71.28(6)(c)2.a.
a. The property is listed on the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places, or is determined by the state historical society to be eligible for listing on the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places, or is located in a historic district that is listed in the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places and is certified by the state historic preservation officer as being of historic significance to the district, or is an outbuilding of an otherwise eligible property certified by the state historic preservation officer as contributing to the historic significance of the property.
71.28(6)(c)2.b.
b. The proposed preservation or rehabilitation plan complies with standards promulgated under s.
44.02 (24) and the completed preservation or rehabilitation substantially complies with the proposed plan.
71.28(6)(c)2.c.
c. The costs are not incurred to acquire any building or interest in a building or to enlarge an existing building.
71.28(6)(c)2.d.
d. The costs were not incurred before the state historical society approved the proposed preservation or rehabilitation plan.
71.28(6)(cm)
(cm) Any credit claimed under this subsection for Wisconsin purposes shall be claimed at the same time as for federal purposes.
71.28(6)(cn)
(cn) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall certify a person to claim a credit under par.
(a) 3. if all of the following apply:
71.28(6)(cn)1.
1. The corporation previously certified the person to claim a credit under par.
(a) 3. for any taxable year beginning before January 1, 2015.
71.28(6)(cn)2.
2. The proposed project for which the person wishes to claim a credit under this paragraph for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2014, is located in the city of Green Bay.
71.28(6)(cn)3.
3. The proposed project described under subd.
2. is located on the same parcel as the project for which the person received certification under subd.
1. or on a parcel that is contiguous to the project for which the person received certification under subd.
1. 71.28(6)(cn)4.
4. The corporation determines that the person is eligible to claim the credit under section
47 of the Internal Revenue Code for the qualified rehabilitation expenses incurred for the project for which the person received certification under subd.
1. 71.28(6)(d)
(d) The Wisconsin adjusted basis of the building shall be reduced by the amount of any credit awarded under this subsection. The Wisconsin adjusted basis of a partner's interest in a partnership, of a member's interest in a limited liability company or of stock in a tax-option corporation shall be adjusted to take into account adjustments made under this paragraph.
71.28(6)(e)
(e) The provisions of sub.
(4) (e),
(f),
(g) and
(h), as they apply to the credit under that subsection, apply to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(6)(f)
(f) A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection. The partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit which may be claimed by each partner, member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. For a partnership or limited liability company that places property in service after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2009, the credit attributable to such property may be allocated, at the election of the partnership or limited liability company, to partners or members for a taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company that ends after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2010. Any partner or member who claims the credit as provided under this paragraph shall attach a copy of the agreement, if applicable, to the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this paragraph is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.
71.28(6)(g)1.1. If a person who claims the credit under this subsection elects to claim the credit based on claiming amounts for expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation work is completed, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the manner prescribed by the department.
71.28(6)(g)2.
2. Notwithstanding s.
71.77, the department may adjust or disallow the credit claimed under this subsection within 4 years after the date that the state historical society notifies the department that the expenditures for which the credit was claimed do not comply with the standards for certification promulgated under s.
44.02 (24). If the department adjusts or disallows, in whole or in part, a credit transferred under par.
(h), only the person who originally transferred the credit to another person is liable to repay the adjusted or disallowed amount.
71.28(6)(h)
(h) Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer the credit under par.
(a) 2m. or
3., in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s.
71.02,
71.23, or
71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit with each transfer.
71.28(6)(i)
(i) If a person who claims a credit under this subsection and a credit under section
47 of the Internal Revenue Code for the same qualified rehabilitation expenditures is required to repay any amount of the credit claimed under section
47 of the Internal Revenue Code, the person shall repay to the department a proportionate amount of the credit claimed under this subsection.
71.28(6n)(a)1.
1. “Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.23, up to the amount of the tax, an amount equal to any of the following:
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(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:
71.28(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.
71.28(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.
71.28(8b)(a)1.
1. “Allocation certificate” means a statement issued by the authority certifying that a qualified development is eligible for a credit under this subsection and specifying the amount of the credit that the owners of the qualified development may claim.
71.28(8b)(a)2.
2. “Authority” means the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
71.28(8b)(a)3.
3. “Claimant” means a person who has an ownership interest in a qualified development and who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(8b)(a)4.
4. “Compliance period” means the 15-year period beginning with the first taxable year of the credit period.
71.28(8b)(a)5.
5. “Credit period” means the period of 6 taxable years beginning with the taxable year in which a qualified development is placed in service. For purposes of this subdivision, if a qualified development consists of more than one building, the qualified development is placed in service in the taxable year in which the last building of the qualified development is placed in service.
71.28(8b)(a)6.
6. “Qualified basis” means the qualified basis determined under section
42 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
71.28(8b)(a)7.
7. “Qualified development” means a qualified low-income housing project under section
42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax-exempt bonds, pursuant to section
42 (i) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state.
71.28(8b)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and in s.
234.45, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s.
71.23, up to the amount of the tax, the amount allocated to the claimant by the authority under s.
234.45 for each taxable year within the credit period.
71.28(8b)(c)1.1. No person may claim the credit under par.
(b) unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return a copy of the allocation certificate issued to the qualified development.
71.28(8b)(c)2.
2. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection. The partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit that may be claimed by each partner, member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. Any partner or member who claims the credit as allocated by a written agreement shall provide a copy of the agreement with the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this subdivision is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.
71.28(8b)(d)1.1. As of the last day of any taxable year during the compliance period, if the amount of the qualified basis of a qualified development with respect to a claimant is less than the amount of the qualified basis as of the last day of the immediately preceding taxable year, the amount of the claimant's tax liability under this subchapter shall be increased by the recapture amount determined by using the method under section
42 (j) of the Internal Revenue Code.
71.28(8b)(d)2.
2. In the event that the recapture of any credit is required in any taxable year, the taxpayer shall include the recaptured proportion of the credit on the return submitted for the taxable year in which the recapture event is identified.
71.28(8b)(e)
(e)
Administration. Subsection
(4) (e) to
(h), as it applies to the credit under sub.
(4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
71.28(8r)
(8r) Beginning farmer and farm asset owner tax credit. 71.28(8r)(a)1.
1. “Agricultural assets" means machinery, equipment, facilities, or livestock that is used in farming.
71.28(8r)(a)3.
3. “Claimant" means an established farmer who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(8r)(a)5.
5. “Farming" has the meaning given in section
464 (e) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
71.28(8r)(a)6.
6. “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.
71.28(8r)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s.
71.23 an amount equal to 15 percent of the lease amount received by the claimant in the taxable year. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the 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) (en).
71.28(8r)(c)1.1. A claimant may only claim the credit under this subsection for the first 3 years of any lease of the claimant's agricultural assets to a beginning farmer.
71.28(8r)(c)2.
2. 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) (c).
71.28(8r)(c)3.
3. 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). 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.
71.28(8r)(d)2.
2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
71.28(9s)(a)1.
1. “Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(9s)(a)2.
2. “Locates to this state" means moving either 51 percent or more of the workforce payroll of the business or at least $200,000 of wages, as defined in section
3121 of the Internal Revenue Code, paid to such workforce to Wisconsin during the first taxable year to which a credit under this subsection relates.
71.28(9s)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided under this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2014, for 2 consecutive taxable years beginning with the taxable year in which the claimant's business locates to this state from another state or another country and begins doing business in this state, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s.
71.23, up to the amount of the taxes, the amount of the claimant's tax liability under this subchapter after applying all other allowable credits, deductions, and exclusions.
71.28(9s)(c)1.1. No person may claim a credit under this subsection if the person has done business in this state during any of the 2 taxable years preceding the first taxable year in which the person would otherwise be eligible to claim a credit under par.
(b).
71.28(9s)(c)2.
2. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection.
71.28(9s)(d)2.
2. The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subsection.
71.28 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also s.
Tax 2.957, Wis. adm. code.
71.28(9s)(d)3.
3. No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, except that a claimant who is first eligible to claim a credit under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2014, may claim the credit in the following taxable year.
71.28(10)
(10) Employee college savings account contribution credit. 71.28(10)(a)1.
1. “Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.28(10)(a)1m.
1m. “College savings account" means a college savings account, as described in s.
224.50.
