71.07(2di)(d)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. (a).
71.07(2di)(dm)
(dm) In calculating the credit under
par. (a), a claimant shall reduce the purchase price of the property by a percentage equal to the percentage of use of the property during the taxable year the property is first placed into service that is for a purpose not specified under
par. (a) 1.
71.07(2di)(e)
(e) The recapture provisions under section
47 (a) (5) of the internal revenue code as amended to December 31, 1985, as they apply to the credit under section
46 of the internal revenue code, apply to the credit under this subsection, except that those provisions also apply if the property for which the credit is claimed is moved out of the development zone or, for mobile property, if the base of operations is moved out of the zone and except that the determination of whether or not property is 3-year property shall be made under section
168 of the internal revenue code.
71.07(2di)(f)
(f) If a person who is entitled under s.
560.795 (3), 2009 stats., to claim tax benefits becomes ineligible for such tax benefits, 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 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 or succeeding taxable years.
71.07(2di)(g)
(g) If a person who is entitled under s.
560.795 (3), 2009 stats., to claim 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.
71.07(2di)(i)
(i) No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years that begin after December 31, 1997, and end before January 1, 2000. 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.
71.07(2dj)(am)(am) Except as provided under
par. (f) or
s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the person is certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., for tax benefits, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount calculated as follows:
71.07(2dj)(am)1.
1. Modify "member of a targeted group", as defined in section
51 (d) of the internal revenue code as amended to December 31, 1995, to include persons unemployed as a result of a business action subject to
s. 109.07 (1m) and dislocated workers, as defined in
29 USC 2801 (9), and to require a member of a targeted group to be a resident of this state.
71.07(2dj)(am)2.
2. Modify "designated local agency", as defined in section
51 (d) (15) of the internal revenue code, to include the local workforce development board established under
29 USC 2832 for the area that includes the development zone in which the employee in respect to whom the credit under this subsection is claimed works, if the department of commerce approves the criteria used for certification, and the department of commerce.
71.07(2dj)(am)3.
3. Modify the rule for certification under section
51 (d) (16) (A) of the internal revenue code to allow certification within the period beginning with the first day of employment of the employee.
71.07(2dj)(am)4.a.a. If certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., for tax benefits before January 1, 1992, modify "qualified wages" as defined in section
51 (b) of the internal revenue code to exclude wages paid before the claimant is certified for tax benefits and to exclude wages that are paid to employees for work at any location that is not in a development zone under subch.
VI of ch. 560, 2009 stats. For purposes of this
subd. 4. a., mobile employees work at their base of operations and leased or rented employees work at the location where they perform services.
71.07(2dj)(am)4.b.
b. If certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., for tax benefits after December 31, 1991, modify "qualified wages" as defined in section
51 (b) of the internal revenue code to exclude wages paid before the claimant is certified for tax benefits and to exclude wages that are paid to employees for work at any location that is not in a development zone under subch.
VI of ch. 560, 2009 stats. For purposes of this
subd. 4. b., mobile employees and leased or rented employees work at their base of operations.
71.07(2dj)(am)4c.
4c. Modify the rule for ineligible individuals under section
51 (i) (1) of the internal revenue code to allow credit for the wages of related individuals paid by an Indian business, as defined in s.
560.86 (4), 2009 stats., or a tribal enterprise, as defined in
sub. (2di) (b) 2., if the Indian business or tribal enterprise is located in a development zone designated under s.
560.71 (3) (c) 2., 2009 stats.
71.07(2dj)(am)4e.
4e. Modify section
51 (c) (2) of the internal revenue code to specify that the rules for on-the-job training and work supplementation payments also apply to those kinds of payments funded by this state.
71.07(2dj)(am)4h.
4h. Modify section
51 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code so that the amount of the credit is 25% of the qualified first-year wages if the wages are paid to an applicant for a Wisconsin Works employment position for service either in an unsubsidized position or in a trial job under s.
49.147 (3), 2011 stats., and so that the amount of the credit is 20% of the qualified first-year wages if the wages are not paid to such an applicant.
71.07(2dj)(am)4i.
4i. Modify section
51 (b) (3) of the internal revenue code so that the amount of the qualified first-year wages that may be taken into account is $13,000.
71.07(2dj)(am)4m.
4m. Modify the rule on remuneration under section
51 (f) of the internal revenue code so that it does not apply to persons who are exempt from tax under this chapter.
71.07(2dj)(am)4t.
4t. If certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., for tax benefits before January 1, 1992, modify section
51 (i) (3) of the internal revenue code so that for leased or rented employees, except employees of a leasing agency certified for tax benefits who perform services directly for the agency in a development zone, the minimum employment periods apply to the time that they perform services in a development zone for a single lessee or renter, not to their employment by the leasing agency.
71.07(2dj)(am)6.
6. For persons for whom a credit may be claimed under
subd. 5., modify "qualified wages" under section
51 (b) of the internal revenue code so that those wages are based on the wages attributable to service rendered during the one-year period beginning with the date one year after the date on which the individual begins work for the employer.
71.07(2dj)(am)8.
8. Calculate the credit under section
51 of the internal revenue code based on qualified wages for the 2nd year as determined under
subds. 6. and
7.
71.07(2dj)(am)8m.
8m. For each person, whether or not he or she is a member of a targeted group, who is determined by the department of commerce to be a resident of the development zone in which he or she is employed, calculate a credit equal to 10% of the wages earned by such person during the 1st and 2nd years of the person's employment in the development zone, up to a maximum credit of $600 per year.
71.07(2dj)(b)
(b) In computing the credit under this subsection, the wages of leased or rented employees may be claimed only by their employer, not by the person to whom they are rented or leased.
71.07(2dj)(c)
(c) The credit under this subsection may not be claimed by partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations 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 shall provide that information to each of its shareholders, partners or members. That credit may be claimed by partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations in proportion to their ownership interests.
71.07(2dj)(e)
(e) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return:
71.07(2dj)(e)3.a.a. If certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., for tax benefits before January 1, 1992, a statement from the department of commerce verifying the amount of qualifying wages and verifying that the employees were hired for work only in a development zone or are mobile employees whose base of operations is in a development zone.
71.07(2dj)(e)3.b.
b. If certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., for tax benefits after December 31, 1991, a statement from the department of commerce verifying the amount of qualifying wages and verifying that the employees were hired for work only in a development zone or are mobile employees or leased or rented employees whose base of operations is in a development zone.
71.07(2dj)(e)4.
4. A copy of any claims for the credit under section
51 of the internal revenue code that are based on wages that also are the basis for a claim under this subsection.
71.07(2dj)(f)
(f) The rules under
sub. (2di) (f) and
(g) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(2dj)(h)
(h) The rules under
sub. (2di) (b) and
(c) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(2dj)(i)
(i) 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.
71.07(2dL)
(2dL) Development zones location credit. 71.07(2dL)(a)(a) Except as provided in
pars. (ag),
(ar),
(bm) and
(f) and
s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the person is certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., for tax benefits, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this subchapter an amount equal to 2.5% of the amount expended by that person to acquire, construct, rehabilitate or repair real property in a development zone under subch.
VI of ch. 560, 2009 stats.
71.07(2dL)(ag)
(ag) If the credit under
par. (a) is claimed for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel or repair property, the claimant must have begun 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 under s.
560.71, 2009 stats., and the completed project must be placed in service after the claimant is certified for tax benefits under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats. 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.
71.07(2dL)(ar)
(ar) If the credit under
par. (a) is claimed for an amount expended to acquire property, the property must have been acquired by the claimant after the place where the property is located was designated a development zone under s.
560.71, 2009 stats., and the completed project must be placed in service after the claimant is certified for tax benefits under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., and the property must not have been previously owned by the claimant or a related person during the 2 years prior to the designation of the development zone under s.
560.71, 2009 stats. No credit is allowed for an amount expended to acquire property until the property, either in its original state as acquired by the claimant or as subsequently constructed, rehabilitated, remodeled or repaired, is placed in service.
71.07(2dL)(aw)
(aw) In
par. (ar), property is previously owned by a claimant or a related person if a claimant may not deduct a loss from a sale to, or exchange of property with, that related person under section
267 of the internal revenue code, except that section
267 (b) of the internal revenue code is modified so that any ownership percentage, rather than 50% ownership, makes a claimant subject to section
267 (a) (1) of the internal revenue code for purposes of this subsection.
71.07(2dL)(b)
(b) No credit is allowed under this subsection for property which is the basis for a credit under
sub. (2di).
71.07(2dL)(bm)
(bm) In calculating the credit under
par. (a) 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 to claim tax benefits under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., 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 to claim tax benefits under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats.
71.07(2dL)(c)
(c) If the claimant is located on an Indian reservation, as defined in s.
560.86 (5), 2009 stats., and is an American Indian, as defined in s.
560.86 (1), 2009 stats., an Indian business, as defined in s.
560.86 (4), 2009 stats., or a tribal enterprise, as defined in
sub. (2di) (b) 2., and if the allowable amount of the credit under
par. (a) exceeds the taxes otherwise due under this chapter on or measured by the claimant's income, the amount of the credit not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft or other draft.
71.07(2dL)(d)
(d) Except as provided in
par. (c), the carry-over provisions of
s. 71.28 (4) (e) and
(f) as they relate to the credit under
s. 71.28 (4) relate to the credit under this subsection and apply as if the development zone continued to exist.
71.07(2dL)(e)
(e) 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 and against the tax attributable to their income from the partnership's, company's or corporation's directly related business operations.
71.07(2dL)(f)
(f) Subsection (2di) (d),
(f) and
(g) as it applies to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(2dL)(h)
(h) 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.
71.07(2dm)
(2dm) Development zone capital investment credit. 71.07(2dm)(a)2.
2. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.07(2dm)(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 or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation 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.
71.07(2dm)(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. 71.02 an amount that is equal to 3% of the following:
71.07(2dm)(b)1.
1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property.
71.07(2dm)(b)2.
2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property in a development zone.
71.07(2dm)(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.
71.07(2dm)(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.
71.07(2dm)(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.
71.07(2dm)(f)
(f) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return:
71.07(2dm)(f)2.
2. A statement from the department of commerce or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation verifying the purchase price of the investment and verifying that the investment fulfills the requirements under
par. (b).
71.07(2dm)(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.
71.07(2dm)(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.
71.07(2dm)(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.
238.395 (1) (e) or s.
560.795 (1) (e), 2009 stats., may offset the credit against the amount of the tax attributable to their income.
71.07(2dm)(j)
(j) If a person who is entitled under s.
238.395 (3) (a) 4. or s.
560.795 (3) (a) 4., 2009 stats., to claim tax benefits becomes ineligible for such tax benefits, or if a person's certification under
s. 238.395 (5),
238.398 (3), or
238.3995 (4) or s.
560.795 (5), 2009 stats., s.
560.798 (3), 2009 stats., or s.
560.7995 (4), 2009 stats., 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.
71.07(2dm)(k)
(k) If a person who is entitled under s.
238.395 (3) (a) 4. or s.
560.795 (3) (a) 4., 2009 stats., to claim tax benefits or certified under
s. 238.395 (5),
238.398 (3), or
238.3995 (4) or s.
560.795 (5), 2009 stats., s.
560.798 (3), 2009 stats., or s.
560.7995 (4), 2009 stats., 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.
71.07(2dr)
(2dr) Development zones research credit. 71.07(2dr)(a)(a)
Credit. Any person may credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount equal to 5% of the amount obtained by subtracting from the person's qualified research expenses, as defined in section
41 of the internal revenue code, except that "qualified research expenses" include only expenses incurred by the claimant in a development zone under subch.
VI of ch. 560, 2009 stats., except that a taxpayer may elect the alternative computation under section
41 (c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and that election applies until the department permits its revocation and except that "qualified research expenses" do not include compensation used in computing the credit under
sub. (2dj) nor research expenses incurred before the claimant is certified for tax benefits under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., the person's base amount, as defined in section
41 (c) of the internal revenue code, in a development zone, except that gross receipts used in calculating the base amount means gross receipts from sales attributable to Wisconsin under
s. 71.04 (7) (b) 1. and
2.,
(df) 1. and
2.,
(dh) 1.,
2., and
3.,
(dj) 1. and
(dk) 1. and research expenses used in calculating the base amount include research expenses incurred before the claimant is certified for tax benefits under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., in a development zone, if the claimant submits with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification for tax benefits under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., and a statement from the department of commerce verifying the claimant's qualified research expenses for research conducted exclusively in a development zone. The rules under
s. 73.03 (35) apply to the credit under this paragraph. The rules under
sub. (2di) (f) and
(g), as they apply to the credit under that subsection, apply to claims under this paragraph. Section
41 (h) of the internal revenue code does not apply to the credit under this paragraph.
71.07(2dr)(b)
(b)
Development opportunity zones. The development zones research credit under
par. (a), as it applies to a person certified under s.
560.765 (3), 2009 stats., applies to a person that conducts economic activity in a development opportunity zone under s.
560.795 (1), 2009 stats., and that is entitled to tax benefits under s.
560.795 (3), 2009 stats., subject to the limits under s.
560.795 (2), 2009 stats. 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), 2009 stats., of the development opportunity zone designation of the area in which the claimant conducts economic activity.
71.07(2dr)(bm)
(bm)
Adjustments. Adjustments for acquisitions and dispositions of a major portion of a trade or business shall be made under section
41 of the internal revenue code as limited by this subsection.
71.07(2dr)(c)
(c)
Annualization. In the case of any short taxable year, qualified research expenses shall be annualized as prescribed by the department of revenue.
71.07(2dr)(d)
(d)
Proration. If a portion of qualified research expenses is incurred partly within and partly outside this state and the amount incurred in this state cannot be accurately determined, a portion of the qualified expenses shall be reasonably allocated to this state. Expenses incurred entirely outside this state for the benefit of research in this state are not allocable to this state under this paragraph.
71.07(2dr)(e)
(e)
Change of business or ownership. In the case of a change in ownership or business of a person, section
383 of the internal revenue code, as limited by this subsection, applies to the carry-over of unused credits.
71.07(2dr)(f)
(f)
Carry-over. If a credit computed under this subsection is not entirely offset against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against Wisconsin income or franchise taxes otherwise due for the following 15 taxable years to the extent not offset by these taxes otherwise due in all intervening years between the year in which the expense was incurred and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.
71.07(2dr)(g)
(g)
Administration. The department of revenue has full power to administer the credits provided in this subsection and may take any action, conduct any proceeding and proceed as it is authorized in respect to income and franchise taxes imposed in this chapter. The income and franchise tax provisions in this chapter relating to assessments, refunds, appeals, collection, interest and penalties apply to the credits under this subsection.
71.07(2dr)(h)
(h)
Timely claim. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the period specified in
s. 71.75 (2).
71.07(2dr)(i)
(i)
Sunset. 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.
71.07(2ds)
(2ds) Development zones sales tax credit.
