560.763
560.763
Duties of local governing bodies. 560.763(1)
(1) If an area nominated by a local governing body is designated as a development zone under
s. 560.71, the local governing body shall do all of the following:
560.763(1)(b)
(b) Promote economic development within the development zone.
560.763(1)(c)
(c) Assist the department in the administration of the development zone program.
560.763(4)
(4) The local governing body of a 1st class city where a development zone is designated under
s. 560.71 (3) (c) 1. shall enter into an agreement with the department to provide efficient administration of the development zone program within the development zone.
560.763 History
History: 1987 a. 328;
1995 a. 209.
560.765
560.765
Certification for tax benefits. The department shall do all of the following:
560.765(1)
(1) Evaluate the likelihood that a person applying for tax benefits engages or will engage in economic activity consistent with the development zone application.
560.765(2)
(2) Determine whether a person applying for tax benefits engages or will engage in economic activity which violates
s. 560.78 (1).
560.765(3)
(3) Subject to
s. 560.78, certify persons who are eligible to claim tax benefits while an area is designated as a development zone, according to the following criteria:
560.765(3)(a)
(a) The likelihood that the person will continue to conduct economic activity in the area following expiration of the designation of the area as a development zone.
560.765(3)(bm)
(bm) The person's commitment to use techniques or processes that reduce or eliminate the use of ozone-depleting substances that are listed as class I substances under
42 USC 7671a.
560.765(3)(c)
(c) The number of full-time jobs that will be created, retained or substantially upgraded as a result of the person's economic activity in relation to the amount of tax benefits estimated for the person under
sub. (4).
560.765(3)(d)
(d) The person's plans to make reasonable attempts to hire employees from the targeted population.
560.765(3)(e)
(e) The amount the person proposes to invest in a business, or spend on the construction, rehabilitation, repair or remodeling of a building, located within the development zone.
560.765(3)(f)
(f) The likelihood that the person's economic activity will attract other forms of economic activity to the development zone.
560.765(3)(g)
(g) Whether the person's proposed economic activity is consistent with the development zone application.
560.765(3)(h)
(h) The effects of the person's proposed investment on the economic and social well-being of the targeted population.
560.765(3)(j)
(j) Any other criteria established under rules promulgated by the department.
560.765(4)
(4) Within 3 months after a person is certified under
sub. (3), estimate the amount of tax benefits that the person will claim while an area is designated as a development zone.
560.765(5)
(5) Provide a person certified under
sub. (3) and the department of revenue with a copy of the certification. The certification shall include all of the following:
560.765(5)(b)
(b) The appropriate Wisconsin tax identification number of the person.
560.765(5)(c)
(c) The names and addresses of other locations outside of the development zone where the person conducts business and a description of the business activities conducted at those locations.
560.765(5)(d)
(d) The estimated total investment of the person in the development zone.
560.765(5)(e)
(e) The estimated number of full-time jobs that will be created, retained or significantly upgraded in the development zone because of the person's business.
560.765(5)(f)
(f) An estimate of the number or percentage of full-time jobs described in
par. (e) that are or will likely be held by members of the targeted population.
560.765(5)(g)
(g) The limit under
s. 560.768 on tax benefits the person may claim while an area is designated as a development zone.
560.765(5)(h)
(h) Other information required by the department or the department of revenue.
560.768
560.768
Limits on tax benefit to certified person. 560.768(1)(a)(a) The department shall establish a limit on the maximum amount of tax benefits a person certified under
s. 560.765 (3) may claim while an area is designated as a development zone.
560.768(1)(b)
(b) When establishing a limit on tax benefits under
par. (a), the department shall do all of the following:
560.768(1)(b)2.
2. Establish a limit which does not greatly exceed a recommended limit, established under rules promulgated by the department based on the cost, number and types of full-time jobs that will be created, retained or upgraded, including full-time jobs available to members of the targeted population, as a result of the economic activity of the person certified under
s. 560.765 (3).
560.768(2)
(2) The department may, upon request, increase a limit on tax benefits established under
sub. (1) if the department does all of the following:
560.768(2)(b)
(b) Revises the certification required under
s. 560.765 (5) and provides a copy of the revised form to the department of revenue and the person whose limit is increased under this subsection.
560.768(3)(a)(a) The department may reduce a limit established under
sub. (1) or
(2) if the department determines that any of the following applies:
560.768(3)(a)2.
2. The information on which the limit is based was inaccurate or significantly misestimated.
560.768(3)(b)
(b) The department shall notify the department of revenue and the person whose limit on tax benefits is reduced under
par. (a) and provide a written explanation to the person of the reasons for reducing the limit.
560.77
560.77
Revocation of certification. 560.77(1)
(1) The department shall revoke the certification of a person certified under
s. 560.765 (3) if the person does any of the following:
560.77(1)(a)
(a) Supplies false or misleading information to obtain certification.
560.77(1)(c)
(c) Leaves the development zone to conduct substantially the same business outside of the development zone.
560.77(1)(d)
(d) Ceases operations in the development zone and does not renew operation of the trade or business or a similar trade or business in the development zone within 12 months.
560.77(2)
(2) The department shall notify the department of revenue within 30 days of revoking a certification under
sub. (1).
560.77 History
History: 1987 a. 328.
560.78
560.78
Certification prohibited in certain cases. 560.78(1)(1) Except as provided in
subs. (2) and
(3), no person may be certified under
s. 560.765 (3), or a person's certification may be revoked under
s. 560.77, if the proposed new business, expansion of an existing business or other proposed economic activity in a development zone would do or does any of the following:
560.78(1)(a)
(a) Result in the direct loss of full-time jobs at another of the person's business locations in this state outside of the development zone.
560.78(1)(b)
(b) Likely result in the direct transfer of employees from a business location in this state to a business location in the development zone.
560.78(2)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if, after a hearing, the department, or the local governing body under
sub. (3) (a), determines that any of the following applies:
560.78(2)(a)
(a) The total number of full-time jobs provided by the person in this state would be reduced if the person were not certified under
s. 560.765 (3) or if the person's certification were revoked.
560.78(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), if the economic activity for which a person is seeking certification under
s. 560.765 (3) is the relocation of a business into a development zone from a location that is outside the development zone but within the limits of a city, village, town or federally recognized American Indian reservation in which that development zone is located, the local governing body that nominated that area as a development zone under
s. 560.72 shall determine whether
sub. (2) (a) or
(b) applies.
560.78(3)(b)
(b) Only the department may determine whether
sub. (2) (a) or
(b) applies to a business relocation described in
par. (a) if the business relocation would likely result in the loss of full-time jobs at or transfer of employees from a business location that is in this state but outside the limits of any city, village, town or federally recognized American Indian reservation in which the development zone is located.
560.785
560.785
Rules on eligibility for tax benefits. 560.785(1)
(1) For the development zone program under
ss. 560.70 to
560.78, the development opportunity zone program under
s. 560.795 and the enterprise development zone program under
s. 560.797, the department shall promulgate rules that further define a person's eligibility for tax benefits. The rules shall do at least all of the following:
560.785(1)(a)
(a) Limit a person's eligibility to claim tax benefits for retaining full-time jobs to those jobs that likely would not have been retained but for the tax benefits.
560.785(1)(b)
(b) Allow a person to claim up to $8,000 in tax benefits during the time that an area is designated as a development zone, as a development opportunity zone or as an enterprise development zone for creating a full-time job that is filled by a member of the target population.
560.785(1)(bm)
(bm) Allow a person to claim up to $8,000 in tax benefits during the time that an area is designated as an enterprise development zone for retaining a full-time job if the department determines that the person made a significant capital investment to retain the full-time job.
560.785(1)(c)
(c) Allow a person to claim up to $6,000 in tax benefits during the time that an area is designated as a development zone, as a development opportunity zone or as an enterprise development zone for any of the following:
560.785(1)(c)1.
1. Creating a full-time job that is filled by an individual who is a Wisconsin resident and who is not a member of the target population.
560.785(1)(c)2.
2. Retaining a full-time job that is filled by an individual who is a Wisconsin resident and who is not a member of the target population.
560.785(1)(e)
(e) Require at least one-third of the tax benefits claimed by a person that are based on creating full-time jobs to be based on creating full-time jobs that are filled by members of the target population.
560.785(1)(f)
(f) Specify how long a full-time job that is created or retained by a person must be maintained in order for the person to claim tax benefits for the full-time job.
560.785(1)(g)
(g) Generally provide incentives for the retention of employees filling full-time jobs upon which tax benefits are based.
560.785(2)
(2) The department may by rule specify circumstances under which the department may grant exceptions to any of the following:
560.785(2)(c)
(c) The requirement under
ss. 560.70 (2m) and
560.797 (1) (am) that an individual's position must be regular, nonseasonal and full-time and that the individual must be required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.
560.785 History
History: 1997 a. 27,
41;
1999 a. 9;
2005 a. 259.
560.795
560.795
Development opportunity zones. 560.795(1)
(1)
Designation of development opportunity zones. The following areas are designated as development opportunity zones:
560.795(1)(a)
(a) An area in the city of Beloit, the legal description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of Beloit.
560.795(1)(b)
(b) An area in the city of West Allis, the legal description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of West Allis.
560.795(1)(c)
(c) An area in the city of Eau Claire, the legal description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of Eau Claire.
560.795(1)(d)
(d) An area in the city of Kenosha, the legal description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of Kenosha.
