77.62(2)
(2) Release real property from the lien of a warrant.
77.62(4)
(4) Approve installment payment agreements.
77.62(5)
(5) Compromise on the basis of ability to pay.
77.62(6)
(6) Compromise delinquent estimated assessments on the basis of fairness and equity.
77.62 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See s.
73.03 (27) for provision as to writing off uncollectible sales and use taxes.
77.63
77.63
Collection compensation. The following persons may retain a portion of sales and use taxes collected on retail sales under this subchapter and
subch. V in an amount determined by the department and by contracts that the department enters into jointly with other states as a member state of the streamlined sales tax governing board pursuant to the agreement, as defined in
s. 77.65 (2) (a):
77.63(1)
(1) A certified service provider.
77.63(3)
(3) A seller that sells tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), or taxable services in at least 5 states that are signatories to the agreement, as defined in
s. 77.65 (2) (a); that has total annual sales revenue of at least $500,000,000; that has a proprietary system that calculates the amount of tax owed to each taxing jurisdiction in which the seller sells tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), or taxable services; and that has entered into a performance agreement with the states that are signatories to the agreement, as defined in
s. 77.65 (2) (a). For purposes of this subsection, "seller" includes an affiliated group of sellers using the same proprietary system to calculate the amount of tax owed in each taxing jurisdiction in which the sellers sell tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), or taxable services.
77.63 History
History: 2009 a. 2.
77.65
77.65
Uniform sales and use tax administration. 77.65(1)(1)
Short title. This section shall be known as the "Uniform Sales and Use Tax Administration Act."
77.65(2)
(2) Definitions. In this section:
77.65(2)(a)
(a) "Agreement" means the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, including amendments to the agreement.
77.65(2)(b)
(b) "Department" means the department of revenue.
77.65(2)(e)
(e) "Seller" means any person who sells, licenses, leases, or rents tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), or services.
77.65(2)(f)
(f) "State" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
77.65(3)
(3) Department authority. The department may enter into the agreement to simplify and modernize sales tax and use tax administration in order to substantially reduce the tax compliance burden for all sellers and for all types of commerce. The department may act jointly with other states that are signatories to the agreement to establish standards for the certification of a certified service provider and certified automated system and to establish performance standards for multistate sellers. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section, may procure jointly with other states that are signatories to the agreement goods and services in furtherance of the agreement, and may take other actions reasonably required to implement this section. The secretary of revenue or the secretary's designee may represent this state before the states that are signatories to the agreement.
77.65(4)
(4) Agreement requirements. The department may not enter into the agreement unless the agreement requires that a state that is a signatory to the agreement do all of the following:
77.65(4)(a)
(a) Limit the number of state sales and use tax rates.
77.65(4)(b)
(b) Limit the application of any maximums on the amount of state sales and use tax that is due on a transaction.
77.65(4)(c)
(c) Limit thresholds on the application of sales and use tax.
77.65(4)(d)
(d) Establish uniform standards for the sourcing of transactions to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions, for administering exempt sales, and for sales and use tax returns and remittances.
77.65(4)(e)
(e) Develop and adopt uniform definitions related to sales and use tax.
77.65(4)(f)
(f) Provide, with all states that are signatories to the agreement, a central electronic registration system that allows a seller to register to collect and remit sales and use taxes for all states that are signatories to the agreement.
77.65(4)(fm)
(fm) Provide that a seller who registers with the central electronic registration system under
par. (f) may cancel the registration at any time, as provided under uniform procedures adopted by the governing board of the states that are signatories to the agreement, but is required to remit any Wisconsin taxes collected pursuant to the agreement to the department.
77.65(4)(g)
(g) Provide that the state shall not use a seller's registration with the central electronic registration system under
par. (f), and the subsequent collection and remittance of sales and use taxes in the states that are signatories to the agreement, to determine whether the seller has sufficient connection with the state for the purpose of imposing any tax.
77.65(4)(h)
(h) Restrict variances between the state tax bases and local tax bases.
77.65(4)(i)
(i) Administer all sales and use taxes imposed by local jurisdictions within the state so that sellers who collect and remit such taxes are not required to register with, or submit returns or taxes to, local jurisdictions and are not subject to audits by local jurisdictions.
77.65(4)(j)
(j) Restrict the frequency of changes in any local sales and use tax rates and provide notice of any such changes.
77.65(4)(k)
(k) Establish effective dates for the application of local jurisdictional boundary changes to local sales and use tax rates and provide notice of any such changes.
77.65(4)(L)
(L) Provide monetary allowances to sellers and certified service providers as outlined in the agreement.
77.65(4)(m)
(m) Certify compliance with the agreement before entering into the agreement and maintain compliance with the agreement.
77.65(4)(n)
(n) Adopt a uniform policy, with the states that are signatories to the agreement, for certified service providers that protects a consumer's privacy and maintains tax information confidentiality.
77.65(4)(o)
(o) Appoint, with the states that are signatories to the agreement, an advisory council to consult with in administering the agreement. The advisory council shall consist of private sector representatives and representatives from states that are not signatories to the agreement.
77.65(5)
(5) Cooperating states. The agreement entered into under this section is an accord among cooperating states to further their governmental functions and provides a mechanism among the cooperating states to establish and maintain a cooperative, simplified system for the application and administration of sales and use taxes that are imposed by each state that is a signatory to the agreement.
77.65(6)
(6) Limited binding and beneficial effect. 77.65(6)(a)(a) The agreement entered into under this section binds, and inures to the benefit of, only the states that are signatories to the agreement. Any benefit that a person may receive from the agreement is established by this state's law and not by the terms of the agreement.
77.65(6)(b)
(b) No person shall have any cause of action or defense under the agreement or because of the department entering into the agreement. No person may challenge any action or inaction by any department, agency, other instrumentality of this state, or any political subdivision of this state on the ground that the action or inaction is inconsistent with the agreement.
77.65(6)(c)
(c) No law of this state, or the application of such law, may be declared invalid on the ground that the law, or the application of such law, is inconsistent with the agreement.
77.65(7)
(7) Relationship to state law. No provision of the agreement in whole or in part invalidates or amends any law of this state and the state becoming a signatory to the agreement shall not amend or modify any law of this state.
77.65 History
History: 2001 a. 16;
2009 a. 2.
77.66
77.66
Certification for collection of sales and use tax. The secretary of revenue shall determine and periodically certify to the secretary of administration the names of persons, and affiliates, as defined in
s. 16.70 (1b), of persons, who make sales of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), and taxable services that are subject to the taxes imposed under this subchapter but who are not registered to collect and remit such taxes to the department or, if registered, do not collect and remit such taxes.
77.66 History
History: 2003 a. 33;
2009 a. 2.
77.67
77.67
Amnesty for new registrants. 77.67(1)
(1) A seller is not liable for uncollected and unpaid taxes, including penalties and interest, imposed under this subchapter and
subch. V on sales made to purchasers in this state before the seller registers under
par. (a), if all of the following apply:
77.67(1)(a)
(a) The seller registers with the department, in a manner that the department prescribes, to collect and remit the taxes imposed under this subchapter and
subch. V on sales to purchasers in this state in accordance with the agreement, as defined in
s. 77.65 (2) (a).
77.67(1)(b)
(b) The seller registers under
par. (a) no later than 365 days after the effective date of this state's participation in the agreement under
s. 77.65 (2) (a), as determined by the department.
77.67(1)(c)
(c) The seller was not registered to collect and remit the taxes imposed under this subchapter and
subch. V during the 365 consecutive days immediately before the effective date of this state's participation in the agreement under
s. 77.65 (2) (a), as determined by the department.
77.67(1)(d)
(d) The seller has not received a notice of the commencement of an audit from the department or, if the seller has received a notice of the commencement of an audit from the department, the audit has been fully resolved, including any related administrative and judicial processes, at the time that the seller registers under
par. (a).
77.67(1)(e)
(e) The seller has not committed or been involved in a fraud or an intentional misrepresentation of a material fact.
77.67(1)(f)
(f) The seller collects and remits the taxes imposed under this subchapter and
subch. V on sales to purchasers in this state for at least 3 consecutive years after the date on which the seller's collection obligation begins.
77.67(2)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and
subch. V that are due from the seller for purchases made by the seller.
77.67 History
History: 2009 a. 2.
COUNTY, TRANSIT AUTHORITY, AND
SPECIAL DISTRICT SALES AND USE TAXES
77.70
77.70
Adoption by county ordinance. 77.70(1)
(1) Any county desiring to impose county sales and use taxes under this subchapter may do so by the adoption of an ordinance, stating its purpose and referring to this subchapter. The rate of the tax imposed under this subsection is 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. The county sales and use taxes may be imposed only for the purpose of directly reducing the property tax levy and only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. That ordinance shall be effective on the first day of January, the first day of April, the first day of July or the first day of October. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal.
77.70 Annotation
A county may not impose a tax upon admissions to amusements except as part of a general sales and use tax at the statutorily prescribed rate of one-half of 1%. 58 Atty. Gen. 212.
77.70 Annotation
A county board may not control municipal use of county sales tax revenue. 60 Atty. Gen. 387.
77.70 Annotation
Funds received from a county sales and use tax may be budgeted by the county board to reduce the amount of the county wide property tax levy or to defray the cost of any item that can be funded by a county-wide property tax.
OAG 1-98.
77.705
77.705
Adoption by resolution; baseball park district. A local professional baseball park district created under
subch. III of ch. 229, by resolution under
s. 229.68 (15), may impose a sales tax and a use tax under this subchapter at a rate of no more than 0.1% of the sales price or purchase price. Those taxes may be imposed only in their entirety. The resolution shall be effective on the first January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 that begins at least 120 days after the adoption of the resolution. Any moneys transferred from the appropriation account under
s. 20.566 (1) (gd) to the appropriation account under
s. 20.835 (4) (gb) shall be used exclusively to retire the district's debt. Any moneys received under
s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 13. b. and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.835 (4) (gb) shall be used exclusively to retire the district's debt.
77.706
77.706
Adoption by resolution; football stadium district. A local professional football stadium district created under
subch. IV of ch. 229, by resolution under
s. 229.824 (15), may impose a sales tax and a use tax under this subchapter at a rate of 0.5% of the sales price or purchase price. Those taxes may be imposed only in their entirety. The imposition of the taxes under this section shall be effective on the first January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 that begins at least 120 days after the certification of the approval of the resolution by the electors in the district's jurisdiction under
s. 229.824 (15). Any moneys transferred from the appropriation account under
s. 20.566 (1) (ge) to the appropriation account under
s. 20.835 (4) (ge) shall be used exclusively to retire the district's debt.
77.707(1)(1) Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under
s. 77.705 for any local professional baseball park district created under
subch. III of ch. 229 after the last day of the calendar quarter that is at least 120 days from the date on which the local professional baseball park district board makes a certification to the department of revenue under
s. 229.685 (2), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before the day after the last day of that calendar quarter and fees, interest and penalties that relate to those taxes.
77.707(2)
(2) Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under
s. 77.706 for any local professional football stadium district created under
subch. IV of ch. 229 after the last day of the calendar quarter that is at least 120 days from the date on which the local professional football stadium district board makes all of the certifications to the department of revenue under
s. 229.825 (3), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before the day after the last day of that calendar quarter and fees, interest and penalties that relate to those taxes.
77.708
77.708
Adoption by resolution; transit authority. 77.708(1)
(1) A transit authority created under
s. 66.1039, by resolution under
s. 66.1039 (4) (s), may impose a sales tax and a use tax under this subchapter at a rate not to exceed 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. Those taxes may be imposed only in their entirety. The resolution shall be effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least 120 days after the adoption of the resolution.
77.708(2)
(2) Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under
sub. (1) for any transit authority created under
s. 66.1039 after the calendar quarter during which the transit authority adopts a repeal resolution under
s. 66.1039 (4) (s), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before such calendar quarter and fees, interest, and penalties that relate to those taxes.
77.708 History
History: 2009 a. 28.
77.71
77.71
Imposition of county, transit authority, and special district sales and use taxes. Whenever a county sales and use tax ordinance is adopted under
s. 77.70, a transit authority resolution is adopted under
s. 77.708, or a special district resolution is adopted under
s. 77.705 or
77.706, the following taxes are imposed:
77.71(1)
(1) For the privilege of selling, licensing, leasing, or renting tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods specified under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), and
(d), and for the privilege of selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services a sales tax is imposed upon retailers at the rates under
s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under
s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under
s. 77.705 or
77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the sales price from the sale, license, lease, or rental of tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods specified under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), and
(d), except property taxed under
sub. (4), sold, licensed, leased, or rented at retail in the county, special district, or transit authority's jurisdictional area, or from selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services described under
s. 77.52 (2) in the county, special district, or transit authority's jurisdictional area.
77.71(2)
(2) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under
s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under
s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under
s. 77.705 or
77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming in the county, special district, or transit authority's jurisdictional area tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods specified under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), or services if the tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service is subject to the state use tax under
s. 77.53, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under
sub. (1),
(3), or
(4) has been paid relieves the buyer of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that if the buyer has paid a similar local tax in another state on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection and except that for motor vehicles that are used for a purpose in addition to retention, demonstration, or display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer the tax under this subsection is imposed not on the purchase price but on the amount under
s. 77.53 (1m).
77.71(3)
(3) An excise tax is imposed upon a contractor engaged in construction activities within the county, special district, or transit authority's jurisdictional area, at the rates under
s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under
s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under
s. 77.705 or
77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d) that are used in constructing, altering, repairing, or improving real property and that became a component part of real property in that county or special district or in the transit authority's jurisdictional area, except that if the contractor has paid the sales tax of a county, transit authority, or special district in this state on that tangible personal property, item, property, or good, or has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, or good, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.
77.71(4)
(4) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under
s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under
s. 77.708 in the case of a transit authority tax, or at the rate under
s. 77.705 or
77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in
s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft, if that property must be registered or titled with this state and if that property is to be customarily kept in a county that has in effect an ordinance under
s. 77.70, the jurisdictional area of a transit authority that has in effect a resolution under
s. 77.708, or in a special district that has in effect a resolution under
s. 77.705 or
77.706, except that if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.
77.72
77.72
General rule. For the purposes of this subchapter, all retail sales of tangible personal property, and items, property, and goods specified under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), and
(d), and taxable services are sourced as provided in
s. 77.522.
77.73
77.73
Jurisdiction to tax. 77.73(2)(2) Counties, special districts, and transit authorities do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under
s. 77.71 (2) in regard to items, property, and goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), and
(d), and tangible personal property, except snowmobiles, trailers, semitrailers, and all-terrain vehicles, purchased in a sale that is consummated in another county or special district in this state, or in another transit authority's jurisdictional area, that does not have in effect an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter and later brought by the buyer into the county, special district, or jurisdictional area of the transit authority that has imposed a tax under
s. 77.71 (2).
