71.07(5h)(a)3.
3. "Physical work" does not include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent deterioration.
71.07(5h)(a)4.
4. "Previously owned property" means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to doing business in this state as a film production company and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under section
267 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that section
267 of the Internal Revenue Code is modified so that if the claimant owns any part of the property, rather than 50 percent ownership, the claimant is subject to section
267 of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this subsection.
71.07(5h)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02 or
71.08 an amount that is equal to 15 percent of the following that the claimant paid in the taxable year to establish or operate a film production company in this state:
71.07(5h)(b)1.
1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property and items, property, and goods under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), and
(d), if the sale of the tangible personal property, items, property, or goods is sourced to this state under
s. 77.522.
71.07(5h)(b)2.
2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property.
71.07(5h)(c)1.1. A claimant may claim the credit under
par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property, or item, property, or good under
s. 77.52 (1) (b),
(c), or
(d), is purchased after December 31, 2008, and the tangible personal property, item, property, or good is used for at least 50 percent of its use in the claimant's business as a film production company.
71.07(5h)(c)2.
2. A claimant may claim the credit under
par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after December 31, 2008, and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2008.
71.07(5h)(c)3.
3. A claimant may claim the credit under
par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after December 31, 2008, and the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2008.
71.07(5h)(c)4.
4. No claim may be allowed under this subsection unless the department of commerce certifies, in writing, that the credits claimed under this subsection are for expenses related to establishing or operating a film production company in this state and the claimant submits a copy of the certification with the claimant's return.
71.07(5h)(c)5.
5. 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 payment of amounts 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(5h)(d)2.
2. If the allowable amount of the claim under
par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under
s. 71.02 or
71.08 or no tax is due under
s. 71.02 or
71.08, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under
s. 20.835 (2) (bL).
71.07(5i)
(5i) Electronic medical records credit. 71.07(5i)(a)(a)
Definitions. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.07(5i)(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 taxes imposed under
ss. 71.02 and
71.08, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for information technology hardware or software that is used to maintain medical records in electronic form, if the claimant is a health care provider, as defined in
s. 146.81 (1) (a) to
(p).
71.07(5i)(c)2.
2. 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 payment of amounts 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(5j)
(5j) Ethanol and biodiesel fuel pump credit. 71.07(5j)(a)2.
2. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.07(5j)(a)2d.
2d. "Diesel replacement renewable fuel" includes biodiesel and any other fuel derived from a renewable resource that meets all of the applicable requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials for that fuel and that the department of commerce designates by rule as a diesel replacement renewable fuel.
71.07(5j)(a)2m.
2m. "Gasoline replacement renewable fuel" includes ethanol and any other fuel derived from a renewable resource that meets all of the applicable requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials for that fuel and that the department of commerce designates by rule as a gasoline replacement renewable fuel.
71.07(5j)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2018, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under
ss. 71.02 and
71.08, up to the amount of the taxes, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the amount that the claimant paid in the taxable year to install or retrofit pumps located in this state that dispense motor vehicle fuel marketed as gasoline and 85 percent ethanol or a higher percentage of ethanol or motor vehicle fuel marketed as diesel fuel and 20 percent biodiesel fuel or that mix fuels from separate storage tanks and allow the end user to choose the percentage of gasoline replacement renewable fuel or diesel replacement renewable fuel in the motor vehicle fuel dispensed.
71.07(5j)(c)1.1. The maximum amount of the credit that a claimant may claim under this subsection in a taxable year is an amount that is equal to $5,000 for each service station for which the claimant has installed or retrofitted pumps as described under
par. (b).
71.07(5j)(c)2.
2. 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 payment of amounts 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(5j)(c)3.
3. The department of commerce shall establish standards to adequately prevent, in the distribution of conventional fuel to an end user, the inadvertent distribution of fuel containing a higher percentage of renewable fuel than the maximum percentage established by the federal environmental protection agency for use in conventionally-fueled engines.
71.07(5k)
(5k) Community rehabilitation program credit. 71.07(5k)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
71.07(5k)(a)2.
2. "Community rehabilitation program" means a nonprofit entity, county, municipality, or state or federal agency that directly provides, or facilitates the provision of, vocational rehabilitation services to individuals who have disabilities to maximize the employment opportunities, including career advancement, of such individuals.
71.07(5k)(a)3.
3. "Vocational rehabilitation services" include education, training, employment, counseling, therapy, placement, and case management.
71.07(5k)(a)4.
4. "Work" includes production, packaging, assembly, food service, custodial service, clerical service, and other commercial activities that improve employment opportunities for individuals who have disabilities.
71.07(5k)(b)
(b)
Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after July 1, 2011, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under
s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to a community rehabilitation program to perform work for the claimant's business, pursuant to a contract.
71.07(5k)(c)1.1. The maximum amount of the credit that any claimant may claim under this subsection in a taxable year is $25,000 for each community rehabilitation program for which the claimant enters into a contract to have the community rehabilitation program perform work for the claimant's business.
71.07(5k)(c)2.
2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection unless the claimant submits with the claimant's return a form, as prescribed by the department of revenue, that verifies that the claimant has entered into a contract with a community rehabilitation program and that the program has received payment from the claimant for work provided by the program, consistent with
par. (b).
71.07(5k)(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 their payment of amounts 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(5m)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means an individual who is eligible to claim the credit under this subsection.
71.07(5m)(a)3.
3. "Household" means a claimant and an individual related to the claimant as husband or wife.
71.07(5m)(a)4.
4. "Net tax liability" means a claimant's income tax liability after he or she completes the computations listed in
s. 71.10 (4) (a) to
(dr).
71.07(5m)(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, up to the amount of those taxes, one of the following amounts:
71.07(5m)(b)1.
1. If the claimant is single and his or her adjusted gross income is less than $9,000 in the year to which the claim relates, an amount equal to his or her net tax liability.
71.07(5m)(b)2.
2. If the claimant is single and his or her adjusted gross income is at least $9,000 but less than $10,000 in the year to which the claim relates, an amount that is calculated as follows:
71.07(5m)(b)2.a.
a. Calculate the value of a fraction, the denominator of which is $1,000 and the numerator of which is the difference between the claimant's adjusted gross income and $9,000.
71.07(5m)(b)2.c.
c. Multiply the amount of the claimant's net income tax liability by the amount that is calculated under
subd. 2. b.
71.07(5m)(b)3.
3. If the claimant is married and filing jointly and the sum of the claimant's adjusted gross income and his or her spouse's adjusted gross income is less than $18,000 in the year to which the claim relates, an amount equal to the married couple's net tax liability.
71.07(5m)(b)4.
4. If the claimant is married and filing jointly and the sum of the claimant's adjusted gross income and his or her spouse's adjusted gross income is at least $18,000 but less than $19,000 in the year to which the claim relates, an amount that is calculated as follows:
71.07(5m)(b)4.a.
a. Calculate the value of a fraction, the denominator of which is $1,000 and the numerator of which is the difference between the married couple's adjusted gross income and $18,000.
71.07(5m)(b)4.c.
c. Multiply the amount of the married couple's net income tax liability by the amount that is calculated under
subd. 4. b.
71.07(5m)(b)5.
5. If the claimant is married and filing separately and his or her adjusted gross income is less than $9,000 in the year to which the claim relates, an amount equal to his or her net tax liability.
71.07(5m)(b)6.
6. If the claimant is married and filing separately and his or her adjusted gross income is at least $9,000 but less than $10,000 in the year to which the claim relates, an amount that is calculated as follows:
71.07(5m)(b)6.a.
a. Calculate the value of a fraction, the denominator of which is $1,000 and the numerator of which is the difference between the claimant's adjusted gross income and $9,000.
71.07(5m)(b)6.c.
c. Multiply the amount of the claimant's net income tax liability by the amount that is calculated under
subd. 6. b.
71.07(5m)(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(5m)(c)2.
2. Part-year residents and nonresidents of this state are not eligible for the credit under this subsection.
71.07(5m)(c)3.
3. Except as provided in
subd. 4., only one credit per household is allowed each year.
71.07(5m)(c)4.
4. If a married couple files separately, each spouse may claim the credit calculated under
par. (b) 5. or
6., except a married person living apart from the other spouse and treated as single under section
7703 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code may claim the credit under
par. (b) 1. or
2.
71.07(5m)(c)5.
5. The credit under this subsection may not be claimed by a person who may be claimed as a dependent on the individual income tax return of another taxpayer.
71.07(5m)(d)
(d)
Administration. The department of revenue may enforce the credit under this subsection and may take any action, conduct any proceeding and proceed as it is authorized in respect to taxes under this chapter. The income tax provisions in this chapter relating to assessments, refunds, appeals, collection, interest and penalties apply to the credit under this subsection.
71.07(5r)
(5r) Postsecondary education credit. 71.07(5r)(a)1.
1. "Claimant" means a sole proprietor, a partner, a member of a limited liability company, or a shareholder of a tax-option corporation who files a claim under this subsection.
71.07(5r)(a)4.
4. "Managing employee" means an individual who wholly or partially exercises operational or managerial control over, or who directly or indirectly conducts, the operation of the claimant's business.
71.07(5r)(a)5.
5. "Paid or incurred" includes any amount paid by the claimant to reimburse an individual for the tuition that the individual paid or incurred.
71.07(5r)(a)6.
6. "Qualified postsecondary institution" means all of the following:
71.07(5r)(a)6.a.
a. A University of Wisconsin System institution, a technical college system institution, or a regionally accredited 4-year nonprofit college or university having its regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state.
71.07(5r)(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 an amount equal to the following:
71.07(5r)(b)1.
1. Twenty-five percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction and eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
71.07(5r)(b)2.
2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce development boards established under
29 USC 2832, and if the individual was eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
