71.05 Annotation Under sub. (1) (a), if one was a member of one of the listed funds on December 31, 1963, retirement benefits paid on that person's behalf may not be exempt. Withdrawal of contributions terminated membership and the purchase of previously forfeited years of service did not reinstate the account as of December 31, 1963. Kamps v. Department of Revenue, 2003 WI App 106, 264 Wis. 2d 794, 663 N.W.2d 306, 02-2355.

71.05 Annotation Sub. (6) (b) 5. requires that there be a recovery of a federal itemized deduction, for which no tax benefit was received for Wisconsin purposes. The tax benefit rule means that if an amount deducted from gross income in one taxable year is recoverable in a later year, the recovery is income in the later year. Dettwiler v. Department of Revenue, 2007 WI App 125, 301 Wis. 2d 512, 731 N.W.2d 663, 06-1660.

71.05 Annotation Adoption Assistance Offers Tax Relief. Franklin. Wis. Law. Feb. 1998.

71.06 71.06  Rates of taxation.

71.06(1) (1)  Fiduciaries, single individuals and heads of households; 1986 to 1997. The tax to be assessed, levied and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals for taxable years beginning on or after August 1, 1986, and before January 1, 1994, and upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 1998, shall be computed at the following rates:

71.06(1)(a) (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $7,500, 4.9 percent.

71.06(1)(b) (b) On all taxable income exceeding $7,500 but not exceeding $15,000, 6.55 percent.

71.06(1)(c) (c) On all taxable income exceeding $15,000, 6.93 percent.

71.06(1m) (1m) Fiduciaries, single individuals and heads of households; 1997 to 1999. The tax to be assessed, levied and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the following rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997, and before January 1, 2000:

71.06(1m)(a) (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $7,500, 4.77 percent.

71.06(1m)(b) (b) On all taxable income exceeding $7,500 but not exceeding $15,000, 6.37 percent.

71.06(1m)(c) (c) On all taxable income exceeding $15,000, 6.77 percent.

71.06(1n) (1n) Fiduciaries, single individuals and heads of households; 2000. The tax to be assessed, levied and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the following rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 2001:

71.06(1n)(a) (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $7,500, 4.73 percent.

71.06(1n)(b) (b) On all taxable income exceeding $7,500 but not exceeding $15,000, 6.33 percent.

71.06(1n)(c) (c) On all taxable income exceeding $15,000 but not exceeding $112,500, 6.55 percent.

71.06(1n)(d) (d) On all taxable income exceeding $112,500, 6.75 percent.

71.06(1p) (1p) Fiduciaries, single individuals and heads of households; 2001 to 2012. The tax to be assessed, levied and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the following rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000, and before January 1, 2013:

71.06(1p)(a) (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $7,500, 4.6 percent.

71.06(1p)(b) (b) On all taxable income exceeding $7,500 but not exceeding $15,000, 6.15 percent.

71.06(1p)(c) (c) On all taxable income exceeding $15,000 but not exceeding $112,500, 6.5 percent.

71.06(1p)(d) (d) On all taxable income exceeding $112,500 but not exceeding $225,000, 6.75 percent.

71.06(1p)(e) (e) On all taxable income exceeding $225,000, 7.75 percent.

71.06(1q) (1q) Fiduciaries, single individuals, and heads of households; after 2012. The tax to be assessed, levied, and collected upon the taxable incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the following rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012:

71.06(1q)(a) (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $7,500, 4.40 percent, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, 4.0 percent.

71.06(1q)(b) (b) On all taxable income exceeding $7,500 but not exceeding $15,000, 5.84 percent.

71.06(1q)(c) (c) On all taxable income exceeding $15,000 but not exceeding $225,000, 6.27 percent.

71.06(1q)(d) (d) On all taxable income exceeding $225,000, 7.65 percent.

71.06(2) (2) Married persons. The tax to be assessed, levied and collected upon the taxable incomes of all married persons shall be computed at the following rates: