238.15(1)(L) (L) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, it has not received more than $8,000,000 in investments that have qualified for tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5b) and (5d), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638.
238.15(1)(m)1.1. It agrees that it will not relocate outside of this state during the 3 years after it receives an investment for which a person may claim a tax credit under s. 71.07 (5d) and agrees to pay the corporation a penalty, in an amount determined under subd. 2., if the business relocates outside of this state during that 3-year period. For the purposes of this paragraph, a business relocates outside of this state when the business locates more than 51 percent of any of the following outside of this state:
238.15(1)(m)1.a. a. The business's employees.
238.15(1)(m)1.b. b. The business's total payroll.
238.15(1)(m)1.c. c. The activities of the business's headquarters, as determined by the corporation.
238.15(1)(m)2. 2. The amount of a penalty payment under subd. 1. is any of the following:
238.15(1)(m)2.a. a. If the relocation occurs less than 12 months after the investment, 100 percent of the tax credit that was claimed under s. 71.07 (5d) as the result of the investment.
238.15(1)(m)2.b. b. If the relocation occurs 12 months or more after the investment but less than 24 months after the investment, 80 percent of the tax credit that was claimed under s. 71.07 (5d) as the result of the investment.
238.15(1)(m)2.c. c. If the relocation occurs occurs 24 months or more after the investment but less than 36 months after the investment, 60 percent of the tax credit that was claimed under s. 71.07 (5d) as the result of the investment.
238.15(2) (2)Early stage seed investment tax credits. The corporation shall implement a program to certify investment fund managers for purposes of ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638. An investment fund manager desiring certification shall submit an application to the corporation. The investment fund manager shall specify in the application the investment amount that the manager wishes to raise and the corporation may certify the manager and determine the amount that qualifies for purposes of ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638. In determining whether to certify an investment fund manager, the corporation shall consider the investment fund manager's experience in managing venture capital funds, the past performance of investment funds managed by the applicant, the expected level of investment in the investment fund to be managed by the applicant, and any other relevant factors. The corporation may certify only investment fund managers that commit to consider placing investments in businesses certified under sub. (1).
238.15(3) (3)Administration.
238.15(3)(a)(a) List of certified businesses and investment fund managers. The corporation shall maintain a list of businesses certified under sub. (1) and investment fund managers certified under sub. (2) and shall permit public access to the lists through the corporation's Internet Web site.
238.15(3)(b) (b) Notification of department of revenue. The corporation shall notify the department of revenue of every certification issued under subs. (1) and (2) and the date on which any such certification is revoked or expires.
238.15(3)(d) (d) Rules. The corporation, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall adopt rules to administer this section. The rules shall further define "bona fide angel investment" for purposes of s. 71.07 (5d) (a) 1. The rules shall limit the aggregate amount of tax credits under s. 71.07 (5d) that may be claimed for investments in businesses certified under sub. (1) at $3,000,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2008, $5,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2010, $6,500,000 for calendar year 2010, and $20,000,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2010, plus, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, an additional $250,000 for tax credits that may be claimed for investments in nanotechnology businesses certified under sub. (1). The rules shall also limit the aggregate amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), and 76.638 that may be claimed for investments paid to fund managers certified under sub. (2) at $3,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2008, $6,000,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2010, $8,000,000 for calendar year 2010, and $20,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2010, plus, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, an additional $250,000 for tax credits that may be claimed for investments in nanotechnology businesses certified under sub. (1). The rules shall also provide that, for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007, a person who receives a credit under ss. 71.07 (5b) and (5d), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), or 76.638 must keep the investment in a certified business, or with a certified fund manager, for no less than 3 years, unless the person's investment becomes worthless, as determined by the corporation, during the 3-year period or the person has kept the investment for no less than 12 months and a bona fide liquidity event, as determined by the corporation, occurs during the 3-year period. The rules shall permit the corporation to reallocate credits under this section that are unused in any calendar year to a person eligible for tax benefits, as defined under s. 238.16 (1) (d), if all of the following apply:
238.15(3)(d)1. 1. The corporation notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of its proposed reallocation.
238.15(3)(d)2. 2. One of the following is true:
238.15(3)(d)2.a. a. The cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance fail to notify the corporation, within 14 working days after the date of the corporation's notification under subd. 1., that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed reallocation.
238.15(3)(d)2.b. b. The cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance notify the corporation that the committee has approved the proposed reallocation.
238.15(3)(e) (e) Transfer. A person who is eligible to claim a credit under s. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), 71.47 (5b), or 76.638 may sell or otherwise transfer the credit to another person who is subject to the taxes or fees imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, 71.47, or subch. III of ch. 76, if the person receives prior authorization from the investment fund manager and the manager then notifies the corporation and the department of revenue of the transfer and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents. No person may sell or otherwise transfer a credit as provided in this paragraph more than once in a 12-month period. The corporation may charge any person selling or otherwise transferring a credit under this paragraph a fee equal to 1 percent of the credit amount sold or transferred.
238.15 History History: 2003 a. 255; 2005 a. 49, 97; 2007 a. 20, 125; 2009 a. 2, 265, 276; 2011 a. 32 s. 3356; Stats. 2011 s. 238.15; 2011 a. 213.
238.16 238.16 Jobs tax credit.
238.16(1)(1)Definitions. In this section:
238.16(1)(a)1.1. Except as provided in subd. 2., "business" means any organization or enterprise operated for profit, including a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation, limited liability company, or association.
238.16(1)(a)2. 2. "Business" does not include a store or shop in which retail sales is the principal business.
238.16(1)(b) (b) "Eligible employee" means a person employed in a full-time job by a person certified under sub. (2).
238.16(1)(c) (c) "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 benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.
238.16(1)(d) (d) "Tax benefits" means the jobs tax credit under ss. 71.07 (3q), 71.28 (3q), and 71.47 (3q).
238.16(2) (2) The corporation may certify a person to receive tax benefits under this section if all of the following apply:
238.16(2)(a) (a) The person is operating or intends to operate a business in this state.
238.16(2)(b) (b) The person applies under this section and enters into a contract with the corporation.
238.16(3) (3)Eligibility for tax benefits. A person certified under sub. (2) may receive tax benefits under this section if, in each year for which the person claims tax benefits under this section, the person increases net employment in the person's business, and one of the following applies:
238.16(3)(a) (a) In a tier I county or municipality, an eligible employee for whom the person claims a tax credit will earn at least $20,000 in wages from the person in the year for which the credit is claimed.
238.16(3)(am) (am) The person increases net employment in the person's business.
238.16(3)(b) (b) In a tier II county or municipality, an eligible employee for whom the person claims a tax credit will earn at least $30,000 in wages from the person in the year for which the credit is claimed.
238.16(3)(c) (c) In a tier I county or municipality or a tier II county or municipality, the person improves the job-related skills of any eligible employee, trains any eligible employee on the use of job-related new technologies, or provides job-related training to any eligible employee whose employment with the person represents the employee's first full-time job.
238.16(4) (4)Duration, limits, and expiration.
238.16(4)(a)(a) The certification of a person under sub. (2) may remain in effect for no more than 10 cumulative years.
238.16(4)(b)1.1. The corporation may award to a person certified under sub. (2) tax benefits for each eligible employee in an amount equal to 10 percent of the wages paid by the person to that employee or $10,000, whichever is less, if that employee earned wages in the year for which the tax benefit is claimed equal to one of the following:
238.16(4)(b)1.a. a. In a tier I county or municipality, at least $20,000.
238.16(4)(b)1.b. b. In a tier II county or municipality, at least $30,000.
238.16(4)(b)2. 2. The corporation may award to a person certified under sub. (2) tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the corporation for costs incurred by the person to undertake the training activities described in sub. (3) (c).
238.16(4)(c) (c) Subject to a reallocation by the corporation pursuant to rules adopted under s. 238.15 (3) (d), the corporation may allocate up to $5,000,000 in tax benefits under this section in any calendar year, except that beginning on July 1, 2011, the corporation may allocate up to $10,000,000 in tax benefits under this section in any calendar year.
238.16(5) (5)Duties of the corporation.
238.16(5)(a)(a) The corporation shall notify the department of revenue when the corporation certifies a person to receive tax benefits.
238.16(5)(b) (b) The corporation shall notify the department of revenue within 30 days of revoking a certification made under sub. (2).
238.16(5)(c) (c) The corporation may require a person to repay any tax benefits the person claims for a year in which the person failed to maintain employment required by an agreement under sub. (2) (b).
238.16(5)(d) (d) The corporation shall determine the maximum amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (3q), 71.28 (3q), and 71.47 (3q) that a certified business may claim and shall notify the department of revenue of this amount.
238.16(5)(e) (e) The corporation shall annually verify the information submitted to the corporation by the person claiming tax benefits under ss. 71.07 (3q), 71.28 (3q), and 71.47 (3q).
238.16(5)(f) (f) The corporation shall adopt rules for the implementation and operation of this section, including rules relating to the following:
238.16(5)(f)1. 1. The definitions of a tier I county or municipality and a tier II county or municipality. The corporation may consider all of the following information when establishing the definitions required under this subdivision:
238.16(5)(f)1.a. a. Unemployment rate.
238.16(5)(f)1.b. b. Percentage of families with incomes below the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2).
238.16(5)(f)1.c. c. Median family income.
238.16(5)(f)1.d. d. Median per capita income.
238.16(5)(f)1.e. e. Other significant or irregular indicators of economic distress, such as a natural disaster or mass layoff.
238.16(5)(f)2. 2. A schedule of additional tax benefits for which a person who is certified under sub. (2) and who incurs costs related to job training under sub. (3) (c) may be eligible.
238.16(5)(f)3. 3. Conditions for the revocation of a certification under par. (b).
238.16(5)(f)4. 4. Conditions for the repayment of tax benefits under par. (c).
238.16 History History: 2009 a. 28, 265; 2011 a. 32 ss. 2864, 3357 to 3366; Stats. 2011 s. 238.16; 2011 a. 88.
238.20 238.20 Qualified new business ventures.
238.20(1) (1) The corporation shall implement a program to certify qualified new business ventures for purposes of s. 71.05 (24). A business desiring certification shall submit an application to the corporation in each taxable year for which the business desires certification. Subject to sub. (2), a business may be certified under this subsection, and may maintain such certification, only if the business is engaged in one of the following:
238.20(1)(a) (a) Developing a new product or business process.
238.20(1)(b) (b) Manufacturing, agriculture, or processing or assembling products and conducting research and development.
238.20(2) (2) The corporation may not certify a business under sub. (1) if the business is engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political consultation, professional services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants, wholesale or retail sales, leisure, hospitality, transportation, or construction.
238.20(3) (3)
238.20(3)(a)(a) The corporation shall maintain a list of businesses certified under sub. (1) and shall permit public access to the lists through the corporation's Internet Web site.
238.20(3)(b) (b) The corporation shall notify the department of revenue of every certification issued under sub. (1) and the date on which a certification under sub. (1) is revoked or expires.
238.20 History History: 2009 a. 28 s. 3073; 2009 a. 276 s. 83; 2011 a. 32 s. 3371; Stats. 2011 s. 238.20.
238.23 238.23 Technology zones.
238.23(1)(1) In this section, "tax credit" means a credit under s. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), (2dx), or (3g), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), or (3g), or 71.47 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), or (3g).
238.23(2) (2)
238.23(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (c), the corporation may designate up to 8 areas in the state as technology zones. A business that is located in a technology zone and that is certified by the corporation under sub. (3) is eligible for a tax credit as provided in sub. (3).
238.23(2)(b) (b) The designation of an area as a technology zone shall be in effect for 10 years from the time that the corporation first designates the area. Not more than $5,000,000 in tax credits may be claimed in a technology zone, except that the corporation may allocate the amount of unallocated airport development zone tax credits, as provided under s. 238.3995 (3) (b), to technology zones for which the $5,000,000 maximum allocation is insufficient. The corporation may change the boundaries of a technology zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of a technology zone does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax credit amount that may be claimed in the technology zone.
238.23(2)(c) (c) No area may be designated as a technology zone under this subsection on or after March 6, 2009.
238.23(3) (3)
238.23(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (e), the corporation may certify for tax credits in a technology zone a business that satisfies all of the following requirements:
238.23(3)(a)1. 1. The business is located in the technology zone.
238.23(3)(a)2. 2. The business is a new or expanding business.
238.23(3)(a)3. 3. The business is a high-technology business.
238.23(3)(b) (b) In determining whether to certify a business under this subsection, the corporation shall consider all of the following:
238.23(3)(b)1. 1. How many new jobs the business is likely to create.
238.23(3)(b)2. 2. The extent and nature of the high technology used by the business.
238.23(3)(b)3. 3. The likelihood that the business will attract related enterprises.
238.23(3)(b)4. 4. The amount of capital investment that the business is likely to make in the state.
238.23(3)(b)5. 5. The economic viability of the business.
238.23(3)(c) (c) When the corporation certifies a business under this subsection, the corporation shall establish a limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim. Unless its certification is revoked, and subject to the limit on the tax credit amount established by the corporation under this paragraph, a business that is certified may claim a tax credit for 3 years, except that a business that experiences growth, as determined for that business by the corporation under par. (d) and sub. (5) (e), may claim a tax credit for up to 5 years.
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