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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
February 24, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Kolste, Barca, Zamarripa,
Johnson, Jorgensen, Pope, Mason, Ohnstad, Doyle, Kahl, Billings, Danou,
Bowen, Stuck, Hebl, Subeck, Genrich, Berceau, Meyers, Sinicki, Brostoff,
Spreitzer, Milroy, Riemer, C. Taylor, Shankland, Wachs, Hesselbein,
Sargent and Goyke, cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Carpenter, Erpenbach,
Ringhand, Harris Dodd and Hansen. Referred to Committee on Jobs and the
Economy.
AB62,1,2 1An Act to create 238.14 of the statutes; relating to: entrepreneurial tax credit
2access grants.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
may certify a person to receive, or a person may otherwise qualify for, income and
franchise tax credits based on the person's expenditures in this state related to the
person's business. This bill directs WEDC to establish a grant program under which
WEDC may award a grant to a person who wishes to secure financing to make
expenditures that would qualify for such tax credits. A person is eligible to receive
a grant if the expenditures are made for a business located in this state that has fewer
than 25 employees in this state or less than $5,000,000 in gross receipts. No person
may receive a grant unless the person has submitted business and financing plans
to a commercial lending institution and submitted copies of the plans to WEDC.
Before awarding a grant, WEDC must verify that the lender has approved the
person's plans and will underwrite a loan for expenditures, contingent on the person
receiving a grant. Under the bill, a person who receives a grant to secure financing
for making an expenditure that would qualify for a tax credit may not claim a credit
for that expenditure.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB62,1
1Section 1. 238.14 of the statutes is created to read:
AB62,2,9 2238.14 Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants. (1) The corporation
3shall establish and administer a program to make grants under this section. The
4corporation may award a grant under the program to a person who intends to use the
5grant to secure financing for making expenditures that would qualify for a credit
6under s. 71.07 (2dy) or (3g) (a) 2., 71.28 (1dy) or (3g) (a) 2., or 71.47 (1dy) or (3g) (a)
72., if the expenditures are made for a business located in this state that has fewer
8than 25 employees in this state or less than $5,000,000 in gross receipts for the
9taxable year in which the person applies for a grant under this section.
AB62,2,18 10(2) Any person who wishes to receive a grant under this section shall complete
11and submit an application to the corporation and enter into an agreement with the
12corporation to use the grant to secure financing for making expenditures described
13under sub. (1) and to repay any or all of the grant proceeds to the corporation if the
14person fails to comply with the agreement. An agreement under this subsection may
15provide that repayment shall be obtained through full or partial repayment of the
16principal amount of the grant plus interest, through receipt of a share of future
17profits from or an interest in a product or process, or through any other appropriate
18means.
AB62,2,24 19(3) (a) No person may receive a grant under this section unless the person has
20submitted business and financing plans to a commercial lending institution and
21submitted copies of the plans to the corporation. Before awarding a grant, the
22corporation shall verify that the lender has approved the person's plans and will
23underwrite a loan for expenditures described under sub. (1), contingent on the
24person receiving a grant under this section.
AB62,3,4
1(b) The amount of any grant awarded under this section is the amount equal
2to 95 percent of the tax credit that the recipient could otherwise receive for making
3expenditures described under sub. (1), except that the amount of the grant may not
4exceed an amount equal to 20 percent of the cost of the project that is being financed.
AB62,3,75 (c) The corporation shall require, as a condition of the grant, that the recipient
6contribute to a project an amount that is not less than the amount the recipient
7receives as a grant under this section.
AB62,3,11 8(4) A person who receives a grant under this section to secure financing for
9making an expenditure described under sub. (1) may not claim a credit under s. 71.07
10(2dy) or (3g) (a) 2., 71.28 (1dy) or (3g) (a) 2., or 71.47 (1dy) or (3g) (a) 2. for that
11expenditure.
AB62,3,14 12(5) (a) The corporation shall pay grants under this section from the
13appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (r). The total amount that the corporation may
14award under this section in a fiscal year is $8,000,000.
AB62,3,1615 (b) The corporation shall establish policies and procedures to administer this
16section.
AB62,3,1817 (c) The corporation may not award grants under this section after January 1,
182017.
AB62,3,1919 (End)
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