71.07(6e)(a)5.
5. “Property taxes" means real and personal property taxes, exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest, and charges for service, paid by a claimant, and the claimant's spouse if filing a joint return, on the eligible veteran's or unremarried surviving spouse's principal dwelling in this state during the taxable year for which credit under this subsection is claimed, less any property taxes paid which are properly includable as a trade or business expense under section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code. If the principal dwelling on which the taxes were paid is owned by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants or tenants in common or is owned by spouses as marital property, “property taxes" is that part of property taxes paid that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant, except that this limitation does not apply to spouses who file a joint return. If the principal dwelling is sold during the taxable year, the “property taxes" for the seller and buyer shall be the amount of the tax prorated to each in the closing agreement pertaining to the sale or, if not so provided for in the closing agreement, the tax shall be prorated between the seller and buyer in proportion to months of their respective ownership. “Property taxes" includes monthly municipal permit fees in respect to a principal dwelling collected under
s. 66.0435 (3) (c).
71.07(6e)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 the amount of the claimant's property taxes. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft from the appropriation under
s. 20.835 (2) (em).
71.07(6e)(c)1.1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the time period under
s. 71.75 (2).
71.07(6e)(c)2.
2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection if the individual, or the individual's spouse, files a claim under
sub. (3m) or
(9) or
subch. VIII or
IX that relates to the same taxable year for which a claim is made under this subsection.
71.07(6e)(c)3.
3. If an eligible veteran and an eligible spouse file separate returns, each spouse may claim a credit under this subsection based on their respective ownership interest in the eligible veteran's principal dwelling.
71.07(6e)(d)
(d)
Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(6m)
(6m) Armed forces member tax credit. 71.07(6m)(a)2.
2. “Military income" means an amount of basic, special or incentive pay income, as those terms are used in
37 USC chapters 3 and
5, received by a claimant from the federal government.
71.07(6m)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, one of the following amounts:
71.07(6m)(b)1.
1. For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2006, an amount up to $200 of military income for services performed by the claimant while he or she is stationed outside of the United States.
71.07(6m)(b)2.
2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, an amount up to $300 of military income for services performed by the claimant while he or she is stationed outside of the United States.
71.07(6m)(c)1.1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the time period under
s. 71.75 (2).
71.07(6m)(c)2.
2. Part-year residents and nonresidents of this state are not eligible for the credit under this subsection.
71.07(6m)(c)3.
3. If both spouses of a married couple meet the definition of claimant under
par. (a) 1., each spouse may claim the credit under this subsection.
71.07(6m)(d)
(d)
Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(6n)(a)1.
1. “Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.07(6n)(a)2.
2. “Disabled veteran" means a veteran who is verified by the department of veteran affairs to have a service-connected disability rating of at least 50 percent under
38 USC 1114 or
1134.
71.07(6n)(a)3.
3. “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.
71.07(6n)(a)4.
4. “Part-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal part-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work fewer than 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.
71.07(6n)(a)5.
5. “Veteran" means a person who is verified by the department of veteran affairs to have served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.
71.07(6n)(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 tax imposed under
s. 71.02, up to the amount of the tax, an amount equal to any of the following:
71.07(6n)(b)1.
1. For each disabled veteran the claimant hires in the taxable year to work a full-time job at the claimant's business in this state, $4,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired and $2,000 in each of the 3 taxable years following the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired.
71.07(6n)(b)2.
2. Subject to
par. (c) 4., for each disabled veteran the claimant hires in the taxable year to work a part-time job at the claimant's business in this state, $2,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired and $1,000 in each of the 3 taxable years following the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired.
71.07(6n)(c)1.1. 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 hiring of disabled veterans, 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.
71.07(6n)(c)2.
2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection in any taxable year in which the disabled veteran voluntarily or involuntarily leaves his or her employment with the claimant.
71.07(6n)(c)3.
3. A claimant may claim a credit under this subsection only for hiring a disabled veteran who has received unemployment compensation benefits for at least one week prior to being hired by the claimant, who was receiving such benefits at the time that he or she was hired by the claimant, and who was eligible to receive such benefits at the time the benefits were paid.
71.07(6n)(c)4.
4. With regard to a credit claimed under
par. (b) 2., the amount that the claimant may claim is determined as follows:
71.07(6n)(c)4.a.
a. Divide the number of hours that the disabled veteran worked for the claimant during the taxable year by 2,080.
71.07(6n)(d)2.
2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 2013, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin after December 31, 2012.
71.07(7)(a)(a) In this subsection, “state" includes the District of Columbia, but does not include the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the several territories organized by Congress.
71.07(7)(b)
(b) If a resident individual, estate or trust pays a net income tax to another state, that resident individual, estate or trust may credit the net tax paid to that other state on that income against the net income tax otherwise payable to the state on income of the same year. The credit may not be allowed unless the income taxed by the other state is also considered income for Wisconsin tax purposes. The credit may not be allowed unless claimed within the time provided in
s. 71.75 (2), but
s. 71.75 (4) does not apply to those credits. For purposes of this paragraph, amounts declared and paid under the income tax law of another state are considered a net income tax paid to that other state only in the year in which the income tax return for that state was required to be filed. Income and franchise taxes paid to another state by a tax-option corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that is treated as a partnership may be claimed as a credit under this paragraph by that corporation's shareholders, that partnership's partners, or that limited liability company's members who are residents of this state and who otherwise qualify under this paragraph.
71.07 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also s.
Tax 2.955, Wis. adm. code.
71.07(8)
(8) Personal exemptions credit for natural persons. On income of calendar year 1986 and corresponding fiscal years and thereafter, there may be deducted from the tax after it has been computed according to the rates of this section personal exemptions for natural persons as follows:
71.07(8)(a)
(a) An exemption of one of the following amounts if the taxpayer has reached the age of 65 prior to the close of the calendar or fiscal year and if one of the following applies:
71.07(8)(a)1.
1. If the taxpayer is an individual, the taxpayer files an individual return, and has adjusted gross income of less than $30,000 in the year to which the claim relates, $25.
71.07(8)(a)2.
2. If the taxpayer is an individual, the taxpayer files an individual return, and has adjusted gross income of at least $30,000 but less than $31,000 in the year to which the claim relates, the amount obtained by subtracting from $25 2.5 percent of the amount by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $30,000.
71.07(8)(a)3.
3. If the taxpayer is married, the taxpayer files a joint return, and has adjusted gross income of less than $40,000 in the year to which the claim relates, $25.
71.07(8)(a)4.
4. If the taxpayer is married, the taxpayer files a joint return, and has adjusted gross income of at least $40,000 but less than $41,000 in the year to which the claim relates, the amount obtained by subtracting from $25 2.5 percent of the amount by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $40,000.
71.07(8)(a)5.
5. If the taxpayer is married, the taxpayer files a separate return, and has adjusted gross income of less than $20,000 in the year to which the claim relates, $25.
71.07(8)(a)6.
6. If the taxpayer is married, the taxpayer files a separate return and has adjusted gross income of at least $20,000 but less than $21,000 in the year to which the claim relates, the amount obtained by subtracting from $25 2.5 percent of the amount by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $20,000.
71.07(8)(b)
(b) An exemption of $50 for each person for whom the taxpayer is entitled to an exemption for the taxable year under section 151 (c) of the federal internal revenue code.
71.07(8)(c)
(c) With respect to persons who change their domicile into or from this state during the taxable year and nonresident persons, personal exemptions shall be limited to the fraction of the amount so determined that Wisconsin adjusted gross income is of federal adjusted gross income. In this paragraph, for married persons filing separately “adjusted gross income" means the separate adjusted gross income of each spouse and for married persons filing jointly “adjusted gross income" means the total adjusted gross income of both spouses. If a person and that person's spouse are not both domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year, their personal exemptions on a joint return are determined by multiplying the personal exemption that would be available to each of them if they were both domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year by a fraction the numerator of which is their joint Wisconsin adjusted gross income and the denominator of which is their joint federal adjusted gross income.
71.07(8)(d)
(d) No new claim may be filed under this subsection for a taxable year that begins after December 31, 1999.
71.07(8r)
(8r) Beginning farmer and farm asset owner tax credit. 71.07(8r)(a)1.
1. “Agricultural assets" means machinery, equipment, facilities, or livestock that is used in farming.
71.07(8r)(a)3.
3. “Claimant" means a beginning farmer who files a claim under this subsection or an established farmer who files a claim under this subsection.
71.07(8r)(a)4.
4. “Educational institution" means the Wisconsin Technical College System, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or any other institution that is approved by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
s. 93.53 (6) (a).
71.07(8r)(a)6.
6. “Farming" has the meaning given in section
464 (e) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
71.07(8r)(a)7.
7. “Financial management program" means a course in farm financial management that is offered by an educational institution.
71.07(8r)(a)8.
8. “Lease amount" is the amount of the cash payment paid by a beginning farmer to an established farmer each year for leasing the established farmer's agricultural assets.
71.07(8r)(b)1.1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a beginning farmer may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 or
71.08, on a one-time basis, the amount paid by the beginning farmer to enroll in a financial management program in the year to which the claim relates. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the beginning farmer's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft from the appropriation under
s. 20.835 (2) (en).
71.07(8r)(b)2.
2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, an established farmer may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 or
71.08 15 percent of the lease amount received by the established farmer in the year to which the claim relates. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the established farmer's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft from the appropriation under
s. 20.835 (2) (en).
71.07(8r)(c)1.1. An established farmer may only claim the credit under this subsection for the first 3 years of any lease of the established farmer's agricultural assets to a beginning farmer.
71.07(8r)(c)2.
2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the time period under
s. 71.75 (2).
71.07(8r)(c)3.
3. Along with a claimant's income tax return, a claimant shall submit to the department a certificate of eligibility provided under
s. 93.53 (5) (b) or
(c).
71.07(8r)(c)4.
4. No credit may be claimed under this subsection by a part-year resident or a nonresident of this state.
71.07(8r)(c)5.
5. The right to file a claim under this subsection is personal to the claimant and does not survive the claimant's death. When a claimant dies after having filed a timely claim the amount thereof shall be disbursed under
s. 71.75 (10). The right to file a claim under this subsection may be exercised on behalf of a living claimant by the claimant's legal guardian or attorney-in-fact.
71.07(8r)(c)6.
6. The maximum credit that a beginning farmer may claim under this subsection is $500.
71.07(8r)(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 the amounts received by the entities under
par. (b) 2. 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.
71.07(8r)(d)1.1. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(8r)(d)2.
2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
71.07(9)
(9) School property tax credit. 71.07(9)(a)1.
1. “Claimant" means a natural person who files a claim or on whose behalf a claim is filed under this subsection but does not include an estate, fiduciary or trust.
71.07(9)(a)2.
2. “Principal dwelling" means any dwelling, whether owned or rented, and the land surrounding it that is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a primary dwelling of the claimant and may include a part of a multidwelling or multipurpose building and a part of the land upon which it is built that is used as the claimant's primary dwelling.
71.07(9)(a)3.
3. “Property taxes" means real and personal property taxes, exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest and charges for service, paid by a claimant on the claimant's principal dwelling during the taxable year for which credit under this subsection is claimed, less any property taxes paid which are properly includable as a trade or business expense under section
162 of the Internal Revenue Code. If the principal dwelling on which the taxes were paid is owned by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants or tenants in common or is owned by spouses as marital property, “property taxes" is that part of property taxes paid that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant. If the principal dwelling is sold during the taxable year the “property taxes" for the seller and buyer shall be the amount of the tax prorated to each in the closing agreement pertaining to the sale or, if not so provided for in the closing agreement, the tax shall be prorated between the seller and buyer in proportion to months of their respective ownership. “Property taxes" includes monthly municipal permit fees in respect to a principal dwelling collected under
s. 66.0435 (3) (c).
71.07(9)(a)4.
4. “Rent constituting property taxes" means 25 percent of rent if heat is not included, or 20 percent of rent if heat is included, paid during the taxable year for which credit is claimed under this subsection, at arm's length, for the use of a principal dwelling and contiguous land, excluding any payment for domestic, food, medical or other services which are unrelated to use of the dwelling as housing, less any rent paid that is properly includable as a trade or business expense under the internal revenue code. “Rent" includes space rental paid to a landlord for parking a mobile home or manufactured home. Rent shall be apportioned among the occupants of a principal dwelling according to their respective contribution to the total amount of rent paid. “Rent" does not include rent paid for the use of housing which was exempt from property taxation, except housing for which payments in lieu of taxes were made under
s. 66.1201 (22).
71.07(9)(b)1.1. Subject to the limitations under this subsection and except as provided in
subds. 2.,
4. and
5., a claimant may claim as a credit against, but not to exceed the amount of, taxes under
s. 71.02, 10 percent of the first $2,000 of property taxes or rent constituting property taxes, or 10 percent of the first $1,000 of property taxes or rent constituting property taxes of a married person filing separately.
71.07(9)(b)2.
2. Subject to the limitations under this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against, but not to exceed the amount of, taxes under
s. 71.02, the amounts specified in the proposal under
1997 Wisconsin Act 237, section 9256 (2c).
71.07(9)(b)4.
4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998, and before January 1, 2000, subject to the limitations under this subsection a claimant may claim as a credit against, but not to exceed the amount of, taxes under
s. 71.02,
8.4 percent of the first $0 of property taxes or rent constituting property taxes, or 8.4 percent of the first $0 of property taxes or rent constituting property taxes of a married person filing separately.
