SB139: Bill Text

SB139,8,9 2. Payments to a public or private institution of higher education, or to a consortium, for research, equipment, or the use of research facilities, or other qualified expenses as determined by the department of commerce, that are directly related to nanotechnology.

SB139,8,12 3. The taxes imposed under subch. III of ch. 77 on the purchase of any of the following that are used by the claimant's nanotechnology business for research and development that occurs in this state:

SB139,8,13 a. Advanced computing devices, including computer hardware and software.

SB139,8,14 b. Data communications.

SB139,8,15 c. Information technology.

SB139,8,17 d. Laboratory materials used exclusively for nanotechnology research and development.

SB139,8,20 (c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credits that may be allocated to all claimants under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5i) and 71.47 (5i) in each fiscal year is $2,500,000, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.207.

SB139,8,23 2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant submits with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification for and allocation of credits under s. 560.207.

SB139,9,6 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.

SB139,9,8 (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.

SB139,9,14 2. If a credit computed under this subsection is not entirely offset against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due for the following 10 taxable years to the extent not offset by these taxes otherwise due in all intervening years between the year in which the expense was incurred and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.

SB139, s. 8 Section 8. 71.30 (3) (dq) of the statutes is created to read:

SB139,9,16 71.30 (3) (dq) Nanotechnology credit under s. 71.28 (5i).

SB139, s. 9 Section 9. 71.34 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB139,9,21 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), (1dm), (1ds), (1dx), (3), (3g), (3n), (3t), (3w), (5b), (5e), (5f), (5g), and (5h) , and (5i) and passed through to shareholders.

SB139, s. 10 Section 10. 71.45 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB139,9,25 71.45 (2) (a) 10. By adding to federal taxable income the amount of credit computed under s. 71.47 (1dd) to (1dx), (3n), (3w), (5b), (5e), (5f), (5g), and (5h), and (5i) 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), (3t), (4), and (5).

SB139, s. 11 Section 11. 71.47 (5i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB139,10,5 71.47 (5i) Nanotechnology credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB139,10,6 1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

SB139,10,9 2. "Consortium" means 2 or more public institutions of higher education that are conducting substantially similar qualified research or working on components of the same qualified research.

SB139,10,10 3. "Manufacturing" has the meaning given in s. 77.54 (6m).

SB139,10,13 4. "Nanotechnology" means the science and technology that enables a person to understand, measure, manipulate, and manufacture materials at the atomic, molecular, and supermolecular levels.

SB139,10,19 5. "Nanotechnology business" means a business, as certified by the department of commerce in the manner prescribed by the department of commerce, that is primarily engaged in applying nanotechnologies to create new applications or processes, or modify existing applications or processes, in order to make useful processes and products related to health care, energy, food production, manufacturing, biotechnology, information technology, or the environment.

SB139,10,25 6. "Qualified research" means qualified research as defined under section 41 (d) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that research conducted by a public or private institution of higher education or a consortium, or a combination thereof, is "qualified research" if the research is intended to be useful in developing a new or improved product or service and the research satisfies section 41 (d) (1) (B) (i) and (C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

SB139,11,2 7. "Used exclusively" means used to the exclusion of all other uses except for use not exceeding 5 percent of total use.

SB139,11,6 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.207, for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.43, up to the amount of the taxes, any of the following amounts that the claimant paid in the taxable year:

SB139,11,11 1. The taxes imposed under subch. III of ch. 77 on the purchase of machines and processing equipment, including accessories, attachments, and parts for the machines or equipment, that are used exclusively and directly by the claimant in the claimant's nanotechnology business for qualified research and manufacturing, if the research and manufacturing occurs in this state.

SB139,11,15 2. Payments to a public or private institution of higher education, or to a consortium, for research, equipment, or the use of research facilities, or other qualified expenses as determined by the department of commerce, that are directly related to nanotechnology.

SB139,11,18 3. The taxes imposed under subch. III of ch. 77 on the purchase of any of the following that are used by the claimant's nanotechnology business for research and development that occurs in this state:

SB139,11,19 a. Advanced computing devices, including computer hardware and software.

SB139,11,20 b. Data communications.

SB139,11,21 c. Information technology.

SB139,11,23 d. Laboratory materials used exclusively for nanotechnology research and development.

SB139,12,3 (c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credits that may be allocated to all claimants under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5i) and 71.28 (5i) in each fiscal year is $2,500,000, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.207.

SB139,12,6 2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant submits with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification for and allocation of credits under s. 560.207.

SB139,12,14 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.

SB139,12,16 (d) Administration. 1. Section 71.28 (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

SB139,12,22 2. If a credit computed under this subsection is not entirely offset against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due for the following 10 taxable years to the extent not offset by these taxes otherwise due in all intervening years between the year in which the expense was incurred and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.

SB139, s. 12 Section 12. 71.49 (1) (dq) of the statutes is created to read:

SB139,12,24 71.49 (1) (dq) Nanotechnology credit under s. 71.47 (5i).

SB139, s. 13 Section 13. 77.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB139,13,15 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), (3s), (3n), (3t), (3w), (5b), (5e), (5f), (5g), and (5h), and (5i); 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.

SB139, s. 14 Section 14. 560.207 of the statutes is created to read:

SB139,13,19 560.207 Nanotechnology tax credits. (1) The department shall implement a program for certifying businesses as eligible for tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5i), 71.28 (5i), and 71.47 (5i).

SB139,13,25 (2) If the department certifies a business as eligible under sub. (1), the department shall determine the amount of expenditures by the business that meet the requirements of s. 71.07 (5i) (b) 1. to 3., 71.28 (5i) (b) 1. to 3., or 71.47 (5i) (b) 1. to 3. and shall determine the amount of tax credits to be allocated to the business. The total amount of tax credits allocated to all eligible businesses may not exceed $2,500,000 per fiscal year.

SB139,14,3 (3) The department of commerce shall notify the department of revenue of every business certified under sub. (1) and the amount of tax credits allocated to the business under sub. (2).

SB139, s. 15 Section 15. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB139,14,16 (1) Notwithstanding section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of commerce may promulgate emergency rules necessary to administer section 560.207 of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the effective date of permanent rules promulgated to administer section 560.207 of the statutes, as created by this act, or the first day of the 13th month after the effective date of this subsection, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department of commerce is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB139,14,17 (End)