71.28(3w)(a)1.
1. "Base year" means the taxable year beginning during the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the enterprise zone in which the claimant is located takes effect.
71.28(3w)(a)2.
2. "Claimant" means a person who is certified to claim tax benefits under
s. 560.799 (5) and who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(3w)(a)3.
3. "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed in a regular, nonseasonal job and who, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.
71.28(3w)(a)5.
5. "State payroll" means the amount of payroll apportioned to this state, as determined under
s. 71.25 (8).
71.28(3w)(a)6.
6. "Zone payroll" means the amount of state payroll that is attributable to compensation paid to individuals for services that are performed in a enterprise zone. "Zone payroll" does not include the amount of compensation paid to any individual that exceeds $100,000.
71.28(3w)(b)
(b)
Filing claims; payroll. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and
s. 560.799, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.23 an amount calculated as follows:
71.28(3w)(b)1.a.
a. The claimant's zone payroll in the taxable year, minus the claimant's zone payroll in the base year.
71.28(3w)(b)1.b.
b. The claimant's state payroll in the taxable year, minus the claimant's state payroll in the base year.
71.28(3w)(b)2.
2. Subtract the number of full-time employees that the claimant employed in the area that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year from the number of full-time employees that the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year.
71.28(3w)(b)3.
3. Multiply the amount determined under
subd. 2., but not an amount less than zero, by $30,000.
71.28(3w)(b)4.
4. Subtract the amount determined under
subd. 3. from the amount determined under
subd. 1.
71.28(3w)(bm)
(bm)
Filing supplemental claims. In addition to the credit under
par. (b) and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and
s. 560.799, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.23 an amount equal to all of the following:
71.28(3w)(bm)3.
3. If all of the claimant's payroll is zone payroll and all of the claimant's business-related property is located in a enterprise zone, the amount obtained by multiplying 20 percent of the sum of the claimant's zone payroll in the taxable year and the adjusted basis of the claimant's property at the time that the property is first placed in service in the enterprise zone by 7.9 percent.
71.28(3w)(bm)4.
4. The amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve the skills of any of the claimant's full-time employees, to train any of the claimant's full-time employees on the use of new technologies, or to train any full-time employee whose employment with the claimant represents the employee's first full-time job. This subdivision does not apply to employees who do not work in a enterprise zone.
71.28(3w)(c)1.1. If the allowable amount of the claim under this subsection exceeds the taxes otherwise due on the claimant's income under
s. 71.23, the amount of the claim that is not used to offset those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation under
s. 20.835 (2) (cm) [
s. 20.835 (2) (co)].
71.28 Note
NOTE: The correct cross-reference is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
71.28(3w)(c)2.
2. 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 described under
pars. (b) and
(bm). 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.
71.28(3w)(c)3.
3. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification for tax benefits under
s. 560.799 (5).
71.28(3w)(c)4.
4. No claimant may claim a credit under this subsection if the basis for which the credit is claimed is also the basis for which another credit is claimed under this subchapter.
71.28(3w)(d)
(d)
Administration. Subsection (4) (g) and
(h), as it applies to the credit under
sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(4)(ab)1.b.
b. In the case of a truck, the control system and the fuel and drive train, excluding any comfort features located in the cab or the tires.
71.28(4)(ab)1.c.
c. In the case of a generator, the control modules, fuel train, fuel scrubbing process, fuel mixers, generator, heat exchangers, exhaust train, and similar components.
71.28(4)(ab)2.
2. "Internal combustion engine" includes substitute products such as fuel cell, electric, and hybrid drives.
71.28(4)(ab)3.
3. "Vehicle" means any vehicle or frame, including parts, accessories, and component technologies, in which or on which an engine is mounted for use in mobile or stationary applications. "Vehicle" includes any truck, tractor, motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, boat, personal watercraft, generator, construction equipment, lawn and garden maintenance equipment, automobile, van, sports utility vehicle, motor home, bus, or aircraft.
71.28(4)(ad)1.1. Except as provided in
subds. 2. and
3., any corporation may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount obtained by subtracting from the corporation's qualified research expenses, as defined in section
41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that "qualified research expenses" includes only expenses incurred by the claimant, incurred for research conducted in this state for the taxable year, except that a taxpayer may elect the alternative computation under section
41 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and that election applies until the department permits its revocation, except as provided in
par. (af), and except that "qualified research expenses" does not include compensation used in computing the credit under
subs. (1dj) and
(1dx), the corporation's base amount, as defined in section
41 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that gross receipts used in calculating the base amount means gross receipts from sales attributable to Wisconsin under
s. 71.25 (9) (b) 1. and
2.,
(d),
(df), and
(dh). Section
41 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to the credit under this paragraph.
71.28 Note
NOTE: Subd. 1. is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2005 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
71.28(4)(ad)2.
2. For taxable years beginning after June 30, 2007, any corporation may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount obtained by subtracting from the corporation's qualified research expenses, as defined in section
41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that "qualified research expenses" includes only expenses incurred by the claimant for research related to designing internal combustion engines for vehicles, including expenses related to designing vehicles that are powered by such engines and improving production processes for such engines and vehicles, incurred for research conducted in this state for the taxable year, except that a taxpayer may elect the alternative computation under section
41 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and that election applies until the department permits its revocation, except as provided in
par. (af), and except that "qualified research expenses" does not include compensation used in computing the credit under
subs. (1dj) and
(1dx), the corporation's base amount, as defined in section
41 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that gross receipts used in calculating the base amount means gross receipts from sales attributable to Wisconsin under
s. 71.25 (9) (b) 1. and
2. and
(d). Section
41 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to the credit under this paragraph.
71.28(4)(ad)3.
3. For taxable years beginning after June 30, 2007, any corporation may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount obtained by subtracting from the corporation's qualified research expenses, as defined in section
41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that "qualified research expenses" includes only expenses incurred by the claimant for research related to the design and manufacturing of energy efficient lighting systems, building automation and control systems, or automotive batteries for use in hybrid-electric vehicles, that reduce the demand for natural gas or electricity or improve the efficiency of its use, incurred for research conducted in this state for the taxable year, except that a taxpayer may elect the alternative computation under section
41 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and that election applies until the department permits its revocation, except as provided in
par. (af), and except that "qualified research expenses" does not include compensation used in computing the credit under
subs. (1dj) and
(1dx), the corporation's base amount, as defined in section
41 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that gross receipts used in calculating the base amount means gross receipts from sales attributable to Wisconsin under
s. 71.25 (9) (b) 1. and
2. and
(d). Section
41 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to the credit under this paragraph.
71.28(4)(af)
(af)
Computation. If in any taxable year a corporation claims a credit under
par. (ad) 1.,
2., or
3., or any combination of those credits, the corporation may use a different computation method to calculate each of the credits and may choose to change the computation method once for each credit without the department's approval.
71.28(4)(am)
(am)
Development zone additional research credit. 71.28(4)(am)1.1. In addition to the credit under
par. (ad), any corporation may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount obtained by subtracting from the corporation's qualified research expenses, as defined in section
41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that "qualified research expenses" include only expenses incurred by the claimant in a development zone under
subch. VI of ch. 560, except that a taxpayer may elect the alternative computation under section
41 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and that election applies until the department permits its revocation and except that "qualified research expenses" do not include compensation used in computing the credit under
sub. (1dj) nor research expenses incurred before the claimant is certified for tax benefits under
s. 560.765 (3), the corporation's base amount, as defined in section
41 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, in a development zone, except that gross receipts used in calculating the base amount means gross receipts from sales attributable to Wisconsin under
s. 71.25 (9) (b) 1. and
2.,
(d),
(df), and
(dh) and research expenses used in calculating the base amount include research expenses incurred before the claimant is certified for tax benefits under
s. 560.765 (3), in a development zone, if the claimant submits with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification for tax benefits under
s. 560.765 (3) and a statement from the department of commerce verifying the claimant's qualified research expenses for research conducted exclusively in a development zone. The rules under
s. 73.03 (35) apply to the credit under this subdivision. The rules under
sub. (1di) (f) and
(g) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to claims under this subdivision. Section
41 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply to the credit under this subdivision.
71.28 Note
NOTE: Subd. 1. is shown as affected by 2 acts of the 2005 Wisconsin legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
71.28(4)(am)2.
2. The development zones credit under
subd. 1., as it applies to a person certified under
s. 560.765 (3), applies to a corporation that conducts economic activity in a development opportunity zone under
s. 560.795 (1) and that is entitled to tax benefits under
s. 560.795 (3), subject to the limits under
s. 560.795 (2). A development opportunity zone credit under this subdivision may be calculated using expenses incurred by a claimant beginning on the effective date under
s. 560.795 (2) (a) of the development opportunity zone designation of the area in which the claimant conducts economic activity.
71.28(4)(am)3.
3. No credit may be claimed under this paragraph for taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter. Credits under this paragraph for taxable years that begin before January 1, 1998, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, and thereafter.
71.28(4)(b)
(b)
Adjustments. For taxable year 1985 and subsequent years, adjustments for acquisitions and dispositions of a major portion of a trade or business shall be made under section
41 of the internal revenue code as limited by this subsection.
71.28(4)(c)
(c)
Annualization. In the case of any short taxable year, qualified research expenses shall be annualized as prescribed by the department of revenue.
71.28(4)(d)
(d)
Proration. If a portion of qualified research expenses is incurred partly within and partly outside this state and the amount incurred in this state cannot be accurately determined, a portion of the qualified expenses shall be reasonably allocated to this state. Expenses incurred entirely outside this state for the benefit of research in this state are not allocable to this state under this paragraph.
71.28(4)(e)
(e)
Change of business or ownership. In the case of a change in ownership or business of a corporation, section
383 of the internal revenue code, as limited by this subsection, applies to the carry-over of unused credits.
71.28(4)(f)
(f)
Carry-over. If a credit computed under this subsection is not entirely offset against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due for the following 15 taxable years to the extent not offset by these taxes otherwise due in all intervening years between the year in which the expense was incurred and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.
71.28(4)(g)
(g)
Administration. The department of revenue has full power to administer the credits provided in this subsection and may take any action, conduct any proceeding and proceed as it is authorized in respect to income and franchise taxes imposed in this chapter. The income and franchise tax provisions in this chapter relating to assessments, refunds, appeals, collection, interest and penalties apply to the credits under this subsection.
71.28(4)(h)
(h)
Timely claim. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the period specified in
s. 71.75 (2).
71.28(4)(i)
(i)
Nonclaimants. The credits under this subsection may not be claimed by a partnership, except a publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation under
s. 71.22 (1k), limited liability company, except a limited liability company treated as a corporation under
s. 71.22 (1k), or tax-option corporation or by partners, including partners of a publicly traded partnership, members of a limited liability company or shareholders of a tax-option corporation.
71.28(5)
(5) Research facilities credit. 71.28(5)(ab)1.b.
b. In the case of a truck, the control system and the fuel and drive train, excluding any comfort features located in the cab or the tires.
71.28(5)(ab)1.c.
c. In the case of a generator, the control modules, fuel train, fuel scrubbing process, fuel mixers, generator, heat exchangers, exhaust train, and similar components.
71.28(5)(ab)2.
2. "Internal combustion engine" includes substitute products such as fuel cell, electric, and hybrid drives.
71.28(5)(ab)3.
3. "Vehicle" means any vehicle or frame, including parts, accessories, and component technologies, in which or on which an engine is mounted for use in mobile or stationary applications. "Vehicle" includes any truck, tractor, motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, boat, personal watercraft, generator, construction equipment, lawn and garden maintenance equipment, automobile, van, sports utility vehicle, motor home, bus, or aircraft.
71.28(5)(ad)1.1. Except as provided in
subds. 2. and
3., for taxable year 1986 and subsequent years, any corporation may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount paid or incurred by that corporation during the taxable year to construct and equip new facilities or expand existing facilities used in this state for qualified research, as defined in section
41 of the Internal Revenue Code. Eligible amounts include only amounts paid or incurred for tangible, depreciable property but do not include amounts paid or incurred for replacement property.
71.28(5)(ad)2.
2. For taxable years beginning after June 30, 2007, any corporation may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount paid or incurred by that corporation during the taxable year to construct and equip new facilities or expand existing facilities used in this state for qualified research, as defined in section
41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that "qualified research expenses" includes only expenses paid or incurred by the claimant for research related to designing internal combustion engines for vehicles, including expenses related to designing vehicles that are powered by such engines and improving production processes for such engines and vehicles. Eligible amounts include only amounts paid or incurred for tangible, depreciable property but do not include amounts paid or incurred for replacement property.
71.28(5)(ad)3.
3. For taxable years beginning after June 30, 2007, any corporation may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount paid or incurred by that corporation during the taxable year to construct and equip new facilities or expand existing facilities used in this state for qualified research, as defined in section
41 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that "qualified research expenses" includes only expenses paid or incurred by the claimant for research related to the design and manufacturing of energy efficient lighting systems, building automation and control systems, or automotive batteries for use in hybrid-electric vehicles, that reduce the demand for natural gas or electricity or improve the efficiency of its use. Eligible amounts include only amounts paid or incurred for tangible, depreciable property but do not include amounts paid or incurred for replacement property.
71.28(5)(b)
(b)
Calculation and administration. Subsection (4) (b) to
(i) as it relates to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(5b)
(5b) Early stage seed investment credit. 71.28(5b)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(5b)(b)1.1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, subject to the limitations provided under this subsection and
s. 560.205, and except as provided in
subd. 2., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, 25 percent of the claimant's investment paid to a fund manager that the fund manager invests in a business certified under
s. 560.205 (1).
71.28(5b)(b)2.
2. In the case of a partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation, the computation of the 25 percent limitation under
subd. 1. shall be determined at the entity level rather than the claimant level and may be allocated among the claimants who make investments in the manner set forth in the entity's organizational documents. The entity shall provide to the department of revenue and to the department of commerce the names and tax identification numbers of the claimants, the amounts of the credits allocated to the claimants, and the computation of the allocations.
71.28(5b)(c)1.1. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and
ss. 71.07 (5b) and
71.47 (5b) for all taxable years combined is $35,000,000.
71.28(5b)(c)2.
2. 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 interest or as specially allocated in their organizational documents.
71.28(5b)(d)
(d)
Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to
(h), as it applies to the credit under
sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(5e)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(5e)(a)2.
2. "Internet equipment used in the broadband market" means equipment that is capable of transmitting data packets or Internet signals at speeds of at least 200 kilobits per second in either direction.
71.28(5e)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and subject to
2005 Wisconsin Act 479, section 17, beginning in the first taxable year following the taxable year in which the claimant claims an exemption under
s. 77.54 (48), a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, in each taxable year for 2 years, the amount certified by the department of commerce that the claimant claimed as an exemption under
s. 77.54 (48).
71.28(5e)(c)1.1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant satisfies the requirements under
s. 77.54 (48).
71.28(5e)(c)2.
2. 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 use of sales and use tax exemptions certified by the department of commerce as described 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.
71.28(5e)(c)3.
3. The total amount of the credits and exemptions that may be claimed by all claimants under this subsection and
ss. 71.07 (5e),
71.47 (5e), and
77.54 (48) is $7,500,000, as determined by the department of commerce.
71.28(5e)(d)
(d)
Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to
(h), as it applies to the credit under
sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(5f)
(5f) Film production services credit. 71.28(5f)(a)1.
1. "Accredited production" means a film, video, electronic game, broadcast advertisement, or television production, as approved by the department of commerce, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending 12 months after the month in which the principal filming or taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000 for a production that is 30 minutes or longer or $50,000 for a production that is less than 30 minutes. "Accredited production" does not include any of the following, regardless of the production costs:
