SB446: Bill Text

SB446,110,11 77.70 Adoption by county ordinance. Any county desiring to impose county sales and use taxes under this subchapter may do so by the adoption of an ordinance, stating its purpose and referring to this subchapter. The county sales and use taxes may be imposed only for the purpose of directly reducing the property tax levy and only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. That ordinance shall be effective on the first day of January, the first day of April, the first day of July or the first day of October. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 60 120 days before the effective date of the repeal.

SB446, s. 294 Section 294. 77.705 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,110,21 77.705 Adoption by resolution; baseball park district. A local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, by resolution under s. 229.68 (15), may impose a sales tax and a use tax under this subchapter at a rate of no more than 0.1% of the gross receipts or sales price or purchase price. Those taxes may be imposed only in their entirety. The resolution shall be effective on the first day of the first month January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 that begins at least 30 120 days after the adoption of the resolution. Any moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (gd) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gb) shall be used exclusively to retire the district's debt.

SB446, s. 295 Section 295. 77.706 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,111,8 77.706 Adoption by resolution; football stadium district. A local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, by resolution under s. 229.824 (15), may impose a sales tax and a use tax under this subchapter at a rate of 0.5% of the gross receipts or sales price or purchase price. Those taxes may be imposed only in their entirety. The imposition of the taxes under this section shall be effective on the first day of the first month January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 that begins at least 30 120 days after the certification of the approval of the resolution by the electors in the district's jurisdiction under s. 229.824 (15). Any moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (ge) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (ge) shall be used exclusively to retire the district's debt.

SB446, s. 296 Section 296. 77.707 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,111,17 77.707 (1) Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under s. 77.705 for any local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 after the last day of the calendar quarter during that is at least 120 days from the date on which the local professional baseball park district board makes a certification to the department of revenue under s. 229.685 (2), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before the day after the last day of that calendar quarter and fees, interest and penalties that relate to those taxes.

SB446, s. 297 Section 297. 77.707 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,112,2 77.707 (2) Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under s. 77.706 for any local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229 after the last day of the calendar quarter during that is at least 120 days from the date on which the local professional football stadium district board makes all of the certifications to the department of revenue under s. 229.825 (3), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before the day after the last day of that calendar quarter and fees, interest and penalties that relate to those taxes.

SB446, s. 298 Section 298. 77.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,112,13 77.71 (1) For the privilege of selling, licensing, leasing or renting tangible personal property, and the property and items specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), and for the privilege of selling, licensing, performing or furnishing services a sales tax is imposed upon retailers at the rate of 0.5% in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 or 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the gross receipts sales price from the sale, licensing, lease or rental of tangible personal property, and the property and items specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), except property taxed under sub. (4), sold, licensed, leased or rented at retail in the county or special district or from selling, licensing, performing or furnishing services described under s. 77.52 (2) in the county or special district.

SB446, s. 299 Section 299. 77.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,113,2 77.71 (2) An excise tax is imposed at the rate of 0.5% in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 or 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the sales purchase price upon every person storing, using or otherwise consuming in the county or special district tangible personal property, property and items specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), or services if the property, item, or service is subject to the state use tax under s. 77.53, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1), (3) or (4) has been paid relieves the buyer of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that if the buyer has paid a similar local tax in another state on a purchase of the same property, item, or services that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection and except that for motor vehicles that are used for a purpose in addition to retention, demonstration or display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer the tax under this subsection is imposed not on the sales purchase price but on the amount under s. 77.53 (1m).

SB446, s. 300 Section 300. 77.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,113,13 77.71 (3) An excise tax is imposed upon a contractor engaged in construction activities within the county or special district, at the rate of 0.5% in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 or 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the sales purchase price of tangible personal property that is used in constructing, altering, repairing or improving real property and that becomes a component part of real property in that county or special district, except that if the contractor has paid the sales tax of a county in the case of a county tax or of a special district in the case of a special district tax in this state on that property, or has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

SB446, s. 301 Section 301. 77.71 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 11, is amended to read:

SB446,113,25 77.71 (4) An excise tax is imposed at the rate of 0.5 percent in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 or 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the sales purchase price upon every person storing, using or otherwise consuming a motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft, if that property must be registered or titled with this state and if that property is to be customarily kept in a county that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.70 or in a special district that has in effect a resolution under s. 77.705 or 77.706, except that if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

SB446, s. 302 Section 302. 77.72 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB446, s. 303 Section 303. 77.72 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 77.72 and amended to read:

SB446,114,12 77.72 General rule for property . For the purposes of this subchapter, all retail sales of tangible personal property are completed at the time when, and the place where, the seller or the seller's agent transfers possession to the buyer or the buyer's agent. In this subsection, a common carrier or the U.S. postal service is the agent of the seller, regardless of any f.o.b. point and regardless of the method by which freight or postage is paid. Rentals and leases of property, except property under sub. (2), have a situs at the location of that property, and property and items specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), and taxable services occur as provided in s. 77.522.

SB446, s. 304 Section 304. 77.72 (2) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.

SB446, s. 305 Section 305. 77.73 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,114,21 77.73 (2) Counties and special districts do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (2) in regard to items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c) and tangible personal property, except snowmobiles, trailers, semitrailers, and all-terrain vehicles, purchased in a sale that is consummated in another county or special district in this state that does not have in effect an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter and later brought by the buyer into the county or special district that has imposed a tax under s. 77.71 (2).

SB446, s. 306 Section 306. 77.73 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB446,115,5 77.73 (3) Counties and special districts have jurisdiction to impose the taxes under this subchapter on retailers who file an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who register under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m), regardless of whether such retailers are engaged in business in the county or special district, as provided in s. 77.51 (13g). A retailer who files an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who registers under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m) shall collect, report, and remit to the department the taxes imposed under this subchapter for all counties and special districts that have an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter.

SB446, s. 307 Section 307. 77.75 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,115,12 77.75 Reports. Every person subject to county or special district sales and use taxes shall, for each reporting period, record that person's sales made in the county or special district that has imposed those taxes separately from sales made elsewhere in this state and file a report of the measure of the county or special district sales and use taxes and the tax due thereon separately as prescribed by the department of revenue.

SB446, s. 308 Section 308. 77.77 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 77.77 (1) (a) and amended to read:

SB446,115,24 77.77 (1) (a) The gross receipts sales price from services subject to the tax under s. 77.52 (2) are not or the lease, rental, or license of tangible personal property, and property and items specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), is subject to the taxes under this subchapter, and the incremental amount of tax caused by a rate increase applicable to those services, leases, rentals, or licenses is not due, if those services are billed to the customer and paid for before beginning with the first billing period starting on or after the effective date of the county ordinance, special district resolution, or rate increase, regardless of whether the service is furnished or the property or item is leased, rented, or licensed to the customer before or after that date.

SB446, s. 309 Section 309. 77.77 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB446,116,9 77.77 (1) (b) The sales price from services subject to the tax under s. 77.52 (2) or the lease, rental, or license of tangible personal property, and property and items specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), is not subject to the taxes under this subchapter, and a decrease in the tax rate imposed under this subchapter on those services first applies, beginning with bills rendered on or after the effective date of the repeal or sunset of a county ordinance or special district resolution imposing the tax or other rate decrease, regardless of whether the service is furnished or the property or item is leased, rented, or licensed to the customer before or after that date.

SB446, s. 310 Section 310. 77.77 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB446, s. 311 Section 311. 77.785 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,116,14 77.785 (1) All retailers shall collect and report the taxes under this subchapter on the gross receipts sales price from leases and rentals of property or items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c) under s. 77.71 (4).

SB446, s. 312 Section 312. 77.785 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 11, is amended to read:

SB446,116,22 77.785 (2) Prior to registration or titling, a retailer of a boat, all-terrain vehicle, trailer and semi-trailer dealers and licensed aircraft, motor vehicle, manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2), or recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), and snowmobile dealers shall collect the taxes under this subchapter on sales of items under s. 77.71 (4). The dealer retailer shall remit those taxes to the department of revenue along with payments of the taxes under subch. III.

SB446, s. 313 Section 313. 77.98 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,117,5 77.98 Imposition. A local exposition district under subch. II of ch. 229 may impose a tax on the retail sale, except sales for resale, within the district's jurisdiction under s. 229.43 of products that are subject to a tax under s. 77.54 (20) (c) 1. to 3. and not candy, as defined in s. 77.51 (1fm), prepared food, as defined in s. 77.51 (10m), and soft drinks, as defined in s. 77.51 (17w), unless exempt from the sales tax under s. 77.54 (1), (4), (7) (a), (7m), (9), (9a) or (20) (c) 5., (20n) (b) and (c), and (20r).

SB446, s. 314 Section 314. 77.981 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,117,15 77.981 Rate. The tax under s. 77.98 is imposed on the sale of taxable products at the rate of 0.25% of the gross receipts sales price, except that the district, by a vote of a majority of the authorized members of its board of directors, may impose the tax at the rate of 0.5% of the gross receipts sales price. A majority of the authorized members of the district's board may vote that, if the balance in a special debt service reserve fund of the district is less than the requirement under s. 229.50 (5), the tax rate under this subchapter is 0.5%. The 0.5% rate shall be effective on the next January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1, and this tax is irrepealable if any bonds issued by the district and secured by the special debt service reserve fund are outstanding.

SB446, s. 315 Section 315. 77.982 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB446,117,22 77.982 (2) Sections 77.51 (12m), (14), (14g), (15a), and (15b), 77.52 (1b), (3), (4), (13), (14), (18), and (19), 77.53 (1b), 77.58 (1) to (5), (6m), and (7), 77.585, 77.59, 77.60, 77.61 (2), (3m), (5), (8), (9), and (12) to (15), and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under subch. III, apply to the tax under this subchapter. Section 77.73, as it applies to the taxes under subch. V, applies to the tax under this subchapter.

SB446, s. 316 Section 316. 77.99 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,118,10 77.99 Imposition. A local exposition district under subch. II of ch. 229 may impose a tax at the rate of 3% of the gross receipts sales price on the rental, but not for rerental and not for rental as a service or repair replacement vehicle, within the district's jurisdiction under s. 229.43, of Type 1 automobiles, as defined in s. 340.01 (4) (a), by establishments primarily engaged in short-term rental of passenger cars without drivers, for a period of 30 days or less, unless the sale is exempt from the sales tax under s. 77.54 (1), (4), (7) (a), (7m), (9) or (9a). If the state makes a payment under s. 229.50 (7) to a district's special debt service reserve fund, a majority of the district's authorized board of directors may vote to increase the tax rate under this subchapter to 4%. A resolution to adopt the taxes imposed under this section, or an increase in the tax rate, shall be effective on the first January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 following the adoption of the resolution or tax increase.

SB446, s. 317 Section 317. 77.991 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,118,18 77.991 (2) Sections 77.51 (4) (a), (b) 1., 2., and 4., (c) 1. to 3. and (d) and (14) (a) to (f), (j) and (k), 77.52 (1b), (4), (6), (13), (14), and (18), 77.53 (1b), 77.58 (1) to (5) and (7), 77.59, 77.60, 77.61 (2), (5), (8), (9), and (12) to (14) and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under subch. III, apply to the tax under this subchapter. Sections 77.72 (1) and (2) (a) and 77.73, as they apply to the taxes under subch. V, apply to the tax under this subchapter. The renter shall collect the tax under this subchapter from the person to whom the passenger car is rented.

SB446, s. 318 Section 318. 77.994 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,119,2 77.994 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), a municipality or a county all of which is included in a premier resort area under s. 66.1113 may, by ordinance, impose a tax at a rate of 0.5% of the gross receipts sales price from the sale, license, lease, or rental in the municipality or county of goods or services that are taxable under subch. III made by businesses that are classified in the standard industrial classification manual, 1987 edition, published by the U.S. office of management and budget, under the following industry numbers:

SB446, s. 319 Section 319. 77.9941 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,119,6 77.9941 (4) Sections 77.72 (1), (2) (a) and (3) (a), 77.73, 77.74, 77.75, 77.76 (1), (2), and (4), 77.77 (1) and (2), 77.785 (1), and 77.79, as they apply to the taxes under subch. V, apply to the tax under this subchapter.

SB446, s. 320 Section 320. 77.995 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 11, is amended to read:

SB446,119,17 77.995 (2) There is imposed a fee at the rate of 5 percent of the gross receipts sales price on the rental, but not for rerental and not for rental as a service or repair replacement vehicle of Type 1 automobiles, as defined in s. 340.01 (4) (a); of recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r); of motor homes, as defined in s. 340.01 (33m); and of camping trailers, as defined in s. 340.01 (6m) by establishments primarily engaged in short-term rental of vehicles without drivers, for a period of 30 days or less, unless the sale is exempt from the sales tax under s. 77.54 (1), (4), (7) (a), (7m) or (9a). There is also imposed a fee at the rate of 5 percent of the gross receipts sales price on the rental of limousines.

SB446, s. 321 Section 321. 77.9951 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB446,119,24 77.9951 (2) Sections 77.51 (12m), (14), (14g), (15a), and (15b), 77.52 (1b), (3), (4), (13), (14), (18), and (19), 77.53 (1b), 77.58 (1) to (5), (6m), and (7), 77.585, 77.59, 77.60, 77.61 (2), (3m), (5), (8), (9), and (12) to (15), and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under subch. III, apply to the fee under this subchapter. The renter shall collect the fee under this subchapter from the person to whom the vehicle is rented.

SB446, s. 322 Section 322. 77.996 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,120,5 77.996 (6) "Gross receipts" has the meaning given in s. 77.51 (4) (a), (b) 1. and 5., (c) 1. to 4., and (d) means the sales price, as defined in s. 77.51 (15b), of tangible personal property and taxable services sold by a dry cleaning facility. "Gross receipts" does not include the license fee imposed under s. 77.9961 (1m) that is passed on to customers.

SB446, s. 323 Section 323. 77.9972 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is repealed and recreated to read:

SB446,120,14 77.9972 (2) Sections 77.51 (12m), (14), (14g), (15a), and (15b), 77.52 (1b), (3), (4), (13), (14), (18), and (19), 77.53 (1b), 77.58 (1) to (5), (6m), and (7), 77.585, 77.59, 77.60, 77.61 (2), (3m), (5), (8), (9), and (12) to (15), and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under subch. III, apply to the fee under this subchapter. Section 77.73, as it applies to the taxes under subch. V, applies to the fee under this subchapter. The renter shall collect the fee under this subchapter from the person to whom the passenger car is rented.

SB446, s. 324 Section 324. 86.195 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,120,19 86.195 (3) (b) 3. Fifty percent of the gross receipts sales price, as defined in s. 77.51 (15b), of the business are from meal, food, the sale of food product and beverage sales and food ingredients, as defined in s. 77.51 (3t), that are taxable under s. 77.54 (20) (c) subch. III of ch. 77; and

SB446, s. 325 Section 325. 218.0171 (2) (cq) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,121,2 218.0171 (2) (cq) Upon payment of a refund to a consumer under par. (b) 2. b., the manufacturer shall provide to the consumer a written statement that specifies the trade-in amount previously applied under s. 77.51 (4) (b) 3. or 3m. or (15) (b) 4. or 4m. (12m) (b) 5. or 6. or (15b) (b) 5. or 6. toward the sales price of the motor vehicle having the nonconformity and the date on which the manufacturer provided the refund.

SB446, s. 326 Section 326. 229.68 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,121,9 229.68 (15) Impose, by the adoption of a resolution, the taxes under subch. V of ch. 77. A district may not levy any taxes that are not expressly authorized under subch. V of ch. 77 and that do not receive the affirmative vote of a supermajority of the district board. If a district adopts a resolution which imposes taxes, it shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of revenue at least 30 120 days before its effective date.

SB446, s. 327 Section 327. 229.824 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB446,122,14 229.824 (15) Impose, by the adoption of a resolution, the taxes under subch. V of ch. 77, except that the taxes imposed by the resolution may not take effect until the resolution is approved by a majority of the electors in the district's jurisdiction voting on the resolution at a referendum, to be held at the first spring primary or September primary following by at least 45 days the date of adoption of the resolution. Two questions shall appear on the ballot. The first question shall be: "Shall a sales tax and a use tax be imposed at the rate of 0.5% in .... County for purposes related to football stadium facilities in the .... Professional Football Stadium District?" The 2nd question shall be: "Shall excess revenues from the 0.5% sales tax and use tax be permitted to be used for property tax relief purposes in .... County?" Approval of the first question constitutes approval of the resolution of the district board. Approval of the 2nd question is not effective unless the first question is approved. The clerk of the district shall publish the notices required under s. 10.06 (4) (c), (f) and (i) for any referendum held under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 10.06 (4) (c), the type A notice under s. 10.01 (2) (a) relating to the referendum is valid even if given and published late as long as it is given and published prior to the election as early as practicable. A district may not levy any taxes that are not expressly authorized under subch. V of ch. 77. The district may not levy any taxes until the professional football team and the governing body of the municipality in which the football stadium facilities are located agree on how to fund the maintenance of the football stadium facilities. The district may not levy any taxes until the professional football team and the governing body of the municipality in which the football stadium facilities are located agree on how to distribute the proceeds, if any, from the sale of naming rights related to the football stadium facilities. If a district board adopts a resolution that imposes taxes and the resolution is approved by the electors, the district shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of revenue at least 30 120 days before its effective date. If a district board adopts a resolution that imposes taxes and the resolution is not approved by the electors, the district is dissolved.

SB446, s. 328 Section 328. Effective date.

SB446,122,16 (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2010.

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