71.67(5)(c)3. 3. The gross amount of pari-mutuel wager winnings that are subject to withholding under par. (a).
71.67(5)(c)4. 4. The total amount deducted and withheld as required under par. (a).
71.67(5)(d) (d) Statement furnished to the department.
71.67(5)(d)1.1. The payee shall furnish the department of revenue with one copy of the written statement he or she receives under par. (c) along with his or her income or franchise return for the year.
71.67(5)(d)2. 2. The licensee shall furnish the department of revenue with a copy of the statement that he or she furnishes to the payee under par. (c).
71.67(6) (6)Withholding registration; fee. Each employer who is required to withhold under this chapter shall obtain a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
71.67(7) (7)Withholding from unemployment compensation.
71.67(7)(a)(a) The department of industry, labor and job development may, in accordance with s. 108.135, deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation payment, on a form prepared by the department of industry, labor and job development, a portion of the payment as Wisconsin income tax. The department of industry, labor and job development shall deposit the amounts withheld, on a monthly basis, as provided in s. 108.135 (6).
71.67(7)(b) (b) The department of industry, labor and job development shall furnish to each claimant who receives benefits during any year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, at least one legible copy of a written statement showing all of the following:
71.67(7)(b)1. 1. The name of the claimant and that claimant's social security number.
71.67(7)(b)2. 2. The gross amount of unemployment compensation that is subject to withholding under par. (a).
71.67(7)(b)3. 3. The total amount deducted and withheld under par. (a).
71.67(7)(c)1.1. If the department of revenue so requires, the claimant shall furnish the department of revenue with one copy of the written statement that he or she receives under par. (b), along with his or her income tax return for the year.
71.67(7)(c)2. 2. The department of industry, labor and job development shall furnish the department of revenue with a copy of any statement that is furnished to the claimant under par. (b).
subch. XI of ch. 71 SUBCHAPTER XI
INFORMATION RETURNS
71.69 71.69 Capital stock transfers. All corporations doing business in this state shall file with the department, on or before March 15 of each year on forms prescribed by the department, a statement of such transfers of its capital stock as have been made by or to residents of this state during the preceding calendar year. Such statement shall contain the name and address of the seller, date of transfer, and the number of shares of stock transferred.
71.69 History History: 1987 a. 312.
71.70 71.70 Rents or royalties.
71.70(1)(1)Persons other than corporations. Persons other than corporations deducting rent or royalties in determining taxable income shall inform the department of the amounts and of the name and address of all natural persons who are residents of this state and to whom royalties of $600 or more were paid during the taxable year; and of the amounts and of the name and address of all natural persons to whom rent of $600 or more is paid during the taxable year for property having a situs in this state. Such information shall be filed at the time of filing the income tax return on which such payments are deducted or at such other time as the department prescribes.
71.70(2) (2)Corporations. All corporations doing business in this state shall file with the department, on or before March 15 of each year, any information relative to payments made within the preceding calendar year of rents and royalties to all natural persons taxable thereon under this chapter in amounts and in the manner and form prescribed by the department.
71.70 History History: 1987 a. 312; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39.
71.71 71.71 Wages.
71.71(1)(1)Statement employer must furnish to employe.
71.71(1)(a)(a) Every person, partnership or limited liability company required to deduct and withhold from an employe under the general withholding provisions of subch. X shall furnish to each such employe in respect of the remuneration paid by such person, partnership or company to such employe during the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, or if his or her employment is terminated before the close of any such calendar year on the day on which the last payment of remuneration is made, 2 legible copies of a written statement showing the following:
71.71(1)(a)1. 1. The name of such person, partnership or limited liability company, and that person's, partnership's or company's Wisconsin income tax identification number, if any.
71.71(1)(a)2. 2. The name of such employe, and his or her social security number, if any.
71.71(1)(a)3. 3. The total amount of wages as defined in s. 71.63 (6).
71.71(1)(a)4. 4. The total amount deducted and withheld as required by the general withholding provisions of subch. X.
71.71(1)(b) (b) The employe shall furnish the department of revenue one copy of such written statement along with his or her return for the year.
71.71(2) (2)Statement employer must furnish to department. Every person required to deduct and withhold from an employe under subch. X shall furnish to the department of revenue at its offices in Madison, in respect to remuneration paid by such person to such employe during the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, one copy of the statement referred to in sub. (1).
71.71 History History: 1987 a. 312; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 112.
71.72 71.72 Statement of nonwage payments. Every resident of this state and every nonresident carrying on activities within this state, whether taxable or not under this chapter, who pays in any calendar year for services performed within this state by an individual remuneration which is excluded from the definition of wages in s. 71.63 (6), in the amount of $600 or more, shall, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year furnish the department of revenue at its offices in Madison, a statement in such form as required by the department, disclosing the name of the payor, the name and address of the recipient and the total amount paid in such year to such recipient. In any case in which an individual receives wages, as defined in s. 71.63 (6), and also remuneration for services which remuneration is excluded from such definition, both from the same payor, the wages and the excluded remuneration shall both be reported in the statement required by s. 71.71 (2) in a manner satisfactory to the department, regardless of the amount of the excluded remuneration.
71.72 History History: 1987 a. 312; 1991 a. 39.
71.73 71.73 General provisions.
71.73(1)(1)Penalties. Unless specifically provided in this subchapter, the penalties under subch. XIII apply for failure to comply with this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise.
71.73(2) (2)Time extension. For good cause shown upon application by an employer, the department may grant an extension of time not exceeding 30 days in which to furnish employes the written statements required by s. 71.71 (1) or to file the copies of the statements as required by s. 71.71 (2) or 71.72.
71.73 History History: 1987 a. 312; 1991 a. 39.
subch. XII of ch. 71 SUBCHAPTER XII
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ENTITIES
71.738 71.738 Definition. In this subchapter, "last day prescribed by law" means the unextended due date of the return, or of the claim made under subch. VIII.
71.738 History History: 1995 a. 428.
71.74 71.74 Department audits, additional assessments and refunds.
71.74(1)(1)Office audit. The department of revenue shall, as soon as practicable, office audit such returns as it deems advisable and if it is found from such office audit that a person has been over or under assessed, or found that no assessment has been made when one should have been made, the department of revenue shall correct or assess the income of such person. Any assessment, correction or adjustment made as a result of such office audit shall be presumed to be the result of an audit of the return only, and such office audit shall not be deemed a verification of any item in said return unless the amount of such item and the propriety thereof shall have been determined after hearing and review as provided in s. 71.88 (1) (a) and (2) (a). Such office audit shall not preclude the department of revenue from making field audits of the books and records of the taxpayer and from making further adjustment, correction and assessment of income.
71.74(2) (2)Field audit.
71.74(2)(a)(a) Whenever the department deems it advisable to verify any return directly from the books and records of any person, or from any other sources of information, the department may direct any return to be so verified.
71.74(2)(b) (b) For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any return or for the purpose of making a determination of the taxable income of any person, the department may examine or cause to be examined by any agent or representative designated by it, any books, papers, records or memoranda bearing on the income of the person, and may require the production of the books, papers, records or memoranda, and require the attendance of any person having knowledge in the premises, and may take testimony and require proof material for its information. Upon such information as it may be able to discover, the department shall determine the true amount of income received during the year or years under investigation.
71.74(2)(c) (c) If it appears upon such investigation that a person has been over or under assessed, or that no assessment has been made when one should have been made, the department shall make a correct assessment in the manner provided in this chapter.
71.74(3) (3)Default assessment. Any person required to make an income or franchise tax return, who fails, neglects or refuses to do so in the manner and form and within the time prescribed by this chapter, or makes a return that does not disclose the person's entire net income, shall be assessed by the department according to its best judgment.
71.74(4) (4)Assessment for failure of natural persons and fiduciaries to file information returns. The department may assess as an addition to taxable income the amount of deductions taken in arriving at federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income by natural persons and fiduciaries for wages, rent or royalties, upon failure to file information returns concerning such payments where required under s. 71.65 (1) and (2) (a) or (b) and 71.70 (1). Such assessments shall be made and reviewed in the same manner as other income tax assessments.
71.74(5) (5)Assessment when prices affect taxable income. When any corporation liable to taxation under this chapter conducts its business in such a manner as either directly or indirectly to benefit the members or stockholders thereof or any person interested in such business, by selling its products or the goods or commodities in which it deals at less than the fair price which might be obtained therefor, or where a corporation, a substantial portion of whose capital stock is owned either directly or indirectly by another corporation, acquires and disposes of the products of the corporation so owning a substantial portion of its stock in such a manner as to create a loss or improper net income, the department may determine the amount of taxable income to such corporation for the calendar or fiscal year, having due regard to the reasonable profits which but for such arrangement or understanding might or could have been obtained from dealing in such products, goods or commodities.
71.74(6) (6)Consolidated statements. For the purpose of this chapter, whenever a corporation which is required to file an income or franchise tax return is affiliated with or related to any other corporation through stock ownership by the same interests or as parent or subsidiary corporations, or whose income is regulated through contract or other arrangement, the department of revenue may require such consolidated statements as in its opinion are necessary in order to determine the taxable income received by any one of the affiliated or related corporations.
71.74(7) (7)Additional assessments against dissolved corporation. If all or substantially all of the business or property of a corporation is transferred to one or more persons and the corporation is liquidated, dissolved, merged, consolidated or otherwise terminated, any tax imposed by this chapter on such corporation may be assessed and collected as prescribed in this section against the transferee or transferees of such business or property. Notice shall be given to such transferee or transferees under sub. (11) within the time specified in s. 71.77 irrespective of any other limitations imposed by law. If such corporation has dissolved, such notice may be served on any one of the last officers or members of the board of directors of such corporation.
71.74(8) (8)Adjustment of credits.
71.74(8)(a)(a) If an audit of a claim for a credit under s. 71.07, 71.28 or 71.47 or subch. VIII or IX indicates that an incorrect claim was filed, the department of revenue shall make a determination of the correct amount and notify the claimant of the determination and the reasons therefor under sub. (11) within 4 years of the last day prescribed by law for filing the claim. If the claim has been paid, or credited against income or franchise taxes otherwise payable, the credit shall be reduced or canceled, and the proper portion of any amount paid shall be similarly recovered by assessment as income or franchise taxes are assessed.
71.74(8)(b) (b) If a claim for a credit under s. 71.07, 71.28 or 71.47 or subch. VIII or IX is false or excessive and was filed with fraudulent intent, the claim shall be disallowed in full and, if the claim has been paid or a credit has been allowed against income or franchise taxes otherwise payable, the credit shall be canceled and the amount paid may be recovered by assessment as income or franchise taxes are assessed.
71.74(8)(c) (c) If a claim for a credit under s. 71.07, 71.28 or 71.47 or subch. VIII or IX is excessive and was negligently prepared, 10% of the corrected claim shall be disallowed and, if the claim has been paid or credited against income or franchise taxes otherwise payable, the credit shall be reduced or canceled and the proper portion of any amount paid shall be similarly recovered by assessment as income or franchise taxes are assessed.
71.74(8)(d) (d) If a claim for a state historic rehabilitation credit under s. 71.07 (9r) is false or excessive, the department of revenue shall disallow the claim in full. If a credit has been allowed against income taxes otherwise payable, the credit shall be canceled and the amount may be recovered by assessment as income taxes are assessed. Notwithstanding par. (a) and s. 71.77, the department shall notify the claimant of the determination and shall give reasons for the disallowance under sub. (11) within 4 years after the date that the state historical society notifies the department that the preservation or rehabilitation is not in compliance with s. 71.07 (9r) (b) 3. b. or 4., but that notification must be made within 6 years after the date that the physical work of construction, or destruction in preparation for construction, begins.
71.74(9) (9)Liability may be assessed to more than one person. If the department of revenue determines that a liability exists under this chapter and that the liability may be owed by more than one person, the department may assess the entire amount to each person, specifying that it is assessing in the alternative.
71.74(10) (10)Notice to taxpayer of adjustment. The department shall notify the taxpayer, as provided in sub. (11), of any adjustment, correction and assessment made under sub. (1).
71.74(11) (11)Notice of additional assessment. The department shall notify the taxpayer in writing of any additional assessment by office audit or field investigation. That notice shall be served as are circuit court summonses, or by registered mail, or by regular mail if the person assessed admits receipt or there is satisfactory evidence of receipt. In the case of joint returns, notice of additional assessment may be a joint notice and service on one spouse is proper notice to both spouses. If the spouses have different addresses at the time the notice of additional assessment is served and if either spouse notifies the department of revenue in writing of those addresses, the department shall serve a duplicate of the original notice on the spouse who has the address other than the address to which the original notice was sent, if no request for a redetermination or a petition for review has been commenced or finalized. For the spouse who did not receive the original notice, redetermination and appeal rights begin upon the service of a duplicate notice. If the taxpayer is a corporation and the department is unable to serve that taxpayer personally or by mail, the department may serve the notice by publishing a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the official state newspaper.
71.74(12) (12)Taxes delinquent after due date. Additional income or franchise taxes assessed under subs. (1) to (5), (7) and (8) shall become delinquent if not paid on or before the due date stated in the notice to the taxpayer.
71.74(13) (13)Collection of additional tax and issuance of refunds.
71.74(13)(a)(a) If the tax is increased the department shall proceed to collect the additional tax in the same manner as other income or franchise taxes are collected. If the income or franchise taxes are decreased upon direction of the department the state treasurer shall refund to the taxpayer such part of the overpayment as was actually paid in cash, and the certification of the overpayment by the department shall be sufficient authorization to the treasurer for the refunding of the overpayment. No refund of income or franchise tax shall be made by the treasurer unless the refund is so certified. The part of the overpayment paid to the county and the local taxation district shall be deducted by the state treasurer in the treasurer's next settlement with the county and local treasurer.
71.74(13)(b) (b) No action or proceeding whatsoever shall be brought against the state or the treasurer thereof for the recovery, refund or credit of any income or surtaxes; except in case the state treasurer shall neglect or refuse for a period of 60 days to refund any overpayment of any income or surtaxes certified, the taxpayer may maintain an action to collect the overpayment against the treasurer so neglecting or refusing to refund such overpayment, without filing a claim for refund with such treasurer, provided that such action shall be commenced within one year after the certification of such overpayment.
71.74(14) (14)Additional remedy to collect tax. The department of revenue may also proceed under s. 71.91 (5) for the collection of any additional assessment of income or franchise taxes or surtaxes, after notice thereof has been given under sub. (11) and before the same shall have become delinquent, when it has reasonable grounds to believe that the collection of such additional assessment will be jeopardized by delay. In such cases notice of the intention to so proceed shall be given by registered mail to the taxpayer, and the warrant of the department of revenue shall not issue if the taxpayer within 10 days after such notice furnishes a bond in such amount, not exceeding double the amount of the tax, and with such sureties as the department of revenue shall approve, conditioned upon the payment of so much of the additional taxes as shall finally be determined to be due, together with interest thereon as provided by s. 71.82 (1) (a). Nothing in this subsection shall affect the review of additional assessments provided by ss. 71.88 (1) (a) and (2) (a), 71.89 (2), 73.01 and 73.015, and any amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited with the state treasurer and disbursed after final determination of the taxes as are amounts deposited under s. 71.90 (2).
71.74(15) (15)Payments. All nondelinquent payments of additional amounts owed shall be applied in the following order: penalties, interest, tax principal.
71.74 History History: 1987 a. 312; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 205.
71.74 Annotation Investigative power of department under s. 71.11 (20) (b), 1985 stats. [now 71.74 (2)] is similar to power of internal revenue service under 26 USC 7602. Taxpayer subpoenaed by department has limited discovery rights under United States v. Genser, 595 F (2d) 146, 152 (3rd Cir.), cert. denied 444 U.S. 928 (1979). State v. Beno, 99 W (2d) 77, 298 NW (2d) 405 (Ct. App. 1980).
71.75 71.75 Claims for refund.
71.75(1)(1) Except as provided in ss. 49.855, 71.77 (5) and (7) (b) and 71.935, the provisions for refunds and credits provided in this section shall be the only method for the filing and review of claims for refund of income and surtaxes, and no person may bring any action or proceeding for the recovery of such taxes other than as provided in this section.
71.75(2) (2) With respect to income taxes and franchise taxes, except as otherwise provided in subs. (5) and (9) and ss. 71.30 (4) and 71.77 (5) and (7) (b), refunds may be made if the claim therefor is filed within 4 years of the unextended date under this section on which the tax return was due.
71.75(3) (3) No refund shall be made on the over-withholding or overpayment of estimated income taxes or franchise taxes with respect to any person for any taxable year in an amount less than $1.
71.75(4) (4) Except as provided in subs. (5) and (5m), no refund shall be made and no credit shall be allowed for any year that has been the subject of a field audit if the audit resulted in a refund or no change to the tax owed or in an assessment that is final under s. 71.88 (1) (a) or (2) (a), 71.89 (2), 73.01 or 73.015 and if the department of revenue notifies the taxpayer that unless the taxpayer appeals the result of the field audit under subch. XIV, the field audit is final. No refund shall be made and no credit shall be allowed on any item of income or deduction, assessed as a result of an office audit, the assessment of which is final under s. 71.88 (1) (a) or (2) (a), 71.89 (2), 73.01 or 73.015.
71.75(5) (5) A claim for refund may be made within 2 years after the assessment of a tax or an assessment to recover all or part of any tax credit, including penalties and interest, under this chapter, assessed by office audit or field audit and paid if the assessment was not protested by the filing of a petition for redetermination. No claim may be allowed under this subsection for any tax, interest or penalty paid with respect to any item of income, credit or deduction self-assessed or determined by the taxpayer or assessed as the result of any assessment made by the department with respect to which all the conditions specified in this subsection are not met. If a claim is filed under this subsection, the department of revenue may make an additional assessment in respect to any item of income or deduction that was a subject of the prior assessment. This subsection does not extend the time to file under s. 71.53 (2) or 71.59 (2), and it does not extend the time period during which the department of revenue may assess, or the taxpayer may claim a refund, in respect to any item of income or deduction that was not a subject of the prior assessment.
71.75(5m) (5m) In respect to overpayments attributable to a capital loss carry-back, a corporation may claim a refund within 4 years after the due date, including extensions, for filing the return for the taxable year of the capital loss that is carried back.
71.75(6) (6) Every claim for refund or credit of income taxes, franchise taxes or surtaxes, if any, shall be filed with the department of revenue in the manner, and on a form, prescribed or approved by the department and signed by the person or, in the case of joint returns, by both persons who filed the return on which the claim is based and shall set forth specifically and explain in detail the reasons for and the basis of the claim. After the claim has been filed it shall be considered and acted upon in the same manner as are additional assessments made under s. 71.74 (1) and (2). No marital property agreement or unilateral statement under ch. 766 affects claims for refund or credit under this section.
71.75(7) (7) The department of revenue is directed to act on any claim for refund or credit within one year after receipt and failure to act shall have the effect of allowing the claim and the department shall certify the refund or credit unless the taxpayer has consented in writing to an extension of the one-year time period prior to its expiration.
71.75(8) (8) A refund payable on the basis of a separate return shall be issued to the person who filed the return. A refund payable on the basis of a joint return shall be issued jointly to the persons who filed the return.
71.75(9) (9) All refunds under this chapter are subject to attachment under ss. 49.855, 71.93 and 71.935.
71.75(10) (10) If an income tax refund or tax credit check is payable to a person who dies, the department shall pay the refund or credit check to the decedent's personal representative. If there is no personal representative, the department shall pay the refund or credit check either to a surviving relative, giving preference to relatives in the following order: surviving spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, or to a creditor of the decedent, as determined by the department.
71.75 Annotation Party challenging administration of taxing statutes must exhaust state administrative remedies before commencing action in state courts under 42 USC 1983. Hogan v. Musolf, 163 W (2d) 1, 471 NW (2d) 216 (1991).
71.76 71.76 Internal revenue service and other state adjustments. If for any year the amount of federal net income tax payable, of a credit claimed or carried forward, of a net operating loss carried forward or of a capital loss carried forward of any taxpayer as reported to the internal revenue service is changed or corrected by the internal revenue service or other officer of the United States, such taxpayer shall report such changes or corrections to the department within 90 days after its final determination and shall concede the accuracy of such determination or state how the determination is erroneous. Such changes or corrections need not be reported unless they affect the amount of net tax payable under this chapter, of a credit calculated under this chapter, of a Wisconsin net operating loss carried forward, of a Wisconsin net business loss carried forward or of a capital loss carried forward under this chapter. Any taxpayer filing an amended return with the internal revenue service, or with another state if there has been allowed a credit against Wisconsin taxes for taxes paid to that state, shall also file, within 90 days of such filing date, an amended return with the department if any information contained on the amended return affects the amount of net tax payable under this chapter of a credit calculated under this chapter, of a Wisconsin net operating loss carried forward, of a Wisconsin net business loss carried forward or of a capital loss carried forward under this chapter.
71.76 History History: 1987 a. 312; 1991 a. 39.
71.77 71.77 Statutes of limitations, assessments and refunds; when permitted.
71.77(1) (1) Additional assessments and corrections of assessments by office audit or field investigation may be made of income of any taxpayer if notice under s. 71.74 (11) is given within the time specified in this section.
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