76.54(2)
(2) Any corporation or other person engaged in urban mass transportation of passengers as defined in
s. 71.38.
76.54 History
History: 1987 a. 312 s.
17.
INSURERS
76.60
76.60
Fire and marine insurers; license fees. Every insurer doing a fire or marine insurance business, other than domestic insurers and insurers excepted under
s. 76.61, shall pay to the state, in respect to marine insurance a tax of 0.5% and in respect to fire insurance a tax of 2.375% on the amount of its gross premiums, as calculated under
s. 76.62. In case any insurer discontinues business in this state and reinsures the whole or a part of its risks without making payment of this tax, the insurer accepting such reinsurance shall pay the tax. If several insurers make such reinsurance the tax shall be apportioned among the insurers in proportion to the original premiums upon the business in this state so reinsured by each such insurer. Upon the payment of the tax provided in this section, and the fees required by
s. 601.31, such insurer may be licensed to transact its business until May 1 in the ensuing year, unless before then its license is revoked or forfeited according to law.
76.60 History
History: 1971 c. 125;
1979 c. 102 s.
20; Stats. 1979 s. 76.60;
1989 a. 31.
76.61
76.61
Town mutual insurers; taxes, charges, dues and license fees. No town mutual insurer organized under or subject to
ch. 612 shall be required to pay any taxes, charges, dues or license fees to the state except those charges and dues provided for in
ss. 601.31,
601.32,
601.45 and
601.93.
76.61 History
History: 1971 c. 125;
1973 c. 243;
1975 c. 372 s.
41;
1979 c. 102 ss.
21,
236 (3), (4); Stats. 1979 s. 76.61.
76.62
76.62
License fees; calculation of. All license fees and taxes levied under any provision of law upon gross premiums other than life insurance premiums against any insurer shall be uniformly calculated on the amount of gross premiums received for direct insurance less return premiums and cancellations and returns from savings and gains on all insurance other than reinsurance by the insurer during the preceding year in this state.
76.62 History
History: 1979 c. 102 s.
22; Stats. 1979 s. 76.62;
1989 a. 31.
76.63
76.63
Casualty insurance; license fees. 76.63(1)
(1) Every insurer doing a casualty or surety business, other than domestic insurers and insurers exempted under
s. 76.61, shall pay to the state 2% of its gross premiums, as calculated under
s. 76.62, on all policies or contracts which have been written on the lives of residents or on property in this state.
76.63(2)
(2) Every domestic stock insurer which insures against financial loss by reason of nonpayment of principal, interest and other sums agreed to be paid under the terms of any note or bond or other evidence of indebtedness secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument constituting a lien or charge on real estate shall pay to the state on or before March 1 in each year 2% of its gross premiums, as calculated under
s. 76.62, on all policies or contracts which have been written on the lives of residents or on property in this state.
76.63 History
History: 1971 c. 125;
1975 c. 372;
1979 c. 102 s.
23; Stats. 1979 s. 76.63;
1989 a. 31.
76.635
76.635
Credit for investment in certified capital companies. 76.635(2)
(2) Credit. An insurer that makes a certified capital investment may credit against the fees due under
s. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66 or
76.67, for 10 years beginning with the year of the investment, either 10% of that investment or the amount by which the sum of the insurer's certified capital investments and the insurer's qualified investments exceeds the insurer's qualified investments in the taxable year before the insurer first claimed the credit under this section, whichever is less.
76.635(3)
(3) Carry-forward. If the credit under
sub. (2) is not entirely offset against the fees under
s. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66 or
76.67 otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against those fees in the following years to the extent that it is not offset by those fees otherwise due in all the years between the year in which the investment was made and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.
76.635(4)(a)(a) If a certified capital company is decertified, or an investment pool is disqualified, under s.
560.37, 2005 stats., before the certified capital company fulfills the investment requirement under s.
560.34 (1m) (a) 1., 2005 stats., with respect to the investment pool, any insurer that has received a credit under this section with respect to that investment pool shall repay that credit to the commissioner of insurance, for deposit in the general fund, and may not claim more credit in respect to that investment pool.
76.635(4)(b)
(b) If a certified capital company fulfills the investment requirement under s.
560.34 (1m) (a) 1., 2005 stats., with respect to an investment pool but the certified capital company is decertified, or an investment pool is disqualified, under s.
560.37, 2005 stats., before the certified capital company fulfills the investment requirement under s.
560.34 (1m) (a) 2., 2005 stats., for that investment pool, any insurer that has received a credit under this section with respect to that investment pool shall repay all credits that were claimed for taxable years after the taxable year that includes the 3rd anniversary of the investment date of the investment pool and may claim no more credits for taxable years after the taxable year that includes the 3rd anniversary of the investment date of the investment pool.
76.635(5)
(5) Sale of credit. An insurer may sell a credit under this section to another insurer that is subject to taxation under this subchapter if the insurer notifies the commissioner of insurance of the sale and includes with that notification a copy of the transfer documents.
76.635(6)
(6) Nullification of credit precluded. This state may not impose a new tax or change an existing tax in order to nullify the credit created under this section.
76.636
76.636
Credit for certain development zone activities. 76.636(1)(a)
(a) "Brownfield" means an industrial or commercial facility in which expansion or redevelopment is complicated by environmental contamination.
76.636(1)(b)
(b) "Development zone" means any of the following:
76.636(1)(c)
(c) "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
s. 71.47 (1de) (a) 1., unless an investigation of the property determines that remediation is required and that remediation is not undertaken.
76.636(1)(d)
(d) "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 percent 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.
76.636(1)(e)1.
1. A person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area.
76.636(1)(e)2.
2. 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.
76.636(1)(e)5.
5. A person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral.
76.636(2)(a)
(a) Fifty percent of the amount expended for environmental remediation in a development zone.
76.636(2)(b)
(b) 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.
76.636(2)(c)
(c) 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.
76.636(2)(d)
(d) 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
s. 71.47 (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.
76.636(2)(e)
(e) 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
s. 71.47 (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.
76.636(3)
(3) Carry-forward. If the credit under
sub. (2) is not entirely offset against the fees under
s. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66, or
76.67 otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against those fees for the following 15 years to the extent that it is not offset by those fees otherwise due in all the years between the year in which the expense was made and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.
76.636(4)(a)
(a) Claim credits under this section for any of the following:
76.636(4)(a)1.
1. The taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked.
76.636(4)(a)2.
2. The taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits.
76.636(4)(b)1.
1. The taxable year that includes the day on which certification is revoked.
76.636(4)(b)2.
2. The taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits.
76.636(5)
(5) 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), or
560.798 (3) 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.
76.636(6)
(6) Administration. Any insurer who claims a credit under
sub. (2) shall include with the insurer's annual return under
s. 76.64 a copy of its certification for tax benefits and a copy of its verification of expenses from the department of commerce.
76.637
76.637
Economic development credit. 76.637(1)
(1)
Definition. In this section, "claimant" means an insurer who files a claim under this section and is certified under
s. 560.701 (2) and authorized to claim tax benefits under
s. 560.703.
76.637(2)
(2) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations under this section and
ss. 560.701 to
560.706, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the fees due under
s. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66, or
76.67 the amount authorized for the claimant under
s. 560.703.
76.637(3)
(3) Limitations. No credit may be allowed under this section unless the insurer includes with the insurer's annual return under
s. 76.64 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).
76.637(4)
(4) Administration. If an insurer's certification is revoked under
s. 560.705, or if an insurer becomes ineligible for tax benefits under
s. 560.702, the insurer may not claim credits under this section for the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the insurer becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years and the insurer may not carry over unused credits from previous years to offset the fees imposed under
ss. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66, or
76.67 for the taxable year that includes the day on which certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the insurer becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years.
76.637 History
History: 2009 a. 2.
76.638
76.638
Early stage seed investment credit. 76.638(1)
(1)
Definitions. In this section, "fund manager" means an investment fund manager certified under
s. 560.205 (2).
76.638(2)
(2) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, subject to the limitations provided under this subsection and
s. 560.205, an insurer may claim as a credit against the fees imposed under
s. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66, or
76.67, 25 percent of the insurer's investment paid to a fund manager that the fund manager invests in a business certified under
s. 560.205 (1).
76.638(3)
(3) Investment basis. The Wisconsin adjusted basis of any investment for which a credit is claimed under
sub. (2) shall be reduced by the amount of the credit that is offset against the fees imposed under
s. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66, or
76.67.
76.638(4)
(4) Carry-forward. If the credit under
sub. (2) is not entirely offset against the fees under
s. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65,
76.66, or
76.67 otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against those fees for the following 15 years to the extent that it is not offset by those fees otherwise due in all the years between the year in which the expense was made and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.
76.638 History
History: 2009 a. 2.
76.64
76.64
Quarterly installments. Insurers shall pay installments of the total estimated payment under
ss. 76.60,
76.63,
76.65 and
76.66 on or before April 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. Every insurer shall make a return for the preceding calendar year on or before March 1 setting forth the information that the commissioner of insurance reasonably requires, on forms prescribed by the commissioner. On or before March 1, the insurer shall pay any additional amount due for the preceding calendar year. Overpayment will be credited on the amount due April 15.
76.64 History
History: 1979 c. 102 s.
24; Stats. 1979 s. 76.64;
1981 c. 20;
1985 a. 29;
1989 a. 31.
76.645(1)(1)
Late payment. An insurer that fails to make quarterly payments under
s. 76.64 of at least 25% of either the total tax paid for the previous calendar year or 80% of the actual tax for the current calendar year is liable, in addition to the amount due, for interest of 1.5% of the amount due and unpaid for each month or part of a month that the amount due, together with any interest, remains unpaid.
76.645(2)
(2) Negligence. An insurer that fails to pay an amount due, or file a return required, under
s. 76.64, unless the insurer shows that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, is liable for the greater of the following amounts:
