71.28(1dm)(a)4.
4. "Previously owned property" means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to the department of commerce designating the place where the property is located as a development zone and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under section
267 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that section
267 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified so that if the claimant owns any part of the property, rather than 50% ownership, the claimant is subject to section
267 (a) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this subsection.
71.28(1dm)(b)
(b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and in
s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the claimant is certified, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
s. 71.23 an amount that is equal to 3% of the following:
71.28(1dm)(b)1.
1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property.
71.28(1dm)(b)2.
2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property in a development zone.
71.28(1dm)(c)
(c) A claimant may claim the credit under
par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is purchased after the claimant is certified and the personal property is used for at least 50% of its use in the claimant's business at a location in a development zone or, if the property is mobile, the property's base of operations for at least 50% of its use is at a location in a development zone.
71.28(1dm)(d)
(d) A claimant may claim the credit under
par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after the place where the property is located was designated a development zone, or if the completed project is placed in service after the claimant is certified. In this paragraph, "physical work" does not include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing the property to prevent deterioration.
71.28(1dm)(e)
(e) A claimant may claim the credit under
par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after the place where the property is located was designated a development zone, or if the completed project is placed in service after the claimant is certified.
71.28(1dm)(f)
(f) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return:
71.28(1dm)(f)2.
2. A statement from the department of commerce verifying the purchase price of the investment and verifying that the investment fulfills the requirements under
par. (b).
71.28(1dm)(g)
(g) In calculating the credit under
par. (b) a claimant shall reduce the amount expended to acquire property by a percentage equal to the percentage of the area of the real property not used for the purposes for which the claimant is certified and shall reduce the amount expended for other purposes by the amount expended on the part of the property not used for the purposes for which the claimant is certified.
71.28(1dm)(h)
(h) The carry-over provisions of
sub. (4) (e) and
(f) as they relate to the credit under
sub. (4) relate to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(1dm)(hm)
(hm) A claimant may claim the credit under this subsection, including any credits carried over, against the amount of the tax otherwise due under this subchapter.
71.28(1dm)(i)
(i) Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their shareholders, partners, or members. The corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall compute the amount of credit that may be claimed by each of its shareholders, partners, or members and provide that information to its shareholders, partners, or members. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's, or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest and may offset it against the tax attributable to their income from the partnership's, company's, or corporation's business operations in the development zone; except that partners, members, and shareholders in a development zone under
s. 560.795 (1) (e) may offset the credit against the amount of the tax attributable to their income.
71.28(1dm)(j)
(j) If a person who is entitled under
s. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. to claim tax benefits becomes ineligible for such tax benefits, or if a person's certification under
s. 560.795 (5),
560.798 (3), or
560.7995 (4) is revoked, that person may claim no credits under this subsection for the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits, the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked, or succeeding taxable years, and that person may carry over no unused credits from previous years to offset tax under this chapter for the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits, the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked, or succeeding taxable years.
71.28(1dm)(k)
(k) If a person who is entitled under
s. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. to claim tax benefits or certified under
s. 560.795 (5),
560.798 (3), or
560.7995 (4) ceases business operations in the development zone during any of the taxable years that that zone exists, that person may not carry over to any taxable year following the year during which operations cease any unused credits from the taxable year during which operations cease or from previous taxable years.
71.28(1dm)(L)
(L) Subsection (4) (g) and
(h) as it applies to the credit under
sub. (4) applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(1ds)
(1ds) Development zones sales tax credit. 71.28(1ds)(a)2.
2. "Eligible property" means construction materials and supplies and other materials that are used to construct, rehabilitate, repair or remodel real property that is eligible for the credit under
sub. (1dL) and investment credit property.
71.28(1ds)(a)3.
3. "Investment credit property" means depreciable, tangible personal property that is eligible for the credit under
sub. (1di) and leased or rented depreciable, tangible personal property that would be eligible for the credit under
sub. (1di) if it had been purchased.
71.28(1ds)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
pars. (dm) and
(e) and
s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the person is certified under
s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter the taxes paid under
subchs. III and
V of ch. 77 on their purchases, leases and rentals of eligible property. Partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their partners, members or shareholders. The partnership, limited liability company or corporation shall compute the amount of credit that may be claimed by each of its partners, members or shareholders and shall provide that information to its partners, members or shareholders. Partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest.
71.28(1ds)(d)
(d) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant submits with the claimant's return:
71.28(1ds)(d)2.
2. A statement from the department of commerce verifying the amount of taxes paid under
subchs. III and
V of ch. 77 for eligible property by the claimant.
71.28(1ds)(dm)
(dm) In calculating the credit under
par. (b) a claimant shall reduce the sales tax paid for building supplies and materials by the reduction under
sub. (1dL) (bm) and shall reduce the sales tax paid for investment credit property by the percentage reduction under
sub. (1di) (dm).
71.28(1ds)(e)
(e) The rules under
sub. (1di) (f) and
(g) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(1ds)(f)
(f) Subsection (4) (g) and
(h) as it applies to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(1ds)(h)
(h) The rules under
sub. (1di) (b) and
(c) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(1ds)(i)
(i) The development zones credit under this subsection, 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 paragraph 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(1ds)(j)
(j) No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 1998, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter.
71.28(1dx)(a)1.
1. "Brownfield" means an industrial or commercial facility the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by environmental contamination.
71.28(1dx)(a)2.
2. "Development zone" means a development zone under
s. 560.70, a development opportunity zone under
s. 560.795, an enterprise development zone under
s. 560.797, an agricultural development zone under
s. 560.798, or an airport development zone under
s. 560.7995.
71.28(1dx)(a)3.
3. "Environmental remediation" means removal or containment of environmental pollution, as defined in
s. 299.01 (4), and restoration of soil or groundwater that is affected by environmental pollution, as defined in
s. 299.01 (4), in a brownfield if that removal, containment or restoration fulfills the requirement under
sub. (1de) (a) 1. and investigation unless the investigation determines that remediation is required and that remediation is not undertaken.
71.28(1dx)(a)4.
4. "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and receives benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.
71.28(1dx)(a)5.
5. "Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under
s. 49.145 (2) and
(3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in
s. 49.141 (1) (n), or in a real work, real pay project position under
s. 49.147 (3m), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under
s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer youth employee, as defined in
26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
29 USC 2801 (9), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under
sub. (1dj) (am) 3. by a designated local agency, as defined in
sub. (1dj) (am) 2.
71.28(1dx)(b)1.
1. Fifty percent of the amount expended for environmental remediation in a development zone.
71.28(1dx)(b)2.
2. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under
s. 560.785 (1) (b) by the number of full-time jobs created in a development zone and filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under
s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under
s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.
71.28(1dx)(b)3.
3. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under
s. 560.785 (1) (c) by the number of full-time jobs created in a development zone and not filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under
s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under
s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.
71.28(1dx)(b)4.
4. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under
s. 560.785 (1) (bm) by the number of full-time jobs retained, as provided in the rules under
s. 560.785, excluding jobs for which a credit has been claimed under
sub. (1dj), in an enterprise development zone under
s. 560.797 and for which significant capital investment was made and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under
s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under
s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.
71.28(1dx)(b)5.
5. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under
s. 560.785 (1) (c) by the number of full-time jobs retained, as provided in the rules under
s. 560.785, excluding jobs for which a credit has been claimed under
sub. (1dj), in a development zone and not filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under
s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under
s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.
71.28(1dx)(be)
(be)
Offset. A claimant in a development zone under
s. 560.795 (1) (e) may offset any credits claimed under this subsection, including any credits carried over, against the amount of the tax otherwise due under this subchapter attributable to all of the claimant's income and against the tax attributable to income from directly related business operations of the claimant.
71.28(1dx)(bg)
(bg)
Other entities. For claimants in a development zone under
s. 560.795 (1) (e), partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their shareholders, partners, or members. The corporation, partnership, or company shall compute the amount of the credit that may be claimed by each of its shareholders, partners, or members and shall provide that information to each of its shareholders, partners, or members. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's, or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest and may offset it against the tax attributable to their income.
71.28(1dx)(c)
(c)
Credit precluded. If the certification of a person for tax benefits under
s. 560.765 (3),
560.797 (4),
560.798 (3), or
560.7995 (4) is revoked, or if the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits under
s. 560.795 (3), that person may not claim credits under this subsection for the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years and that person may not carry over unused credits from previous years to offset tax under this chapter for the taxable year that includes the day on which certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years.
71.28(1dx)(d)
(d)
Carry-over precluded. If a person who is entitled under
s. 560.795 (3) to claim tax benefits or certified under
s. 560.765 (3),
560.797 (4),
560.798 (3), or
560.7995 (4) for tax benefits ceases business operations in the development zone during any of the taxable years that that zone exists, that person may not carry over to any taxable year following the year during which operations cease any unused credits from the taxable year during which operations cease or from previous taxable years.
71.28(1dx)(e)
(e)
Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to
(h), as it applies to the credit under
sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
Subsection (1dj) (c), as it applies to the credit under
sub. (1dj), applies to the credit under this subsection. Claimants shall include with their returns a copy of their certification for tax benefits and a copy of the department of commerce's verification of their expenses.
71.28(1dy)(a)(a)
Definition. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection and is certified under
s. 560.701 (2) and authorized to claim tax benefits under
s. 560.703.
71.28(1dy)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations under this subsection and
ss. 560.701 to
560.706, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.23, up to the amount of the tax, the amount authorized for the claimant under
s. 560.703.
71.28(1dy)(c)1.1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification under
s. 560.701 (2) and a copy of the claimant's notice of eligibility to receive tax benefits under
s. 560.703 (3).
71.28(1dy)(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 authorization to claim tax benefits under
s. 560.703. 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(1dy)(d)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2.,
sub. (4) (e) and
(f), as it applies to the credit under
sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(1dy)(d)2.
2. If a claimant's certification is revoked under
s. 560.705, or if a claimant becomes ineligible for tax benefits under
s. 560.702, the claimant may not claim credits under this subsection for the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the claimant becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years and the claimant may not carry over unused credits from previous years to offset the tax imposed under
s. 71.23 for the taxable year that includes the day on which certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the claimant becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years.
71.28(2)
(2) Farmland preservation credit. The farmland preservation credit under
subch. IX may be claimed against taxes otherwise due subject to the provisions, requirements and conditions of that subchapter.
71.28(2m)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means an owner, as defined in s.
91.01 (9), 2007 stats., of farmland domiciled in this state during the entire year for which a credit under this subsection is claimed, except as follows:
71.28(2m)(a)1.a.
a. When 2 or more individuals of a household are able to qualify individually as a claimant, they may determine between them who the claimant shall be. If they are unable to agree, the matter shall be referred to the secretary of revenue, whose decision is final.
71.28(2m)(a)1.b.
b. For partnerships, except publicly traded partnerships treated as corporations under
s. 71.22 (1k), or limited liability companies, except limited liability companies treated as corporations under
s. 71.22 (1k), "claimant" means each individual partner or member.
71.28(2m)(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.
71.28(2m)(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.
71.28(2m)(a)1.e.
e. For purposes of filing a claim under this subsection, when a guardian has been appointed in this state for a ward who owns the farmland, the claimant shall be the guardian on behalf of the ward.
71.28(2m)(a)1.f.
f. For a tax-option corporation, "claimant" means each individual shareholder.
71.28(2m)(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), 2007 stats., 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), 2007 stats., 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.
71.28(2m)(a)4.
4. "Gross farm profits" means gross receipts, excluding rent, from agricultural use, as defined in s.
91.01 (1), 2007 stats., 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.
71.28(2m)(a)5.
5. "Household" means an individual and his or her spouse and all minor dependents.
71.28(2m)(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, a 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.
71.28(2m)(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 appropriations under
s. 20.835 (2) (ka) and
(q).
71.28(2m)(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.
71.28(2m)(b)2.
2. `Ineligible claims.' No credit may be allowed under this subsection:
71.28(2m)(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.
71.28(2m)(c)1.1. Any claimant may claim against taxes otherwise due under this chapter a percentage, as determined by the department under
subd. 3., of the property taxes accrued in the taxable year to which the claim relates, up to a maximum claim of $1,500, 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.
71.28(2m)(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.
71.28(2m)(c)3.
3. The department shall annually adjust the percentage that is used to determine the amount of a claim under
subd. 1. based on the estimated number of claims and the amount estimated to be expended from the appropriation under
s. 20.835 (2) (q), as determined under
s. 79.13. The department shall incorporate the annually adjusted percentage into the income tax forms and instructions.
71.28(2m)(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.
71.28(2m)(e)
(e)
Sunset. No new claim may be filed under this subsection for a taxable year that begins after December 31, 2009.
71.28(3)
(3) Manufacturing sales tax credit.
