71.07(3m)(a)1.b.
b. For partnerships except publicly traded partnerships treated as corporations under
s. 71.22 (1), or limited liability companies, except limited liability companies treated as corporations under
s. 71.22 (1), "claimant" means each individual partner or member.
71.07(3m)(a)1.c.
c. For purposes of filing a claim under this subsection, the personal representative of an estate and the trustee of a trust shall be deemed owners of farmland. "Claimant" does not include the estate of a person who is a nonresident of this state on the person's date of death, a trust created by a nonresident person, a trust which receives Wisconsin real property from a nonresident person or a trust in which a nonresident settlor retains a beneficial interest.
71.07(3m)(a)1.d.
d. For purposes of filing a claim under this subsection, when land is subject to a land contract, the claimant shall be the vendee under the contract.
71.07(3m)(a)1.e.
e. For purposes of filing a claim under this subsection, when a guardian has been appointed under
ch. 880 for a ward who owns the farmland, the claimant shall be the guardian on behalf of the ward.
71.07(3m)(a)1.f.
f. For a tax-option corporation, "claimant" means each individual shareholder.
71.07(3m)(a)3.
3. "Farmland" means 35 or more acres of real property, exclusive of improvements, in this state, in agricultural use, as defined in
s. 91.01 (1), and owned by the claimant or any member of the claimant's household during the taxable year for which a credit under this subsection is claimed if the farm of which the farmland is a part, during that year, produced not less than $6,000 in gross farm profits resulting from agricultural use, as defined in
s. 91.01 (1), or if the farm of which the farmland is a part, during that year and the 2 years immediately preceding that year, produced not less than $18,000 in such profits, or if at least 35 acres of the farmland, during all or part of that year, was enrolled in the conservation reserve program under
16 USC 3831 to
3836.
71.07(3m)(a)4.
4. "Gross farm profits" means gross receipts, excluding rent, from agricultural use, as defined in
s. 91.01 (1) including the fair market value at the time of disposition of payments in kind for placing land in federal programs or payments from the federal dairy termination program under
7 USC 1446 (d), less the cost or other basis of livestock or other items purchased for resale which are sold or otherwise disposed of during the taxable year.
71.07(3m)(a)5.
5. "Household" means an individual and his or her spouse and all minor dependents.
71.07(3m)(a)6.
6. "Property taxes accrued" means property taxes, exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest and charges for service, levied on the farmland owned by the claimant or any member of the claimant's household in any calendar year under
ch. 70, less the tax credit, if any, afforded in respect of the property by
s. 79.10. "Property taxes accrued" shall not exceed $10,000. If farmland is owned by a tax-option corporation, limited liability company or by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants, tenants in common or partners or is marital property or survivorship marital property and one or more such persons, entities or owners is not a member of the claimant's household, "property taxes accrued" is that part of property taxes levied on the farmland, reduced by the tax credit under
s. 79.10, that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant and the claimant's household. For purposes of this subdivision, property taxes are "levied" when the tax roll is delivered to the local treasurer for collection. If farmland is sold during the calendar year of the levy the "property taxes accrued" for the seller is the amount of the tax levy, reduced by the tax credit under
s. 79.10, prorated to each in the closing agreement pertaining to the sale of the farmland, except that if the seller does not reimburse the buyer for any part of those property taxes there are no "property taxes accrued" for the seller, and the "property taxes accrued" for the buyer is the property taxes levied on the farmland, reduced by the tax credit under
s. 79.10, minus, if the seller reimburses the buyer for part of the property taxes, the amount prorated to the seller in the closing agreement. With the claim for credit under this subsection, the seller shall submit a copy of the closing agreement and the buyer shall submit a copy of the closing agreement and a copy of the property tax bill.
71.07(3m)(b)1.a.a. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and
s. 71.80 (3) and
(3m), a claimant may claim as a credit against Wisconsin income taxes otherwise due, the amount derived under
par. (c). If the allowable amount of claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant's income or if there are no Wisconsin income taxes due on the claimant's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against income taxes shall be certified to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft or other draft paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.835 (2) (q).
71.07(3m)(b)1.b.
b. Every claimant under this subsection shall supply, at the request of the department, in support of the claim, a copy of the property tax bill relating to the farmland and certification by the claimant that all taxes owed by the claimant on the property for which the claim is made for the year before the year for which the claim is made have been paid.
71.07(3m)(b)2.
2. Ineligible claims. No credit may be allowed under this subsection:
71.07(3m)(b)2.b.
b. If the department determines that ownership of the farmland has been transferred to the claimant for the purpose of maximizing benefits under this subsection.
71.07(3m)(c)1.1. Any claimant may claim against taxes otherwise due under this chapter 10% of the property taxes accrued in the taxable year to which the claim relates, up to a maximum claim of $1,000, except that the credit under this subsection plus the credit under
subch. IX may not exceed 95% of the property taxes accrued on the farm.
71.07(3m)(c)2.
2. Any claimant may claim against taxes otherwise due under this chapter, on an income or franchise tax return that includes the levy date, an additional one-time credit of 4.2% of the property taxes accrued, that are levied in December 1989, up to a maximum of $420.
71.07(3m)(d)
(d)
General provisions. Section 71.61 (1) to
(4) as it applies to the credit under
subch. IX applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(4)
(4) Homestead credit. The homestead credit under
subch. VIII may be claimed by individuals against taxes otherwise due.
71.07(5)
(5) Itemized deductions credit. Single persons, married persons filing separately and married persons filing jointly may claim as a credit against, but not to exceed the amount of, Wisconsin net income taxes due an amount calculated as follows:
71.07(5)(a)
(a) Add the amounts allowed as itemized deductions under the internal revenue code except:
71.07(5)(a)1.
1. Interest paid to purchase or hold securities issued by the federal government or by any of its instrumentalities the interest on which is exempt from taxation under
s. 71.05 (6) (b) 1.
71.07(5)(a)3.
3. Casualty and theft deductions under section
165 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code.
71.07(5)(a)4.
4. Expenses to move from this state under section
217 of the internal revenue code.
71.07(5)(a)5.
5. Interest incurred to purchase or refinance a residence that is not a principal residence and is not in this state, and interest incurred to purchase or refinance a residence that is a boat.
71.07(5)(a)6.
6. The amount claimed for repayment of income previously taxed under this chapter if that amount is used in calculating the credit under
sub. (1).
71.07(5)(a)7.
7. The amount claimed as a deduction for unreimbursed medical care expenses under section
213 (a) of the internal revenue code to the extent that the funds used to pay for the unreimbursed expenses for which the deduction was claimed were withdrawn from an account described under
s. 71.05 (6) (b) 22. [24.].
71.07 Note
NOTE: The correct cross-reference is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
71.07(5)(a)15.
15. The amount claimed as a deduction for medical care insurance under section
213 of the internal revenue code that is exempt from taxation under
s. 71.05 (6) (b) 17. to
20.
71.07(5)(d)
(d) With respect to persons who change their domicile into or from this state during the taxable year and nonresident persons, the credit under this subsection shall be limited to the fraction of the amount so determined that Wisconsin adjusted gross income is of federal adjusted gross income. In this paragraph, for married persons filing separately "adjusted gross income" means the separate adjusted gross income of each spouse and for married persons filing jointly "adjusted gross income" means the total adjusted gross income of both spouses. If a person and that person's spouse are not both domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year, their credit under this subsection on a joint return shall be limited to the fraction of the amount so determined that their joint Wisconsin adjusted gross income is of their joint federal adjusted gross income.
71.07(6)(a)(a) Married persons filing a joint return, except those who reduce their gross income under section
911 or
931 of the internal revenue code, may claim as a credit against, but not to exceed the amount of, Wisconsin net income taxes otherwise due an amount equal to 2% of the earned income of the spouse with the lower earned income, but not more than $300. In this paragraph, "earned income" means qualified earned income, as defined in section
221 (b) of the internal revenue code as amended to December 31, 1985, plus employe business expenses under section 62 (2) (B) to (D) of that code, allocable to Wisconsin under
s. 71.04, plus amounts received by the individual for services performed in the employ of the individual's spouse minus the amount of disability income excluded under
s. 71.05 (6) (b) 4. and minus any other amount not subject to tax under this chapter. Earned income is computed notwithstanding the fact that each spouse owns an undivided one-half interest in the whole of the marital property. A marital property agreement or unilateral statement under
ch. 766 transferring income between spouses has no effect in computing earned income under this paragraph.
71.07(6)(b)
(b) A claimant who has filed a timely claim under
par. (a) may file an amended claim with the department of revenue within 4 years of the last day prescribed by law for filing the original claim.
71.07(7)(a)(a) In this subsection, "state" includes the District of Columbia, but does not include the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the several territories organized by Congress.
71.07(7)(b)
(b) If a resident individual, estate or trust pays a net income tax to another state, that resident individual, estate or trust may credit the net tax paid to that other state on that income against the net income tax otherwise payable to the state on income of the same year. The credit may not be allowed unless the income taxed by the other state is also considered income for Wisconsin tax purposes. The credit may not be allowed unless claimed within the time provided in
s. 71.75 (2), but
s. 71.75 (4) does not apply to those credits. For purposes of this paragraph, amounts declared and paid pursuant to the income tax law of another state shall be deemed a net income tax paid to that other state only in the year in which the income tax return for that state was required to be filed. Income and franchise taxes paid to another state by a tax-option corporation or limited liability company that is treated as a partnership may be claimed as a credit under this paragraph by that corporation's shareholders or that limited liability company's members who are residents of this state and who otherwise qualify under this paragraph.
71.07(8)
(8) Personal exemptions credit for natural persons. On income of calendar year 1986 and corresponding fiscal years and thereafter, there may be deducted from the tax after it has been computed according to the rates of this section personal exemptions for natural persons as follows:
71.07(8)(a)
(a) An exemption of $25 if the taxpayer has reached the age of 65 prior to the close of the calendar or fiscal year.
71.07(8)(b)
(b) An exemption of $50 for each person for whom the taxpayer is entitled to an exemption for the taxable year under section 151 (c) of the federal internal revenue code.
71.07(8)(c)
(c) With respect to persons who change their domicile into or from this state during the taxable year and nonresident persons, personal exemptions shall be limited to the fraction of the amount so determined that Wisconsin adjusted gross income is of federal adjusted gross income. In this paragraph, for married persons filing separately "adjusted gross income" means the separate adjusted gross income of each spouse and for married persons filing jointly "adjusted gross income" means the total adjusted gross income of both spouses. If a person and that person's spouse are not both domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year, their personal exemptions on a joint return are determined by multiplying the personal exemption that would be available to each of them if they were both domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year by a fraction the numerator of which is their joint Wisconsin adjusted gross income and the denominator of which is their joint federal adjusted gross income.
71.07(9)
(9) School property tax credit. 71.07(9)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a natural person who files a claim or on whose behalf a claim is filed under this subsection but does not include an estate, fiduciary or trust.
71.07(9)(a)2.
2. "Principal dwelling" means any dwelling, whether owned or rented, and the land surrounding it that is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a primary dwelling of the claimant and may include a part of a multidwelling or multipurpose building and a part of the land upon which it is built that is used as the claimant's primary dwelling.
71.07(9)(a)3.
3. "Property taxes" means real and personal property taxes, exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest and charges for service, paid by a claimant on the claimant's principal dwelling during the taxable year for which credit under this subsection is claimed, less any property taxes paid which are properly includable as a trade or business expense under section
162 of the internal revenue code. If the principal dwelling on which the taxes were paid is owned by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants or tenants in common or is owned by spouses as marital property, "property taxes" is that part of property taxes paid that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant. If the principal dwelling is sold during the taxable year the "property taxes" for the seller and buyer shall be the amount of the tax prorated to each in the closing agreement pertaining to the sale or, if not so provided for in the closing agreement, the tax shall be prorated between the seller and buyer in proportion to months of their respective ownership. "Property taxes" includes monthly parking permit fees in respect to a principal dwelling collected under
s. 66.058 (3) (c).
71.07(9)(a)4.
4. "Rent constituting property taxes" means 25% of rent if heat is not included, or 20% of rent if heat is included, paid during the taxable year for which credit is claimed under this subsection, at arm's length, for the use of a principal dwelling and contiguous land, excluding any payment for domestic, food, medical or other services which are unrelated to use of the dwelling as housing, less any rent paid that is properly includable as a trade or business expense under the internal revenue code. "Rent" includes space rental paid to a landlord for parking a mobile home. Rent shall be apportioned among the occupants of a principal dwelling according to their respective contribution to the total amount of rent paid. "Rent" does not include rent paid for the use of housing which was exempt from property taxation, except housing for which payments in lieu of taxes were made under
s. 66.40 (22).
71.07(9)(b)
(b) Subject to the limitations under this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against, but not to exceed the amount of, taxes under
s. 71.02, 10% of the first $2,000 of property taxes or rent constituting property taxes, or 10% of the first $1,000 of property taxes or rent constituting property taxes of a married person filing separately.
71.07(9)(c)
(c) For an unmarried person or a married person filing a separate return who is a part-year resident of this state, the credit under this subsection is limited to that fraction of the amount determined under this subsection that Wisconsin adjusted gross income is of federal adjusted gross income. No credit is allowed under this subsection for unmarried persons or married persons filing separate returns who are nonresidents of this state. If one spouse is not domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year, the credit on a joint return is determined by multiplying the school property tax credit that would be available to them if both spouses were domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year by a fraction the numerator of which is their joint Wisconsin adjusted gross income and the denominator of which is their joint federal adjusted gross income. No credit is allowed under this subsection on a joint return if both spouses are nonresidents of this state.
71.07(9)(d)
(d) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the period specified in
s. 71.75 (2).
71.07(9)(e)
(e) In any case in which a principal dwelling is rented by a person from another person under circumstances deemed by the department of revenue to be not at arm's length, the department may determine rent at arm's length, and, for purposes of this subsection, such determination shall be final.
71.07(9)(f)
(f) The department of revenue, on its forms and instructions, shall refer to the credit under this subsection as the school property tax credit.
71.07(9e)(a)(a) For taxable years beginning before January 1, 1994, any natural person may credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 an amount equal to one of the following percentages of the federal basic earned income credit for which the person is eligible for the taxable year under section
32 (b) (1) (A) to (C) of the internal revenue code:
71.07(9e)(a)1.
1. If the person has one qualifying child who has the same principal place of abode as the person, 5%.
71.07(9e)(a)2.
2. If the person has 2 qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person, 25%.
71.07(9e)(a)3.
3. If the person has more than 2 qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person, 75%.
71.07(9e)(ac)
(ac) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994, and before January 1, 1996, any natural person may credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 an amount equal to one of the following percentages of the federal basic earned income credit for which the person is eligible for the taxable year under section
32 (b) (1) (A) to (C) of the internal revenue code:
71.07(9e)(ac)1.
1. If the person has one qualifying child who has the same principal place of abode as the person, 4%.
71.07(9e)(ac)2.
2. If the person has 2 qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person, 16%.
71.07(9e)(ac)3.
3. If the person has 3 or more qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person, 50%.
71.07(9e)(ad)
(ad) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 1995, a person who has one qualifying child who has the same principal place of abode as the person may credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 an amount equal to the amount calculated by one of the following methods, based on the person's earned income or federal adjusted gross income:
71.07(9e)(ad)1.
1. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is below the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) and the person's earned income is the maximum credit income under
par. (at) or less, the credit shall be the person's earned income multiplied by 1.15%.
71.07(9e)(ad)2.
2. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is below the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) and the person's earned income is more than the maximum credit income under
par. (at) but not more than the phase-out income threshold, the credit shall be the maximum credit income multiplied by 1.15%.
71.07(9e)(ad)3.
3. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is below the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) and the person's earned income is more than the phase-out income threshold but not more than the maximum income under
par. (at), the credit shall be the amount obtained by subtracting from the maximum credit under
par. (at), the amount obtained by multiplying by 0.82%, the difference between the person's earned income and the phase-out income threshold.
71.07(9e)(ad)4.
4. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is at or above the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) but not more than the maximum income under
par. (at), the credit shall be the lesser of one of the following:
71.07(9e)(ad)4.a.
a. If the person's earned income is the maximum credit income under
par. (at) or less, the person's earned income multiplied by 1.15%.
71.07(9e)(ad)4.b.
b. If the person's earned income is more than the maximum credit income under
par. (at) but not more than the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at), the maximum credit income multiplied by 1.15%.
71.07(9e)(ad)4.c.
c. If the person's earned income is more than the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) but not more than the maximum income under
par. (at), the amount obtained by subtracting from the maximum credit under
par. (at), the amount obtained by multiplying by 0.82%, the difference between the person's earned income and the phase-out income threshold.
71.07(9e)(ad)4.d.
d. The amount obtained by subtracting from the maximum credit under
par. (at), the amount obtained by multiplying by 0.82%, the difference between the person's federal adjusted gross income and the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at).
71.07(9e)(af)
(af) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, any natural person may credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 an amount equal to one of the following percentages of the federal basic earned income credit for which the person is eligible for the taxable year under section
32 (b) (1) (A) to (C) of the internal revenue code:
71.07(9e)(af)1.
1. If the person has one qualifying child who has the same principal place of abode as the person, 4%.
71.07(9e)(af)2.
2. If the person has 2 qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person, 14%.
71.07(9e)(af)3.
3. If the person has 3 or more qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person, 43%.
71.07(9e)(ah)
(ah) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 1995, a person who has 2 qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person may credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 an amount equal to the amount calculated by one of the following methods, based on the person's earned income or federal adjusted gross income:
71.07(9e)(ah)1.
1. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is below the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) and the person's earned income is the maximum credit income under
par. (at) or less, the credit shall be the person's earned income multiplied by 6.25%.
71.07(9e)(ah)2.
2. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is below the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) and the person's earned income is more than the maximum credit income under
par. (at) but not more than the phase-out income threshold, the credit shall be the maximum credit income multiplied by 6.25%.
71.07(9e)(ah)3.
3. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is below the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) and the person's earned income is more than the phase-out income threshold but not more than the maximum income under
par. (at), the credit shall be the amount obtained by subtracting from the maximum credit under
par. (at), the amount obtained by multiplying by 4.47%, the difference between the person's earned income and the phase-out income threshold.
71.07(9e)(ah)4.
4. If the person's federal adjusted gross income is at or above the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) but not more than the maximum income under
par. (at), the credit shall be the lesser of one of the following:
71.07(9e)(ah)4.a.
a. If the person's earned income is the maximum credit income under
par. (at) or less, the person's earned income multiplied by 6.25%.
71.07(9e)(ah)4.b.
b. If the person's earned income is more than the maximum credit income under
par. (at) but not more than the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at), the maximum credit income multiplied by 6.25%.
71.07(9e)(ah)4.c.
c. If the person's earned income is more than the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at) but not more than the maximum income under
par. (at), the amount obtained by subtracting from the maximum credit under
par. (at), the amount obtained by multiplying by 4.47%, the difference between the person's earned income and the phase-out income threshold.
71.07(9e)(ah)4.d.
d. The amount obtained by subtracting from the maximum credit under
par. (at), the amount obtained by multiplying by 4.47%, the difference between the person's federal adjusted gross income and the phase-out income threshold under
par. (at).
71.07(9e)(ap)
(ap) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 1995, a person who has more than 2 qualifying children who have the same principal place of abode as the person may credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 an amount equal to the amount calculated by one of the following methods, based on the person's earned income or federal adjusted gross income:
