238.16(3)(a) (a) In a tier I county or municipality, an eligible employee for whom the person claims a tax credit will earn at least $20,000 in wages from the person in the year for which the credit is claimed.
238.16(3)(am) (am) The person increases net employment in the person's business.
238.16(3)(b) (b) In a tier II county or municipality, an eligible employee for whom the person claims a tax credit will earn at least $30,000 in wages from the person in the year for which the credit is claimed.
238.16(3)(c) (c) In a tier I county or municipality or a tier II county or municipality, the person improves the job-related skills of any eligible employee, trains any eligible employee on the use of job-related new technologies, or provides job-related training to any eligible employee whose employment with the person represents the employee's first full-time job.
238.16(4) (4)Duration, limits, and expiration.
238.16(4)(a)(a) The certification of a person under sub. (2) may remain in effect for no more than 10 cumulative years.
238.16(4)(b)1.1. The corporation may award to a person certified under sub. (2) tax benefits for each eligible employee in an amount equal to 10 percent of the wages paid by the person to that employee or $10,000, whichever is less, if that employee earned wages in the year for which the tax benefit is claimed equal to one of the following:
238.16(4)(b)1.a. a. In a tier I county or municipality, at least $20,000.
238.16(4)(b)1.b. b. In a tier II county or municipality, at least $30,000.
238.16(4)(b)2. 2. The corporation may award to a person certified under sub. (2) tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the corporation for costs incurred by the person to undertake the training activities described in sub. (3) (c).
238.16(4)(c) (c) Subject to a reallocation by the corporation pursuant to rules adopted under s. 238.15 (3) (d), the corporation may allocate up to $5,000,000 in tax benefits under this section in any calendar year, except that beginning on July 1, 2011, the corporation may allocate up to $10,000,000 in tax benefits under this section in any calendar year.
238.16(5) (5)Duties of the corporation.
238.16(5)(a)(a) The corporation shall notify the department of revenue when the corporation certifies a person to receive tax benefits.
238.16(5)(b) (b) The corporation shall notify the department of revenue within 30 days of revoking a certification made under sub. (2).
238.16(5)(c) (c) The corporation may require a person to repay any tax benefits the person claims for a year in which the person failed to maintain employment required by an agreement under sub. (2) (b).
238.16(5)(d) (d) The corporation shall determine the maximum amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (3q), 71.28 (3q), and 71.47 (3q) that a certified business may claim and shall notify the department of revenue of this amount.
238.16(5)(e) (e) The corporation shall annually verify the information submitted to the corporation by the person claiming tax benefits under ss. 71.07 (3q), 71.28 (3q), and 71.47 (3q).
238.16(5)(f) (f) The corporation shall adopt rules for the implementation and operation of this section, including rules relating to the following:
238.16(5)(f)1. 1. The definitions of a tier I county or municipality and a tier II county or municipality. The corporation may consider all of the following information when establishing the definitions required under this subdivision:
238.16(5)(f)1.a. a. Unemployment rate.
238.16(5)(f)1.b. b. Percentage of families with incomes below the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2).
238.16(5)(f)1.c. c. Median family income.
238.16(5)(f)1.d. d. Median per capita income.
238.16(5)(f)1.e. e. Other significant or irregular indicators of economic distress, such as a natural disaster or mass layoff.
238.16(5)(f)2. 2. A schedule of additional tax benefits for which a person who is certified under sub. (2) and who incurs costs related to job training under sub. (3) (c) may be eligible.
238.16(5)(f)3. 3. Conditions for the revocation of a certification under par. (b).
238.16(5)(f)4. 4. Conditions for the repayment of tax benefits under par. (c).
238.16 History History: 2009 a. 28, 265; 2011 a. 32 ss. 2864, 3357 to 3366; Stats. 2011 s. 238.16; 2011 a. 88.
238.20 238.20 Qualified new business ventures.
238.20(1) (1) The corporation shall implement a program to certify qualified new business ventures for purposes of s. 71.05 (24). A business desiring certification shall submit an application to the corporation in each taxable year for which the business desires certification. Subject to sub. (2), a business may be certified under this subsection, and may maintain such certification, only if the business is engaged in one of the following:
238.20(1)(a) (a) Developing a new product or business process.
238.20(1)(b) (b) Manufacturing, agriculture, or processing or assembling products and conducting research and development.
238.20(2) (2) The corporation may not certify a business under sub. (1) if the business is engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political consultation, professional services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants, wholesale or retail sales, leisure, hospitality, transportation, or construction.
238.20(3) (3)
238.20(3)(a)(a) The corporation shall maintain a list of businesses certified under sub. (1) and shall permit public access to the lists through the corporation's Internet Web site.
238.20(3)(b) (b) The corporation shall notify the department of revenue of every certification issued under sub. (1) and the date on which a certification under sub. (1) is revoked or expires.
238.20 History History: 2009 a. 28 s. 3073; 2009 a. 276 s. 83; 2011 a. 32 s. 3371; Stats. 2011 s. 238.20.
238.23 238.23 Technology zones.
238.23(1)(1) In this section, "tax credit" means a credit under s. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), (2dx), or (3g), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), or (3g), or 71.47 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), or (3g).
238.23(2) (2)
238.23(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (c), the corporation may designate up to 8 areas in the state as technology zones. A business that is located in a technology zone and that is certified by the corporation under sub. (3) is eligible for a tax credit as provided in sub. (3).
238.23(2)(b) (b) The designation of an area as a technology zone shall be in effect for 10 years from the time that the corporation first designates the area. Not more than $5,000,000 in tax credits may be claimed in a technology zone, except that the corporation may allocate the amount of unallocated airport development zone tax credits, as provided under s. 238.3995 (3) (b), to technology zones for which the $5,000,000 maximum allocation is insufficient. The corporation may change the boundaries of a technology zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of a technology zone does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax credit amount that may be claimed in the technology zone.
238.23(2)(c) (c) No area may be designated as a technology zone under this subsection on or after March 6, 2009.
238.23(3) (3)
238.23(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (e), the corporation may certify for tax credits in a technology zone a business that satisfies all of the following requirements:
238.23(3)(a)1. 1. The business is located in the technology zone.
238.23(3)(a)2. 2. The business is a new or expanding business.
238.23(3)(a)3. 3. The business is a high-technology business.
238.23(3)(b) (b) In determining whether to certify a business under this subsection, the corporation shall consider all of the following:
238.23(3)(b)1. 1. How many new jobs the business is likely to create.
238.23(3)(b)2. 2. The extent and nature of the high technology used by the business.
238.23(3)(b)3. 3. The likelihood that the business will attract related enterprises.
238.23(3)(b)4. 4. The amount of capital investment that the business is likely to make in the state.
238.23(3)(b)5. 5. The economic viability of the business.
238.23(3)(c) (c) When the corporation certifies a business under this subsection, the corporation shall establish a limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim. Unless its certification is revoked, and subject to the limit on the tax credit amount established by the corporation under this paragraph, a business that is certified may claim a tax credit for 3 years, except that a business that experiences growth, as determined for that business by the corporation under par. (d) and sub. (5) (e), may claim a tax credit for up to 5 years.
238.23(3)(d) (d) The corporation shall enter into an agreement with a business that is certified under this subsection. The agreement shall specify the limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim, the extent and type of growth, which shall be specific to the business, that the business must experience to extend its eligibility for a tax credit, the business' baseline against which that growth will be measured, any other conditions that the business must satisfy to extend its eligibility for a tax credit, and reporting requirements with which the business must comply.
238.23(3)(e) (e) No business may be certified under this subsection on or after March 6, 2009.
238.23(4) (4)
238.23(4)(a)(a) The corporation shall notify the department of revenue of all the following:
238.23(4)(a)1. 1. A technology zone's designation.
238.23(4)(a)2. 2. A business's certification and the limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim.
238.23(4)(a)3. 3. The extension or revocation of a business's certification.
238.23(4)(b) (b) The corporation shall annually verify information submitted to the corporation under ss. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), (2dx), and (3g), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g), and 71.47 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g).
238.23(5) (5) The corporation shall adopt rules for the operation of this section, including rules related to all the following:
238.23(5)(a) (a) Criteria for designating an area as a technology zone.
238.23(5)(b) (b) A business's eligibility for certification, including definitions for all of the following:
238.23(5)(b)1. 1. New or expanding business.
238.23(5)(b)2. 2. High-technology business.
238.23(5)(c) (c) Certifying a business, including use of the factors under sub. (3) (b).
238.23(5)(d) (d) Standards for establishing the limit on the amount of tax credits that a business may claim.
238.23(5)(e) (e) Standards for extending a business's certification, including what measures, in addition to job creation, the corporation will use to determine the growth of a specific business and how the corporation will establish baselines against which to measure growth.
238.23(5)(f) (f) Reporting requirements for certified businesses.
238.23(5)(g) (g) The exchange of information between the corporation and the department of revenue.
238.23(5)(h) (h) Reasons for revoking a business's certification.
238.23(5)(i) (i) Standards for changing the boundaries of a technology zone.
238.23 History History: 2001 a. 16, 104; 2007 a. 183; 2009 a. 2; 2011 a. 32 s. 3448; Stats. 2011 s. 238.23.
238.25 238.25 Assistance to loan recipients. The corporation shall assist new businesses and small businesses receiving the assistance of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority in locating sources of venture capital and in obtaining the state and federal licenses and permits necessary for business operations.
238.25 History History: 2011 a. 32 s. 3305; Stats. 2011 s. 238.25; 2011 a. 214.
238.26 238.26 Report to investment board. No later than September 30 of each even-numbered year, the corporation shall submit to the investment board a report describing the types of investments in businesses in this state that will have the greatest likelihood of enhancing economic development in this state.
238.26 History History: 2011 a. 32 s. 3329.
subch. II of ch. 238 SUBCHAPTER II
TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
238.30 238.30 Definitions. In this section and ss. 238.31 to 238.395:
238.30(2) (2) "Development zone program" means the program administered under this subchapter.
238.30(2g) (2g) "Eligible activity" means an activity described under s. 238.302.
238.30(2m) (2m)
238.30(2m)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), "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, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.
238.30(2m)(b) (b) The corporation may adopt a rule specifying circumstances under which the corporation may grant exceptions to the requirement under par. (a) that a full-time job means a job in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, but under no circumstances may a full-time job mean a job in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work less than 37.5 hours per week.
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