AB696: Bill Text

AB696,9,7 4. "Eligible innovation project" means any real property, tangible personal property, or intangible property related to a new product or process that is based on new technology or the creative application of existing technology.

AB696,9,11 5. "Project facility" means any facility located in this state that is operated for the purpose of creating and maintaining an eligible innovation project, if the operation of the facility is likely to create new jobs, or preserve existing jobs, in this state, as determined by the department of commerce.

AB696,9,16 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided under this subsection and s. 560.208, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to the amount of the tax, an amount that is equal to the following costs paid by the claimant in the taxable year:

AB696,9,21 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., 75 percent of the costs of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, renovating, enlarging, or improving a project facility or eligible innovation project and 75 percent of the costs of all of the following related to creating and operating a project facility or to creating and maintaining an eligible innovation project:

AB696,9,24 a. Designs, plans, specifications, surveys, studies, estimates, and any similar services or items that are necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicality of a project facility or eligible innovation project.

AB696,9,25 b. Site clearance and preparation.

AB696,10,1 c. Architectural, engineering, or legal services.

AB696,10,2 d. Marketing products.

AB696,10,5 2. The costs of equipping a project facility and the costs of all of the following related to creating and operating a project facility or to creating and maintaining an eligible innovation project:

AB696,10,6 a. Research and development.

AB696,10,7 b. Computer software or hardware.

AB696,10,8 c. Product testing and other quality control activities.

AB696,10,9 d. Perfecting products.

AB696,10,10 e. Creating and protecting intellectual property.

AB696,10,14 3. If the project facility or eligible innovation project is a brownfield or located in a blighted area, and if the brownfield or blighted area is not otherwise being remediated with moneys received from the state, 100 percent of the costs described in subd. 1.

AB696,10,16 (c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credit that a claimant may claim under this subsection in a taxable year is $500,000.

AB696,10,18 2. The maximum amount of the credits that may be awarded under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5m) and 71.28 (5m) in each year is $10,000,000.

AB696,11,2 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 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.

AB696,11,4 (d) Administration. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

AB696, s. 11 Section 11. 71.49 (1) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:

AB696,11,6 71.49 (1) (cd) Innovation projects and facilities credit under s. 71.47 (5m).

AB696, s. 12 Section 12. 77.92 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB696,11,24 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 not 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), (2dm), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (3g), (3h), (3s), (3n), (3p), (3t), (3w), (5e), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), and (5k), and (5m; 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 employee as defined in section 3121 (d) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB696, s. 13 Section 13. 560.208 of the statutes is created to read:

AB696,12,11 560.208 Innovation projects and facilities program. (1) Innovation projects and facilities tax credits. The department shall implement a program to certify businesses for purposes of ss. 71.07 (5m), 71.28 (5m), and 71.47 (5m). A business desiring certification shall submit an application to the department in each taxable year for which the business desires certification. For the purpose of certifying businesses under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, and before January 1, 2009, the department shall give priority to businesses that use biotechnology or nanotechnology. Unless otherwise provided under the rules of the department, a business may be certified under this subsection, and may maintain such certification, only if the business satisfies all of the following conditions:

AB696,12,12 (a) It conducts business in this state.

AB696,12,14 (b) At least 51 percent of the employees employed by the business are employed in this state.

AB696,12,17 (c) It is engaged in, or has committed to engage in, manufacturing, agriculture, or processing or assembling products and conducting research and development or developing a new product or business process.

AB696,12,21 (d) It is not engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political consulting, professional services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants, wholesale or retail trade, leisure, hospitality, transportation, or construction.

AB696,12,24 (2) Administration. (a) The department shall maintain a list of businesses certified under sub. (1) and shall permit public access to the lists through the department's Web site.

AB696,13,3 (b) The department of commerce shall notify the department of revenue of every certification issued under sub. (1) and the date on which any such certification is revoked or expires.

AB696,13,6 (c) Annually, no later than September 15, the department shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), listing all of the following information:

AB696,13,8 1. The total amount of tax credits claimed under ss. 71.07 (5m), 71.28 (5m), and 71.47 (5m) per taxable year.

AB696,13,11 2. The name of each business claiming tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5m), 71.28 (5m), and 71.47 (5m), the amount of the tax credits, and the amount of the innovation costs.

AB696,13,12 3. Any other information the department considers reasonable to include.

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