126.60(2) (2)Current ratio assessment rate. A vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment rate is calculated, at the beginning of the license year, as follows:
126.60(2)(a) (a) If the vegetable contractor has filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 and that financial statement shows a current ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.0, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment rate equals the greater of zero or the current ratio assessment factor in sub. (3) (a) multiplied by the following amount:
126.60(2)(a)1. 1. Subtract 4 from the current ratio.
126.60(2)(a)2. 2. Divide the amount determined under subd. 1. by 2.
126.60(2)(a)3. 3. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 2. by negative one.
126.60(2)(a)4. 4. Raise the amount determined under subd. 3. to the 3rd power.
126.60(2)(a)5. 5. Subtract 0.65 from the current ratio.
126.60(2)(a)6. 6. Divide 0.60 by the amount determined under subd. 5.
126.60(2)(a)7. 7. Raise the amount determined under subd. 6. to the 5th power.
126.60(2)(a)8. 8. Add the amount determined under subd. 4. to the amount determined under subd. 7.
126.60(2)(a)9. 9. Add 0.25 to the amount determined under subd. 8.
126.60(2)(b) (b) If the vegetable contractor has filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 and that financial statement shows a current ratio of less than 1.25 to 1.0, but greater than 1.1 to 1.0, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment rate equals the current ratio assessment factor in sub. (3) (b) multiplied by the following amount:
126.60(2)(b)1. 1. Subtract 4 from the current ratio.
126.60(2)(b)2. 2. Divide the amount determined under subd. 1. by 2.
126.60(2)(b)3. 3. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 2. by negative one.
126.60(2)(b)4. 4. Raise the amount determined under subd. 3. to the 3rd power.
126.60(2)(b)5. 5. Subtract 0.65 from the current ratio.
126.60(2)(b)6. 6. Divide 0.60 by the amount determined under subd. 5.
126.60(2)(b)7. 7. Raise the amount determined under subd. 6. to the 5th power.
126.60(2)(b)8. 8. Add the amount determined under subd. 4. to the amount determined under subd. 7.
126.60(2)(b)9. 9. Add 0.25 to the amount determined under subd. 8.
126.60(2)(c) (c) If the vegetable contractor has filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 and that financial statement shows a current ratio of less than or equal to 1.1 to 1.0, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment rate equals the current ratio assessment factor in sub. (3) (b) multiplied by 7.512617.
126.60(2)(d) (d) If the vegetable contractor has not filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment rate equals the current ratio assessment factor in sub. (3) (b) multiplied by 3.84961.
126.60(3) (3)Current ratio assessment factor.
126.60(3)(a)(a) A vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment factor under sub. (2) (a) is 0.00048, except as follows:
126.60(3)(a)1. 1. For the vegetable contractor's 4th and 5th consecutive full license years as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment factor is 0.00029.
126.60(3)(a)2. 2. For the vegetable contractor's 6th or higher consecutive full license year as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment factor is zero.
126.60(3)(b) (b) A vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment factor under sub. (2) (b) to (d) is 0.00072, except as follows:
126.60(3)(b)1. 1. For the vegetable contractor's 4th and 5th consecutive full license years as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment factor is 0.00058.
126.60(3)(b)2. 2. For the vegetable contractor's 6th or higher consecutive full license year as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's current ratio assessment factor is 0.00035.
126.60(4) (4)Debt to equity ratio assessment rate. A vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment rate for a license year is calculated, at the beginning of the license year, as follows:
126.60(4)(a) (a) If the vegetable contractor has filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 and that financial statement shows positive equity and a debt to equity ratio of not more than 4.0 to 1.0, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment rate equals the greater of zero or the debt to equity ratio assessment factor in sub. (5) (a) multiplied by the following amount:
126.60(4)(a)1. 1. Subtract 4 from the debt to equity ratio.
126.60(4)(a)2. 2. Divide the amount determined under subd. 1. by 4.
126.60(4)(a)3. 3. Raise the amount determined under subd. 2. to the 3rd power.
126.60(4)(a)4. 4. Subtract 1.85 from the debt to equity ratio.
126.60(4)(a)5. 5. Divide the amount determined under subd. 4. by 2.5.
126.60(4)(a)6. 6. Raise the amount determined under subd. 5. to the 7th power.
126.60(4)(a)7. 7. Add the amount determined under subd. 3. to the amount determined under subd. 6.
126.60(4)(a)8. 8. Add one to the amount determined under subd. 7.
126.60(4)(b) (b) If the vegetable contractor has filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 and that financial statement shows a debt to equity ratio of greater than 4.0 to 1.0 but less than 6.0 to 1.0, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment rate equals the debt to equity ratio assessment factor in sub. (5) (b) multiplied by the following amount:
126.60(4)(b)1. 1. Subtract 4 from the debt to equity ratio.
126.60(4)(b)2. 2. Divide the amount determined under subd. 1. by 4.
126.60(4)(b)3. 3. Raise the amount determined under subd. 2. to the 3rd power.
126.60(4)(b)4. 4. Subtract 1.85 from the debt to equity ratio.
126.60(4)(b)5. 5. Divide the amount determined under subd. 4. by 2.5.
126.60(4)(b)6. 6. Raise the amount determined under subd. 5. to the 7th power.
126.60(4)(b)7. 7. Add the amount determined under subd. 3. to the amount determined under subd. 6.
126.60(4)(b)8. 8. Add one to the amount determined under subd. 7.
126.60(4)(c) (c) If the vegetable contractor has filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 and that financial statement shows negative equity or a debt to equity ratio of at least 6.0 to 1.0, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment rate equals the debt to equity ratio assessment factor in sub. (5) (b) multiplied by 35.859145.
126.60(4)(d) (d) If the vegetable contractor has not filed an annual financial statement under s. 126.58, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment rate equals the debt to equity ratio assessment factor in sub. (5) (b) multiplied by 1.34793.
126.60(5) (5)Debt to equity ratio assessment factor.
126.60(5)(a)(a) A vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment factor under sub. (4) (a) is 0.000135, except as follows:
126.60(5)(a)1. 1. For the vegetable contractor's 4th and 5th consecutive full license years as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment factor is 0.00008.
126.60(5)(a)2. 2. For the vegetable contractor's 6th or higher consecutive full license year as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment factor is zero.
126.60(5)(b) (b) A vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment factor under sub. (4) (b) to (d) is 0.000203, except as follows:
126.60(5)(b)1. 1. For the vegetable contractor's 4th and 5th consecutive full license years as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment factor is 0.00016.
126.60(5)(b)2. 2. For the vegetable contractor's 6th or higher consecutive full license year as a contributing vegetable contractor, the vegetable contractor's debt to equity ratio assessment factor is 0.0001.
126.60(5m) (5m)Reduced assessment for certain vegetable contractors filing security. If a vegetable contractor files security under s. 126.61 (1) (bm), the vegetable contractor's assessment is the amount determined under sub. (1) reduced by an amount determined as follows:
126.60(5m)(a) (a) Divide the amount of security that the vegetable contractor is required to file as determined under s. 126.61 (3) (b) by the amount of the vegetable contractor's estimated default exposure, as defined in s. 126.61 (1) (bm) 1.
126.60(5m)(b) (b) Multiply the amount of the assessment determined under sub. (1) by the amount determined under par. (a).
126.60(6) (6)Quarterly installments.
126.60(6)(a)(a) A contributing vegetable contractor shall pay the vegetable contractor's annual fund assessment in equal quarterly installments that are due as follows:
126.60(6)(a)1. 1. The first installment is due on March 1 of the license year.
126.60(6)(a)2. 2. The 2nd installment is due on June 1 of the license year.
126.60(6)(a)3. 3. The 3rd installment is due on September 1 of the license year.
126.60(6)(a)4. 4. The 4th installment is due on December 1 of the license year.
126.60(6)(b) (b) A contributing vegetable contractor may prepay any of the quarterly installments under par. (a).
126.60(6)(c) (c) A contributing vegetable contractor who applies for an annual license after the beginning of a license year shall pay the full annual fund assessment required under this section. The vegetable contractor shall pay, with the first quarterly installment that becomes due after the day on which the department issues the license, all of that year's quarterly installments that were due before that day.
126.60(6)(d) (d) A contributing vegetable contractor who fails to pay the full amount of any quarterly installment when due shall pay, in addition to that installment, a late payment penalty of $50 or 10% of the overdue installment amount, whichever is greater.
126.60(7) (7)Notice of annual assessment and quarterly installments. When the department issues an annual license to a contributing vegetable contractor, the department shall notify the vegetable contractor of all of the following:
126.60(7)(a) (a) The amount of the vegetable contractor's annual fund assessment under this section.
126.60(7)(b) (b) The amount of each required quarterly installment under sub. (6) and the date by which the vegetable contractor must pay each installment.
126.60(7)(c) (c) The penalty that applies under sub. (6) (d) if the vegetable contractor fails to pay any quarterly installment when due.
126.60 History History: 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 38, 326.
126.61 126.61 Vegetable contractors; security.
126.61(1) (1)Security required.
126.61(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (c), a vegetable contractor shall file security with the department, and maintain that security until the department releases it under sub. (7), if all of the following apply when the department first licenses the vegetable contractor under s. 126.56 (1):
126.61(1)(a)1. 1. The vegetable contractor reports more than $1,000,000 in annual contract obligations under s. 126.56 (9) (a).
126.61(1)(a)2. 2. The vegetable contractor files a financial statement under s. 126.58 (1) and that financial statement shows negative equity.
126.61(1)(b) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), a vegetable contractor shall file security with the department to cover the full amount of the unpaid deferred contract obligations last reported under s. 126.56 (9) (e) or (12) (b), and maintain that security until it is released under sub. (7), unless the vegetable contractor files an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 and that financial statement shows positive equity, a current ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.0, and a debt to equity ratio of not more than 4.0 to 1.0.
126.61(1)(bm)1.1. In this paragraph, "estimated default exposure" means the sum of the following:
126.61(1)(bm)1.a. a. Seventy-five percent of the amount last reported under s. 126.56 (9) (b) or (12) (a).
126.61(1)(bm)1.b. b. The full amount of the unpaid deferred contract obligations last reported under s. 126.56 (9) (e) or (12) (b).
126.61(1)(bm)2. 2. Except as provided in par. (c), a vegetable contractor shall file security with the department, and maintain that security until the department releases it under sub. (7) (bm), if the vegetable contractor files an annual financial statement under s. 126.58 (1) that shows negative equity, a current ratio of less than 1.25 to 1.0, or a debt to equity ratio of more than 4.0 to 1.0 and the vegetable contractor's estimated default exposure is greater than the following amount:
126.61(1)(bm)2.a. a. For the license year beginning on February 1, 2003, $18,000,000.
126.61(1)(bm)2.b. b. For the license year beginning on February 1, 2004, $19,000,000.
126.61(1)(bm)2.c. c. For a license year that begins on February 1, 2005, or later, $20,000,000.
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