OC7 SB1: Bill Text

SB1, s. 2034 Section 2034. 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,931,7 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. "Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), or in a real work, real pay project position under s. 49.147 (3m), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under sub. (1dj) (am) 3. by a designated local agency, as defined in sub. (1dj) (am) 2.

SB1, s. 2035 Section 2035. 71.28 (1dx) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,931,13 71.28 (1dx) (b) 2. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (b) by the number of full-time jobs created in a development zone and filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

SB1, s. 2036 Section 2036. 71.28 (1dx) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,931,19 71.28 (1dx) (b) 3. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (c) by the number of full-time jobs created in a development zone and not filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

SB1, s. 2037 Section 2037. 71.28 (1dx) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,932,2 71.28 (1dx) (b) 4. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (bm) by the number of full-time jobs retained, as provided in the rules under s. 560.785, excluding jobs for which a credit has been claimed under sub. (1dj), in an enterprise development zone under s. 560.797 and for which significant capital investment was made and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

SB1, s. 2038 Section 2038. 71.28 (1dx) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,932,9 71.28 (1dx) (b) 5. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (c) by the number of full-time jobs retained, as provided in the rules under s. 560.785, excluding jobs for which a credit has been claimed under sub. (1dj), in a development zone and not filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

SB1, s. 2038h Section 2038h. 71.28 (3h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,932,12 71.28 (3h) Biodiesel fuel production credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB1,932,13 1. "Biodiesel fuel" has the meaning given in s. 168.14 (2m) (a).

SB1,932,15 2. "Claimant" means a person who is engaged in the business of producing biodiesel fuel in this state and who files a claim under this subsection.

SB1,932,22 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2013, for a claimant who produces at least 2,500,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel in this state in the taxable year, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of the tax, an amount that is equal to the number of gallons of biodiesel fuel produced by the claimant in this state in the taxable year multiplied by 10 cents.

SB1,932,24 (c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credit that a claimant may claim under this subsection in a taxable year is $1,000,000.

SB1,933,8 2. 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 biodiesel fuel production, as described 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 interests.

SB1,933,10 (d) Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to (h) as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SB1, s. 2039 Section 2039. 71.28 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,933,13 71.28 (3p) Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB1,933,14 1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

SB1,933,16 2. "Dairy manufacturing" means processing milk into dairy products or processing dairy products for sale commercially.

SB1,933,21 3. "Dairy manufacturing modernization or expansion" means constructing, improving, or acquiring buildings or facilities, or acquiring equipment, for dairy manufacturing, including the following, if used exclusively for dairy manufacturing and if acquired and placed in service in this state during taxable years that begin after December 31, 2006, and before January 1, 2015:

SB1,933,22 a. Building construction, including storage and warehouse facilities.

SB1,933,23 b. Building additions.

SB1,933,24 c. Upgrades to utilities, including water, electric, heat, and waste facilities.

SB1,933,25 d. Milk intake and storage equipment.

SB1,934,3 e. Processing and manufacturing equipment, including pipes, motors, pumps, valves, pasteurizers, homogenizers, vats, evaporators, dryers, concentrators, and churns.

SB1,934,5 f. Packaging and handling equipment, including sealing, bagging, boxing, labeling, conveying, and product movement equipment.

SB1,934,6 g. Warehouse equipment, including storage racks.

SB1,934,9 h. Waste treatment and waste management equipment, including tanks, blowers, separators, dryers, digesters, and equipment that uses waste to produce energy, fuel, or industrial products.

SB1,934,12 i. Computer software and hardware used for managing the claimant's dairy manufacturing operation, including software and hardware related to logistics, inventory management, and production plant controls.

SB1,934,14 4. "Used exclusively" means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for use not exceeding 5 percent of total use.

SB1,934,20 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.207, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, and before January 1, 2015, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of the tax, an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for dairy manufacturing modernization or expansion related to the claimant's dairy manufacturing operation.

SB1,934,23 (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for any amount that the claimant paid for expenses described under par. (b) that the claimant also claimed as a deduction under section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code.

SB1,934,25 2. The aggregate amount of credits that a claimant may claim under this subsection is $200,000.

SB1,935,3 2m. a. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (3p) and 71.47 (3p) in fiscal year 2007-08 is $600,000, as allocated under s. 560.207.

SB1,935,6 b. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (3p) and 71.47 (3p) in fiscal year 2008-09, and in each fiscal year thereafter, is $700,000, as allocated under s. 560.207.

SB1,935,15 3. 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 expenses under par. (b), except that the aggregate amount of credits that the entity may compute shall not exceed $200,000. 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.

SB1,935,19 4. If 2 or more persons own and operate the dairy manufacturing operation, each person may claim a credit under par. (b) in proportion to his or her ownership interest, except that the aggregate amount of the credits claimed by all persons who own and operate the dairy manufacturing operation shall not exceed $200,000.

SB1,935,21 (d) Administration. 1. Subsection (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SB1,936,2 2. If the allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under s. 71.23 or no tax is due under s. 71.23, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (bn).

SB1, s. 2040 Section 2040. 71.28 (3w) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,936,5 71.28 (3w) (a) 5m. "Wages" means wages under section 3306 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, determined without regard to any dollar limitations.

SB1, s. 2041 Section 2041. 71.28 (3w) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,936,11 71.28 (3w) (a) 6. "Zone payroll" means the amount of state payroll that is attributable to compensation wages paid to individuals full-time employees for services that are performed in a an enterprise zone. "Zone payroll" does not include the amount of compensation wages paid to any individuals full-time employees that exceeds $100,000.

SB1, s. 2042 Section 2042. 71.28 (3w) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,936,18 71.28 (3w) (b) 1. a. The claimant's zone payroll in the taxable year, minus the claimant's zone payroll number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the area that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year.

SB1, s. 2043 Section 2043. 71.28 (3w) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,936,24 71.28 (3w) (b) 1. b. The claimant's state payroll in the taxable year, minus the claimant's state payroll number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the state in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the state in the base year.

SB1, s. 2044 Section 2044. 71.28 (3w) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,937,6 71.28 (3w) (b) 2. Subtract the number of Determine the claimant's average zone payroll by dividing total wages for full-time employees that whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the area that comprises the enterprise zone in the base taxable year from by the number of full-time employees that whose annual wages are greater than $30,000 and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year.

SB1, s. 2045 Section 2045. 71.28 (3w) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,937,9 71.28 (3w) (b) 3. Multiply Subtract $30,000 from the amount determined under subd. 2., but not an amount less than zero, by $30,000.

SB1, s. 2046 Section 2046. 71.28 (3w) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,937,12 71.28 (3w) (b) 4. Subtract Multiply the amount determined under subd. 3. from by the amount determined under subd. 1.

SB1, s. 2047 Section 2047. 71.28 (3w) (bm) (intro.) and 4. of the statutes are g consolidated, renumbered 71.28 (3w) (bm) and amended to read:

SB1,937,24 71.28 (3w) (bm) Filing supplemental claims. In addition to the credit under par. (b) and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.799, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount equal to all of the following: 4. The the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve the job-related skills of any of the claimant's full-time employees, to train any of the claimant's full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to train provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the claimant represents the employee's first full-time job. This subdivision does not apply to employees who do not work in a an enterprise zone.

SB1, s. 2048 Section 2048. 71.28 (3w) (bm) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 2049 Section 2049. 71.28 (3w) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,938,5 71.28 (3w) (d) Administration. Subsection (4) (g) and (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection. Claimants shall include with their returns a copy of their certification for tax benefits, and a copy of the verification of their expenses, from the department of commerce.

SB1, s. 2050 Section 2050. 71.28 (5b) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,938,9 71.28 (5b) (c) 1. The Except as provided in s. 73.03 (63), the maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5b) and 71.47 (5b) for all taxable years combined is $35,000,000 $52,500,000.

SB1, s. 2051 Section 2051. 71.28 (5b) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 71.28 (5b) (d) 1.

SB1, s. 2052 Section 2052. 71.28 (5b) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,938,17 71.28 (5b) (d) 2. The Wisconsin adjusted basis of any investment for which a credit is claimed under par. (b) shall be reduced by the amount of the credit that is offset against Wisconsin income taxes. The Wisconsin basis of a partner's interest in a partnership, a member's interest in a limited liability company, or stock in a tax-option corporation shall be adjusted to reflect adjustments made under this subdivision.

SB1, s. 2053 Section 2053. 71.28 (5e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,939,2 71.28 (5e) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and subject to 2005 Wisconsin Act 479, section 17, beginning in the first taxable year following the taxable year in which the claimant claims an exemption a deduction under s. 77.54 (48) 77.585 (9), a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, in each taxable year for 2 years, the amount certified by the department of commerce that resulted from the claimant claimed as an exemption claiming a deduction under s. 77.54 (48) 77.585 (9).

SB1, s. 2054 Section 2054. 71.28 (5e) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,939,5 71.28 (5e) (c) 1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant satisfies the requirements under s. 77.54 (48) 77.585 (9).

SB1, s. 2055 Section 2055. 71.28 (5e) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,939,10 71.28 (5e) (c) 3. The total amount of the credits and exemptions the sales and use tax resulting from the deductions claimed under s. 77.585 (9) that may be claimed by all claimants under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5e), 71.47 (5e), and 77.54 (48) 77.585 (9) is $7,500,000, as determined by the department of commerce.

SB1, s. 2056 Section 2056. 71.28 (5h) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,939,19 71.28 (5h) (a) 4. "Previously owned property" means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to doing business in this state as a film production company and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code is modified so that if the claimant owns any part of the property, rather than 50 percent ownership, the claimant is subject to section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this subsection.

SB1, s. 2057 Section 2057. 71.28 (5h) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,939,25 71.28 (5h) (c) 2. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after December 31, 2007, or if and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2007.

SB1, s. 2058 Section 2058. 71.28 (5h) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,940,5 71.28 (5h) (c) 3. A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after December 31, 2007, or if and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2007.

SB1, s. 2059 Section 2059. 71.28 (5i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,940,8 71.28 (5i) Electronic medical records credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

SB1,940,15 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for information technology hardware or software that is used to maintain medical records in electronic form, if the claimant is a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1).

SB1,940,18 (c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5i) and 71.47 (5i) in a taxable year is $10,000,000, as allocated under s. 560.204.

SB1,941,2 2. 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 amounts 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 interests.

SB1,941,4 (d) Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SB1, s. 2060 Section 2060. 71.28 (5j) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,941,7 71.28 (5j) Ethanol and biodiesel fuel pump credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB1,941,8 1. "Biodiesel fuel" has the meaning given in s. 168.14 (2m) (a).

SB1,941,9 2. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

SB1,941,10 3. "Motor vehicle fuel" has the meaning given in s. 78.005 (13).