71.47(5b)(b)1.1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, subject to the limitations provided under this subsection and s.
238.15 or s.
560.205, 2009 stats., and except as provided in
subd. 2., a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43, 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.
238.15 (1) or s.
560.205 (1), 2009 stats.
71.47(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 or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation the names and tax identification numbers of the claimants, the amounts of the credits allocated to the claimants, and the computation of the allocations.
71.47(5b)(c)
(c)
Limitations. 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.
71.47(5b)(d)2.
2. The Wisconsin adjusted basis of any investment for which a credit is claimed under
par. (b) shall be reduced by the amount of the credit that is offset against Wisconsin income taxes. The Wisconsin basis of a partner's interest in a partnership, a member's interest in a limited liability company, or stock in a tax-option corporation shall be adjusted to reflect adjustments made under this subdivision.
71.47(5b)(d)3.
3. Except as provided under
s. 238.15 (3) (d) (intro.), for investments made after December 31, 2007, if an investment for which a claimant claims a credit under
par. (b) is held by the claimant for less than 3 years, the claimant shall pay to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, the amount of the credit that the claimant received related to the investment.
71.47(5e)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(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.
71.47(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 a deduction under
s. 77.585 (9), a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
s. 71.43, up to the amount of those taxes, in each taxable year for 2 years, the amount of sales and use tax certified by the department of commerce that resulted from the claimant claiming a deduction under
s. 77.585 (9).
71.47(5e)(c)1.1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant satisfies the requirements under
s. 77.585 (9).
71.47(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.
71.47(5e)(c)3.
3. The total amount of the credits and the sales and use tax resulting from the deductions claimed under
s. 77.585 (9) that may be claimed by all claimants under this subsection and
ss. 71.07 (5e),
71.28 (5e), and
77.585 (9) is $7,500,000, as determined by the department of commerce.
71.47(5f)
(5f) Film production services credit. 71.47(5f)(a)1.
1. "Accredited production" means a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or television production, as approved by the department of commerce or the department of tourism, 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 $50,000. "Accredited production" also means an electronic game, as approved by the department of commerce or the department of tourism, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending 36 months after the month in which the principal programming, filming, or taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000. "Accredited production" does not include any of the following, regardless of the production costs:
71.47(5f)(a)1.a.
a. News, current events, or public programming or a program that includes weather or market reports.
71.47(5f)(a)1.g.
g. A production for which the production company is required under
18 USC 2257 to maintain records with respect to a performer portrayed in a single media or multimedia program.
71.47(5f)(a)1.h.
h. A production produced primarily for industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes.
71.47(5f)(a)2.
2. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(5f)(a)3.
3. "Production expenditures" means any expenditures that are incurred in this state and directly used to produce an accredited production, including expenditures for set construction and operation, wardrobes, make-up, clothing accessories, photography, sound recording, sound synchronization, sound mixing, lighting, editing, film processing, film transferring, special effects, visual effects, renting or leasing facilities or equipment, renting or leasing motor vehicles, food, lodging, and any other similar expenditure as determined by the department of commerce or the department of tourism. "Production expenditures" do not include salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments.
71.47(5f)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43 any of the following amounts:
71.47(5f)(b)1.
1. An amount equal to 25 percent of the salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments paid by the claimant in the taxable year to individuals, including actors, who were residents of this state at the time that they were paid and who worked on an accredited production in this state, not including the salary, wages, or contract payments paid to any individual who was paid more than $250,000.
71.47(5f)(b)3.
3. An amount equal to 25 percent of the production expenditures paid by the claimant in the taxable year to produce an accredited production.
71.47(5f)(c)1.1. A claimant may not claim a credit under this subsection if less than 35 percent of the total budget for the accredited production is spent in this state.
71.47(5f)(c)2.
2. The total amount of the credits that a claimant may claim under [
par. (b) 2.] in a taxable year shall not exceed an amount equal to the first $20,000 of salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments paid to each individual described in [
par. (b) 2.] in the taxable year.
71.47 Note
NOTE: The cross-reference in brackets does not exist as the result of the governor's partial veto of
2009 Wis. Act 28.
71.47(5f)(c)3.
3. No credit may be claimed under
par. (b) 3. for the purchase of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d) the sale of which is not sourced to this state, as provided under
s. 77.522.
71.47(5f)(c)6.
6. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant files an application with the department of commerce or the department of tourism, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the department of commerce or the department of tourism, and the department of commerce or the department of tourism approves the application. The claimant shall submit a fee with the application in an amount equal to 2 percent of the claimant's budgeted production expenditures or $500, whichever is less. The claimant shall submit a copy of the approved application with the claimant's return.
71.47(5f)(c)7.
7. 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.
71.47(5f)(d)2.
2. If the allowable amount of the claim under
par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under
s. 71.43 or no tax is due under
s. 71.43, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due 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 account under
s. 20.835 (2) (bm).
71.47(5g)
(5g) Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan assessments credit. 71.47(5g)(a)(a)
Definitions. In this subsection, "claimant" means an insurer, as defined in
s. 149.10 (5), who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(5g)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided under this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
s. 71.43 an amount that is equal to the amount of assessment under
s. 149.13 that the claimant paid in the claimant's taxable year, multiplied by the percentage determined under
par. (c) 1.
71.47(5g)(c)1.1. The department of revenue, in consultation with the office of the commissioner of insurance, shall determine the percentage under
par. (b) for each claimant for each taxable year. The percentage shall be equal to $5,000,000 divided by the aggregate assessment under
s. 149.13. The office of the commissioner of insurance shall provide to each claimant that participates in the cost of administering the plan the aggregate assessment at the time that it notifies the claimant of the claimant's assessment. The aggregate amount of the credit under this subsection and
ss. 71.07 (5g),
71.28 (5g), and
76.655 for all claimants participating in the cost of administering the plan under
ch. 149 shall not exceed $5,000,000 in each fiscal year.
71.47(5g)(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
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.
71.47(5g)(c)3.
3. The amount of any credits that a claimant is awarded under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 2008, may first be claimed against the tax imposed under this subchapter for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and in the manner determined by the department of revenue.
71.47(5h)
(5h) Film production company investment credit. 71.47(5h)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection and who does business in this state as a film production company.
71.47(5h)(a)2.
2. "Film production company" means an entity that exclusively creates accredited productions, as defined in
sub. (5f) (a) 1.
71.47(5h)(a)3.
3. "Physical work" does not include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration.
71.47(5h)(a)4.
4. "Previously owned property" means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to doing business in this state as a film production company 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 of the Internal Revenue Code is modified so that if the claimant owns any part of the property, rather than 50 percent ownership, the claimant is subject to section
267 of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this subsection.
71.47(5h)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.43 an amount that is equal to 15 percent of the following that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish or operate a film production company in this state:
71.47(5h)(b)1.
1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property and items, property, and goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), and
(d), if the sale of the tangible personal property, items, property, or goods is sourced to this state under
s. 77.522.
71.47(5h)(b)2.
2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property.
71.47(5h)(c)1.1. A claimant may claim the credit under
par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property, or item, property, or good under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), is purchased after December 31, 2008, and the tangible personal property, item, property, or good is used for at least 50 percent of its use in the claimant's business as a film production company.
71.47(5h)(c)2.
2. 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 December 31, 2008, and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2008.
71.47(5h)(c)3.
3. 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 December 31, 2008, and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2008.
71.47(5h)(c)4.
4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the department of commerce or the department of tourism certifies, in writing, that the credits claimed under this subsection are for expenses related to establishing or operating a film production company in this state and the claimant submits a copy of the certification with the claimant's return.
71.47(5h)(c)5.
5. 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 interests.
71.47(5h)(d)2.
2. If the allowable amount of the claim under
par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under
s. 71.43 or no tax is due under
s. 71.43, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due 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 account under
s. 20.835 (2) (bL).
71.47(5i)
(5i) Electronic medical records credit. 71.47(5i)(a)(a)
Definitions. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(5i)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
s. 71.43, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for information technology hardware or software that is used to maintain medical records in electronic form, if the claimant is a health care provider, as defined in
s. 146.81 (1) (a) to
(p).
71.47(5i)(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 interests.
71.47(5j)
(5j) Ethanol and biodiesel fuel pump credit. 71.47(5j)(a)2.
2. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.47(5j)(a)2d.
2d. "Diesel replacement renewable fuel" includes biodiesel and any other fuel derived from a renewable resource that meets all of the applicable requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials for that fuel and that the department of safety and professional services designates by rule as a diesel replacement renewable fuel.
71.47(5j)(a)2m.
2m. "Gasoline replacement renewable fuel" includes ethanol and any other fuel derived from a renewable resource that meets all of the applicable requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials for that fuel and that the department of safety and professional services designates by rule as a gasoline replacement renewable fuel.
71.47(5j)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2018, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
s. 71.43, up to the amount of the taxes, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to install or retrofit pumps located in this state that dispense motor vehicle fuel marketed as gasoline and 85 percent ethanol or a higher percentage of ethanol or motor vehicle fuel marketed as diesel fuel and 20 percent biodiesel fuel or that mix fuels from separate storage tanks and allow the end user to choose the percentage of gasoline replacement renewable fuel or diesel replacement renewable fuel in the motor vehicle fuel dispensed.
71.47(5j)(c)1.1. The maximum amount of the credit that a claimant may claim under this subsection in a taxable year is an amount that is equal to $5,000 for each service station for which the claimant has installed or retrofitted pumps as described under
par. (b).
