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SB646-SSA1,5,2019 (c) Before July 31, 2020, and updated annually, the department of revenue shall
20create a website that contains the following information about room tax collections:
SB646-SSA1,5,2221 1. The name and mailing address of each municipality that imposes a room tax
22under sub. (1m).
SB646-SSA1,5,2323 2. The rate of the room tax imposed by each municipality specified in subd. 1.
SB646-SSA1,12 24Section 12. 66.0615 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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166.0615 (2) (intro.) As a means of enforcing the collection of any room tax
2imposed by a municipality or a district under sub. (1m), the municipality or district
3may exchange audit and other information with the department of revenue and may
4do any of the following:
SB646-SSA1,13 5Section 13. 66.0615 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB646-SSA1,6,126 66.0615 (2) (a) If a municipality or district has probable cause to believe that
7the correct amount of room tax has not been assessed or that the tax return is not
8correct, inspect and audit the financial records of any person subject to sub. (1m)
9pertaining to the furnishing or selling of accommodations to determine whether the
10correct amount of room tax is assessed and whether any room tax return is correct
11due. A determination under this subsection shall be provided in writing within 4
12years after the due date of the return, unless no return has been filed
.
SB646-SSA1,14 13Section 14 . 66.0615 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB646-SSA1,6,1714 66.0615 (2) (b) Enact a schedule of forfeitures, not to exceed 5 percent of the
15tax under sub. (1m) or par. (c), to be imposed on any person subject to sub. (1m) who
16fails to comply with a request to inspect and audit the person's financial records
17under par. (a).
SB646-SSA1,15 18Section 15 . 66.0615 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB646-SSA1,6,2419 66.0615 (2) (e) Enact a schedule of forfeitures, not to exceed 25 percent of the
20room tax due for the previous year under sub. (1m) or par. (c) or $5,000, whichever
21is less, to be imposed for failure to pay the tax under sub. (1m). This paragraph
22applies to a marketplace provider that is required to collect and remit taxes imposed
23by a municipality under sub. (1m), but that fails to file a return as required in sub.
24(1r) or pay the required tax.
SB646-SSA1,16 25Section 16. 66.0615 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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166.0615 (2m) (a) To enforce the collection of a room tax imposed by a district
2under sub. (1m), the district may exchange audit and other information relating to
3the room tax with the department of revenue.
SB646-SSA1,7,94 (b) To enforce the collection of a room tax imposed by a municipality under sub.
5(1m), the municipality may jointly inspect and audit the room tax records of a person
6subject to sub. (1m) with other municipalities only for the purpose of conducting a
7joint room tax audit. A municipality may provide audit and other information to the
8department of revenue, and may exchange audit and other room tax related
9information with any municipality that took part in conducting the joint audit.
SB646-SSA1,17 10Section 17 . 66.0615 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB646-SSA1,7,1811 66.0615 (3) The municipality shall provide by ordinance and the district shall
12provide by resolution for the confidentiality of information obtained under sub. subs.
13(1r) and
(2) but shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the
14discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court.
15The municipality or district may provide for the publishing of statistics classified so
16as not to disclose the identity of particular returns. The municipality or district shall
17provide that persons violating ordinances or resolutions enacted under this
18subsection may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500.
SB646-SSA1,18 19Section 18 . 66.0615 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB646-SSA1,7,2320 66.0615 (4) (a) (intro.) Annually Except as provided in par. (d), annually, on or
21before May 1, on a form created and provided by the department of revenue, every
22municipality that imposes a tax under sub. (1m) shall certify and report to the
23department, beginning in 2017, all of the following:
SB646-SSA1,19 24Section 19 . 66.0615 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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166.0615 (4) (a) 4. For a municipality subject to sub. (1m) (dm), the amount of
2the room tax retained by the municipality in each of the following fiscal years: 2010,
32011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
SB646-SSA1,20 4Section 20 . 66.0615 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB646-SSA1,8,95 66.0615 (4) (d) Notwithstanding the requirement in par. (a) (intro.), the
6information specified in par. (a) 4. may be certified and reported to the department
7only once if the municipality submits the information not later than May 1, 2021.
8The department shall make such information available to the public annually in the
9report described in par. (a) (intro.).
SB646-SSA1,21 10Section 21. 66.0615 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB646-SSA1,22 11Section 22. 66.1014 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB646-SSA1,8,1312 66.1014 (1) (c) “Short-term rental” means a residential dwelling that is offered
13for rent for a fee and for fewer than 30 consecutive days.
SB646-SSA1,23 14Section 23 . 66.1014 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB646-SSA1,8,2315 66.1014 (2) (d) 1. If a residential dwelling is rented for periods of more than 6
16but fewer than 29 30 consecutive days, a political subdivision may limit the total
17number of days within any consecutive 365-day period that the dwelling may be
18rented to no fewer than 180 days. The political subdivision may not specify the period
19of time during which the residential dwelling may be rented, but the political
20subdivision may require that the maximum number of allowable rental days within
21a 365-day period must run consecutively. A person who rents the person's
22residential dwelling shall notify the clerk of the political subdivision in writing when
23the first rental within a 365-day period begins.
SB646-SSA1,24 24Section 24. Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 1, 2021, except
25as follows:
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1(1) The creation of s. 66.0615 (1r) (c) takes effect on the day after publication.
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