intro.) The transaction of business or the performance of
6personal services in this state or the derivation of income from property the income
7from which has a taxable situs in this state by any nonresident person, except where
8the nonresident is a foreign corporation that has been licensed pursuant to under ch.
9180, shall be deemed all of the following:
AB933,17,20 101. Considered an irrevocable appointment by such person the nonresident,
11binding upon that person, that person's executor, administrator or the nonresident
12or the nonresident's
personal representative, of the department of financial
13institutions to be that person's the nonresident's lawful attorney upon whom may be
14served any notice, order, pleading, or process (, including without limitation by
15enumeration
any notice of assessment, denial of application for abatement, or denial
16of claim for refund), by any administrative agency or in any proceeding by or before
17any administrative agency, or in any proceeding or action in any court, to enforce or
18effect full compliance with or involving the provisions of this chapter. The
19transaction of business, the performance of personal services or derivation of income
20from such property in this state shall be
AB933,17,25 212. A signification of that person's the nonresident's agreement that any such
22notice, order, pleading, or process which described in subd. 1. that is so served shall
23be of the same legal force and validity as if served on that person the nonresident
24personally, or upon that person's executor, administrator or on the nonresident's
25personal representative.
AB933, s. 30
1Section 30 . 71.80 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 71.80 (12) (b) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB933,18,53 71.80 (12) (b) (intro.) The transaction of business in this state or the derivation
4of income which that has a situs in this state under the provisions of this chapter by
5any person while a resident of this state shall be deemed all of the following:
AB933,18,16 61. Considered an irrevocable appointment by such that person, binding upon
7that person, or that person's executor, administrator or personal representative,
8effective upon such that person becoming a nonresident of this state, of the
9department of financial institutions to be that person's true and lawful attorney upon
10whom may be served any notice, order, pleading, or process (, including without
11limitation by enumeration
any notice of assessment, denial of application for
12abatement, or denial of claim for refund) , by any administrative agency or in any
13proceeding by or before an administrative agency, or in any proceeding or action in
14any court, to enforce or effect full compliance with or involving the provisions of this
15chapter. And the transaction of such business or the derivation of such income shall
16be a
AB933,18,20 172. A signification of that person's agreement that any such notice, order,
18pleading, or process which described in subd. 1. that is so served shall be of the same
19legal force and validity as if served on that person personally, or upon that person's
20executor, administrator or personal representative.
AB933, s. 31 21Section 31 . 71.80 (12) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 71.80 (12) (c) 1. and
22amended to read:
AB933,19,223 71.80 (12) (c) 1. Service under par. (a) 1. or (b) 1. shall be made by serving a copy
24of the notice, order, pleading, or process upon the department of financial institutions

1or by filing such a copy of the notice, order, pleading, or process with the department
2of financial institutions, and such service shall be sufficient service.
AB933,19,5 32. Service under subd. 1. upon such a person, or that person's executor,
4administrator or
personal representative, shall be sufficient if all of the following
5conditions are met:
AB933,19,10 6a. Within 10 days of completion of service, notice of such the service and a copy
7of the served notice, order, pleading, or process are within 10 days thereafter sent by
8mail by the state department, officer, or agency making such the service to such the
9person, or that person's executor, administrator or personal representative, at that
10person's last-known address, and that an.
AB933,19,12 11b. An affidavit of compliance herewith with this paragraph is filed with the
12department of financial institutions.
AB933,19,16 133. The department of financial institutions shall keep a record of all such
14notices, orders, pleadings, processes, and affidavits and shall note served upon or
15filed with it under this section, noting
in such the record the day and hour of service
16upon the department or filing.
Note: In Sections 29 , 30, and 31, the text is reordered to accommodate the
subdivision of this provision and to improve sentence structure.
AB933, s. 32 17Section 32. 71.91 (6) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,20,218 71.91 (6) (g) 2. The owners of any real property sold under par. (f), their heirs,
19executors or administrators
or personal representatives, or any person having an
20interest in or a lien on that property, or any person in on behalf of a person specified
21in this subdivision may redeem the property sold, or any part of that property, within
22120 days after the sale by payment to the purchaser or, if the purchaser cannot be
23found in the county in which the property to be redeemed is situated, then to the

1department, for the use of the purchaser or the purchaser's heirs or assigns, the
2amount paid by the purchaser and interest at the rate of 18% per year.
AB933, s. 33 3Section 33. 77.51 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,20,124 77.51 (10) "Person" includes any natural person, firm, partnership, limited
5liability company, joint venture, joint stock company, association, public or private
6corporation, the United States, the state of Wisconsin, including any unit or division
7thereof of the state, any county, city, village, town, municipal utility, municipal power
8district or other governmental unit, cooperative, estate, trust, receiver, executor,
9administrator
personal representative, any other fiduciary, and any representative
10appointed by order of any court or otherwise acting on behalf of others. "Person" also
11includes the owner of a single-owner entity that is disregarded as a separate entity
12under ch. 71.
AB933, s. 34 13Section 34. 100.18 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,20,2314 100.18 (3m) It is deceptive advertising to represent the retailing of
15merchandise to be a selling-out or closing-out sale if the merchandise is not of a
16bankrupt, insolvent, assignee, liquidator, adjuster, administrator, trustee, executor
17personal representative, receiver, wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer, or of any
18business that is in liquidation, that is closing out, closing, or disposing of its stock,
19that has lost its lease or has been or is being forced out of business , or that is disposing
20of stock on hand because of damage by fire, water, or smoke. This subsection does
21not apply to any "closing-out sale" of seasonable merchandise or any merchandise
22having a designated model year if the person conducting the sale is continuing in
23business.
AB933, s. 35 24Section 35. 100.20 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,21,10
1100.20 (1m) It is an unfair trade method of competition in business to represent
2the retailing of merchandise to be a selling-out or closing-out sale if the merchandise
3is not of a bankrupt, insolvent, assignee, liquidator, adjuster, administrator, trustee,
4executor personal representative, receiver, wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer, or of
5any business that is in liquidation, that is closing out, closing, or disposing of its
6stock, that has lost its lease or has been or is being forced out of business, or that is
7disposing of stock on hand because of damage by fire, water, or smoke. This
8subsection does not apply to any "closing-out sale" of seasonable merchandise or any
9merchandise having a designated model year if the person conducting the sale is
10continuing in business.
AB933, s. 36 11Section 36. 101.91 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
12is amended to read:
AB933,21,1513 101.91 (3) (a) A receiver, trustee, administrator, executor personal
14representative
, guardian, or other person appointed by or acting under the judgment
15or order of any court.
AB933, s. 37 16Section 37. 101.9211 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,21,2117 101.9211 (4) (a) 1. Evidence satisfactory to the department of the appointment
18of a trustee in bankruptcy or of
the issuance of the letters of administration, letters
19testamentary or other letters authorizing the administration of a decedent's estate,
20letters of guardianship, or letters of trust or appointment of the trustee in
21bankruptcy
.
AB933, s. 38 22Section 38. 101.9211 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
23Act 16
, is amended to read:
AB933,22,224 101.9211 (4) (a) 2. The title executed by such administrator, executor the
25personal representative
, guardian, or trustee, except that this subdivision does not

1apply if there is no certificate of title as a result of the exemption under s. 101.9203
2(4).
AB933, s. 39 3Section 39. 109.03 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 109.03 (3) (a) and
4amended to read:
AB933,22,105 109.03 (3) (a) In case of the death of an employee to whom wages are due, the
6full amount of the wages due shall upon demand be paid by the employer to the
7spouse, children, or other dependent living with such the employee at the time of
8death. In the case of an employee of the state, the amount of the wage due includes
9all unused vacation allowance. Any county or municipality may include unused
10vacation allowances for any employee who died after January 1, 1961.
AB933,22,16 11(b) An employer may, not less than 5 days after the death of an employee and
12before the filing of a petition or application for letters testamentary or of
13administration in the matter of the decedent's estate, make payments of the wage
14due the deceased employee to the spouse, children, parent, brother or sister parents,
15or siblings
of the decedent, giving preference in the foregoing order; or, if no such
16listed.
AB933,22,21 17(c) If none of the relatives survive listed in par. (b) survives, the employer may
18apply such the payment of the wage or so much thereof of the wage as may be
19necessary to paying creditors of the decedent in the order of preference prescribed
20in s. 859.25 for satisfaction of debts by executors and administrators personal
21representatives
.
AB933,22,23 22(d) The making of payment in such the manner described in this subsection
23shall be a discharge and release of the employer to the amount of such the payment.
Note: Subdivides provision, reorders text, and inserts specific references for
greater conformity with current style and improved readability. In addition, the
references to the unused vacation allowances of state, county, and municipal employees

are removed as obsolete in that the definition of "wage" in s. 109.01 (3), stats., includes
vacation pay. As such, no specific mention of unused vacation allowances due a state,
county, or municipal employee is necessary as those allowances are already included in
the term "wage" by definition.
AB933, s. 40 1Section 40. 112.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,23,72 112.01 (1) (b) "Fiduciary" includes a trustee under any trust, expressed,
3implied, resulting, or constructive, executor, administrator personal representative,
4guardian, conservator, curator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for the
5benefit of creditors, prime contractor or subcontractor who is a trustee under ch. 779,
6partner, agent, officer of a corporation, public or private, public officer, or any other
7person acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust, or estate.
AB933, s. 41 8Section 41. 112.01 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,23,219 112.01 (11) Deposit or safe deposit box rental in name of estate or two or
10more fiduciaries.
When a deposit is made in a bank account or a safe deposit box or
11storage space rented, in the name names of 2 or more persons as trustees, executors
12or administrators personal representatives, or in the name of an estate having 2 or
13more executors or administrators personal representatives, and a check is drawn
14upon such the account, or access to said the safe deposit box or storage space is sought
15by any one or more of such the fiduciaries authorized by the other fiduciary or
16fiduciaries to draw checks upon such the account, or to enter said the safe deposit box
17or said storage space, neither the payee nor the other holder nor the bank is bound
18to inquire whether it is a breach of trust to authorize such the fiduciary or fiduciaries
19to draw checks upon such the account, or to enter said the safe deposit box or storage
20space, and is not liable unless the circumstances be are such that the action of the
21payee or other holder or the bank amounts to bad faith.
AB933, s. 42 22Section 42. 112.02 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 112.02 (2m) and amended
23to read:
AB933,24,12
1112.02 (2m) Whenever an executor, administrator, guardian or testamentary
2trustee
a fiduciary is engaged in war service as defined in this section, such, the
3fiduciary, or any other person interested in the estate or fund for which the fiduciary
4is acting,
may present a petition to the court having jurisdiction praying for a decree
5suspending the powers of such the fiduciary while the fiduciary is engaged in war
6service and until the further order of the court, and if. If the suspension of such the
7fiduciary will leave no person acting as executor, administrator, guardian or
8testamentary trustee
fiduciary, or will leave the sole beneficiary of a trust as the only
9acting trustee thereof of the trust, the petition must pray for the appointment of a
10successor unless a successor has been named in the will and such the named
11successor is not engaged in war service or is not for other reasons unable or unwilling
12to act as a fiduciary.
Note: Fiduciary is made a defined term to eliminate duplication. See the next
section of this bill.
AB933, s. 43 13Section 43. 112.02 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB933,24,1514 112.02 (1m) In this section, "fiduciary" means a personal representative,
15guardian, or testamentary trustee.
AB933, s. 44 16Section 44. 112.02 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,24,1817 112.02 (2) (intro.) For the purposes of In this section a fiduciary shall be deemed
18considered to be engaged in war service in any of the following cases:
AB933, s. 45 19Section 45. 112.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,25,420 112.02 (4) Upon the filing of the petition and the proof of service of the notice
21prescribed, the court may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, suspend the
22a fiduciary engaged in war service from the exercise of all of the fiduciary's powers
23and duties while such the fiduciary remains engaged in war service and until the

1further order of the court. The decree may further provide that the remaining
2executor, administrator, guardian or testamentary trustee fiduciary or, if there be is
3none, the successor named in the will or appointed by the court is possessed of and
4may exercise all of the powers and duties incidental to the person's office as fiduciary.
AB933, s. 46 5Section 46. 112.02 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 112.02 (5) (a) and
6amended to read:
AB933,25,147 112.02 (5) (a) When the suspended fiduciary ceases to be engaged in war service
8the suspended fiduciary may be reinstated as executor, administrator, guardian or
9testamentary trustee
if any of the duties of such the office remain unexecuted, upon
10application to the court and upon such any notice as that the presiding judge thereof
11may direct. If
of the court directs. Upon reinstatement of the suspended fiduciary
12is reinstated, the court shall thereupon remove the suspended fiduciary's successor
13and revoke the successor fiduciary's letters, and make such any other order or decree
14as that justice requires, but such removal.
AB933,25,18 15(b) Removal and revocation of letters under par. (a) shall not bar the successor
16from subsequently again qualifying as a fiduciary in accordance with the provisions
17of the will or if for any reason it thereafter becomes necessary that the appointment
18of
a successor fiduciary be appointed is required subsequently.
AB933, s. 47 19Section 47. 113.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,25,23 20113.06 Death of obligor, estate liable. On the death of a joint obligor in
21contract, the joint obligor's executor or administrator (personal representative or
22estate) shall be bound as such jointly and severally bound with the surviving obligor
23or obligors.
AB933, s. 48 24Section 48. 137.01 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
25is amended to read:
AB933,26,11
1137.01 (7) Official records to be filed. When any notary public ceases to hold
2office, the notary public, or in case of the notary public's death the notary public's
3executor or administrator personal representative, shall deposit the notary public's
4official records and papers in the office of the secretary of state. If any such the notary
5or any executor or administrator personal representative, after such the records and
6papers come to his or her hands, neglects for 3 months to deposit them, he or she shall
7forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500. If any person knowingly destroys,
8defaces, or conceals any records or papers of any notary public, the person shall
9forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500, and shall be liable for all damages
10resulting
to the party injured for all damages thereby sustained. The secretary of
11state shall receive and safely keep all such papers and records in their office.
AB933, s. 49 12Section 49. 179.65 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,26,21 13179.65 Power of estate of deceased or incompetent partner. If a partner
14who is an individual dies or is adjudged incompetent to manage his or her person or
15property, the partner's executor, administrator personal representative, guardian,
16conservator, or other legal representative may exercise all of the partner's rights for
17the purpose of settling his or her estate or administering his or her property,
18including any power the partner had to give an assignee the right to become a limited
19partner. If a partner is a corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other entity
20and is dissolved or terminated, the powers of that partner may be exercised by its
21legal representative or successor.
AB933, s. 50 22Section 50. 180.0622 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 180.0622 (4) (a) and
23amended to read:
AB933,27,3
1180.0622 (4) (a) An executor, administrator, In this subsection, "fiduciary"
2means a
personal representative, conservator, guardian, trustee, assignee for the
3benefit of creditors, or receiver.
AB933,27,7 4(b) A fiduciary is not personally liable as a holder of or subscriber to shares of
5a corporation, but the estate and funds in his or her the fiduciary's hands are so liable.
6A pledgee or other holder of shares as collateral security is not personally liable as
7a shareholder.
Note: Creates a definition to allow the replacement of personal pronouns.
AB933, s. 51 8Section 51. 180.0724 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,27,139 180.0724 (2) (b) The name signed purports to be that of a personal
10representative, administrator, executor, guardian , or conservator representing the
11shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable
12to the corporation is presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy
13appointment.
AB933, s. 52 14Section 52. 214.01 (1) (jg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,27,1715 214.01 (1) (jg) "Fiduciary" means a trustee, executor, administrator personal
16representative
, guardian, agent, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for
17creditors, or any holder of a similar position of trust.
AB933, s. 53 18Section 53. 215.14 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,28,219 215.14 (6) Savings accounts eligible investment for trust funds. An
20administrator, executor,
A personal representative, guardian, trustee, or other
21fiduciary authorized to invest trust funds, may acquire, own, or hold savings
22accounts in an association, within the limits of standards contained in s. 881.01, and
23shall have the same rights and be subject to the same obligations and limitations as
24other savings account owners, except the right to be an officer or director. Savings

1accounts owned or held by an administrator, executor, a personal representative,
2guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary shall specifically name the trust represented.
AB933, s. 54 3Section 54. 215.14 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,28,94 215.14 (9) Savings accounts of deceased or incompetent persons. The
5savings account of a deceased individual decedent may be held and controlled by the
6administrator, executor, personal representative or trustee of the estate, or after 60
7days after death, the legal representative may be paid the withdrawal value of such
8the savings accounts account. If the savings account is pledged to the association for
9a loan, such the loan shall first be fully repaid.
AB933, s. 55 10Section 55. 218.0101 (23) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,28,1311 218.0101 (23) (b) 1. Receivers, trustees, administrators, executors personal
12representatives
, guardians, or other persons appointed by or acting under the
13judgment or order of any court.
AB933, s. 56 14Section 56. 218.10 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,28,1715 218.10 (1g) (a) A receiver, trustee, administrator, executor personal
16representative
, guardian, or other person appointed by or acting under the judgment
17or order of any court.
AB933, s. 57 18Section 57. 219.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,29,2 19219.01 Loans, advances of credit, investment in securities, insured or
20guaranteed by specified agencies.
(intro.) Credit unions, savings and loan
21associations, investment associations, state banks, savings banks, trust company
22banks, land mortgage associations, executors personal representatives, guardians,
23trustees, administrators, and other fiduciaries, except where it is contrary to the will
24or other instrument of trust, the state of Wisconsin and its agencies and its
25municipalities, districts, and other subdivisions, and all institutions and agencies

1thereof of the state, and all other persons, associations, and corporations, subject to
2the laws of this state, are authorized:
AB933, s. 58 3Section 58. 219.04 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB933,29,54 219.04 (1) (a) 2. All executors, administrators personal representatives,
5guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.
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