AB965: Bill Text

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

2009 Assembly BILL 965

April 20, 2010 - Introduced by Representatives Fields, Montgomery, Ripp, Vukmir, Huebsch, Vos, Honadel, Knodl, Strachota, Mursau and Mason, cosponsored by Senators Plale, Taylor, Hansen and Hopper. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

AB965,1,4 An Act to amend 71.05 (6) (a) 15., 71.21 (4), 71.26 (2) (a) 4., 71.34 (1k) (g), 71.45 (2) (a) 10. and 77.92 (4); and to create 71.07 (3x), 71.10 (4) (cr), 71.28 (3x), 71.30 (3) (dr), 71.47 (3x) and 71.49 (1) (dr) of the statutes; relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for the sales tax paid on certain products.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for the sales tax paid on any of the following items, if they are new when purchased by the taxpayer:

1. Motorcycles.

2. All-terrain vehicles.

3. Personal watercraft.

4. Generators.

5. Motorized lawn or garden equipment.

6. Snowmobiles.

7. Motorboats.

8. Inboard or outboard boat motors.

If the amount of a taxpayer's claim exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability, the taxpayer does not receive a refund, but, instead, may claim the amount of the unused credit in subsequent taxable years.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB965, s. 1 Section 1. 71.05 (6) (a) 15. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts 2 and 28, is amended to read:

AB965,2,8 71.05 (6) (a) 15. The amount of the credits computed under s. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dm), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (2dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3p), (3q), (3r), (3s), (3t), (3w), (3x), (5e), (5f), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), and (8r) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership's, company's, or tax-option corporation's income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1k) (g).

AB965, s. 2 Section 2. 71.07 (3x) of the statutes is created to read:

AB965,2,11 71.07 (3x) Sales tax credit. (a) Definition. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

AB965,2,16 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of the taxes, an amount that is equal to the amount of the taxes imposed under subch. III of ch. 77 that the claimant paid in the taxable year on the purchase of any of the following that are new when purchased by the claimant:

AB965,2,17 1. Motorcycles registered under ch. 341.

AB965,2,18 2. All-terrain vehicles, not including automobiles or trucks.

AB965,2,19 3. Personal watercraft, as defined in s. 30.50 (9d).

AB965,2,21 4. Generators, regardless of whether they are used for personal or business purposes.

AB965,3,1 5. Motorized lawn or garden equipment.

AB965,3,2 6. Snowmobiles

AB965,3,3 7. Motorboats.

AB965,3,4 8. Inboard or outboard boat motors.

AB965,3,7 (c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credit that a claimant may claim under this subsection in a taxable year is $1,500 for each single purchase of an item described in par. (b).

AB965,3,12 2. The credit under par. (b) may be claimed only for items that are purchased during the period beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on the date that is 12 months after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and may be claimed only for the taxable year in which the purchase is made.

AB965,3,20 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.

AB965,3,22 (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.

AB965, s. 3 Section 3. 71.10 (4) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB965,3,24 71.10 (4) (cr) Sales tax credit under s. 71.07 (3x).

AB965, s. 4 Section 4. 71.21 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts 2 and 28, is amended to read:

AB965,4,6 71.21 (4) Credits computed by a partnership under s. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dm), (2ds), (2dx), (2dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3p), (3q), (3r), (3s), (3t), (3w), (3x), (5e), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), and (8r) and passed through to partners shall be added to the partnership's income.

AB965, s. 5 Section 5. 71.26 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts 2 and 28, is amended to read:

AB965,4,14 71.26 (2) (a) 4. Plus the amount of the credit computed under s. 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1dm), (1ds), (1dx), (1dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3p), (3q), (3r), (3t), (3w), (3x), (5e), (5f), (5g), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), and (8r) 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 (1k) (g).

AB965, s. 6 Section 6. 71.28 (3x) of the statutes is created to read:

AB965,4,17 71.28 (3x) Sales tax credit. (a) Definition. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

AB965,4,22 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of the taxes, an amount that is equal to the amount of the taxes imposed under subch. III of ch. 77 that the claimant paid in the taxable year on the purchase of any of the following that are new when purchased by the claimant:

AB965,4,23 1. Motorcycles registered under ch. 341.

AB965,4,24 2. All-terrain vehicles, not including automobiles or trucks.

AB965,4,25 3. Personal watercraft, as defined in s. 30.50 (9d).

AB965,5,2 4. Generators, regardless of whether they are used for personal or business purposes.