71.613(1)(b)7.7. For purposes of filing a claim under this section, when a guardian has been appointed in this state for a ward who owns the farmland, the claimant shall be the guardian on behalf of the ward. 71.613(1)(b)8.8. For a tax-option corporation, “claimant” means each individual shareholder. 71.613(1)(c)(c) “Department” means the department of revenue. 71.613(1)(d)(d) “Farm” means a farm, as defined in s. 91.01 (13), that has produced at least $6,000 in gross farm revenues during the taxable year to which the claim relates or, in the taxable year to which the claim relates and the 2 immediately preceding taxable years, at least $18,000 in gross farm revenues. 71.613(1)(g)(g) “Gross farm revenues” means gross receipts from agricultural use of a farm, excluding rent receipts, less the cost or other basis of livestock or other agricultural items purchased for resale which are sold or otherwise disposed of during the taxable year. 71.613(1)(ge)(ge) “Household” means an individual and his or her spouse and all minor dependents. 71.613(1)(h)(h) “Qualifying acres” means the number of acres of a farm that correlate to a claimant’s percentage of ownership interest in a farm to which one of the following applies: 71.613(1)(h)1.1. The farm is wholly or partially covered by a farmland preservation agreement, except that if the farm is only partially covered, the qualifying acres calculation includes only those acres which are covered by a farmland preservation agreement. 71.613(1)(h)2.2. The farm is located in a farmland preservation zoning district at the end of the taxable year to which the claim relates. 71.613(1)(h)3.3. If the claimant transferred the claimant’s ownership interest in the farm during the taxable year to which the claim relates, the farm was wholly or partially covered by a farmland preservation agreement, or the farm was located in a farmland preservation zoning district, on the date on which the claimant transferred the ownership interest. For the purposes of this subdivision, a land contract is a transfer of ownership interest. 71.613(1)(h)4.4. The farm is wholly or partially covered by an agricultural conservation easement purchased under s. 93.73, except that if the farm is only partially covered, the qualifying acres calculation includes only those acres that are covered by the agricultural conservation easement and located in a farmland preservation area, as defined in s. 91.01 (16), at the end of the taxable year to which the claim relates. 71.613(2)(2) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in sub. (3), a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, an amount calculated by multiplying the claimant’s qualifying acres by one of the following amounts, and if the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant’s income or if there are no Wisconsin income taxes due on the claimant’s income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against income 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) (do): 71.613(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (am), $10, if the qualifying acres are located in a farmland preservation zoning district and are also subject to a farmland preservation agreement that is entered into after July 1, 2009. 71.613(2)(am)(am) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, the amount that may be claimed per qualifying acre under par. (a) shall be $12.50. 71.613(2)(b)(b) Except as provided in par. (bm), $7.50, if the qualifying acres are located in a farmland preservation zoning district but are not subject to a farmland preservation agreement that is entered into after July 1, 2009. 71.613(2)(bm)(bm) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, the amount that may be claimed per qualifying acre under par. (b) shall be $10. 71.613(2)(c)(c) Except as provided in par. (cm), $5, if the qualifying acres are subject to a farmland preservation agreement that is entered into after July 1, 2009, but are not located in a farmland preservation zoning district. 71.613(2)(cm)(cm) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, the amount that may be claimed per qualifying acre under par. (c) shall be $10. 71.613(2)(d)(d) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, $10, if the qualifying acres are subject to sub. (1) (h) 4., but only to the extent that such acres are covered by an agricultural conservation easement purchased under s. 93.73. 71.613(3)(a)(a) No credit may be allowed under this section unless all of the following apply: 71.613(3)(a)1.1. The claimant certifies to the department that the claimant has paid, or is legally responsible for paying, the property taxes levied against the qualifying acres to which the claim relates. 71.613(3)(a)2.2. The claimant certifies to the department that at the end of the taxable year to which the claim relates or, on the date on which the person transferred the person’s ownership interest in the farm if the transfer occurs during the taxable year to which the claim relates, there was no outstanding notice of noncompliance issued against the farm under s. 91.82 (2). 71.613(3)(a)3.3. The claimant submits to the department a certification of compliance with soil and water conservation standards, as required by s. 91.80, issued by the county land conservation committee unless, in the last preceding year, the claimant received a tax credit under ss. 71.57 to 71.61 or this section for the same farm. 71.613(3)(b)(b) If a farm is jointly owned by 2 or more persons who file separate income or franchise tax returns, each person may claim a credit under this section based on the person’s ownership interest in the farm. 71.613(3)(c)(c) If a person acquires or transfers ownership of a farm during a taxable year for which a claim may be filed under this section, the person may file a claim under this section based on the person’s liability for the property taxes levied on the person’s qualifying acres for the taxable year to which the claim relates. 71.613(3)(d)(d) A claimant shall claim the credit under this section on a form prepared by the department and shall submit any documentation required by the department. On the claim form, the claimant shall certify all of the following: