SB59: Bill Text

SB59,650,18 71.54 (2m) Indexing for inflation; 2010 2020 and thereafter. (a) For calendar years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2011 2019, the dollar amounts of the threshold income under sub. (1) (f) (h) 1. and 2., the maximum household income under sub. (1) (f) (h) 3. and the maximum property taxes under sub. (2) (b) 3. 5. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the 12-month average of the U.S. consumer price index for the month of August of the year before the previous year through the month of July of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the 12-month average of the U.S. consumer price index for August 2007 2017 through July 2008 2018, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that the adjustment may occur only if the percentage is a positive number. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10. The department of revenue shall annually adjust the changes in dollar amounts required under this paragraph and incorporate the changes into the income tax forms and instructions.

SB59,650,24 (b) The department of revenue shall annually adjust the slope under sub. (1) (f) (h) 2. such that, as a claimant's income increases from the threshold income as calculated under par. (a), to an amount that exceeds the maximum household income as calculated under par. (a), the credit that may be claimed is reduced to $0 and the department of revenue shall incorporate the changes into the income tax forms and instructions.

SB59,979 Section 979. 71.54 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,651,4 71.54 (2m) (c) Notwithstanding the indexing provisions under par. (a), the dollar amount of maximum household income under sub. (1) (h) 3. may not be indexed for a claim filed for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021.

SB59,980 Section 980. 71.58 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,651,10 71.58 (7) (a) For an individual, means income as defined under s. 71.52 (6), plus nonfarm business losses, plus amounts under s. 46.27, 2017 stats., less net operating loss carry-forwards, less first-year depreciation allowances under section 179 of the internal revenue code and less the first $25,000 of depreciation expenses in respect to the farm claimed by all of the individuals in a household.

SB59,981 Section 981. 71.78 (4) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,651,15 71.78 (4) (m) The chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and employees of the corporation to the extent necessary to administer the development zone program economic development programs under subch. II of ch. 238.

SB59,982 Section 982. 71.78 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,651,21 71.78 (5) Agreement with department. Copies of returns and claims specified in sub. (1) and related schedules, exhibits, writings or audit reports shall not be furnished to the persons listed under sub. (4), except persons under sub. (4) (e), (k), (n), (o) and (q) or under an agreement between the department of revenue and another agency of government or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB59,983 Section 983. 71.80 (25) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 71.80 (25), and 71.80 (25) (title), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB59,651,25 71.80 (25) (title) Net operating and business loss carry-forward and carry-back.

SB59,984 Section 984. 71.80 (25) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,985 Section 985 . 71.83 (1) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,652,9 71.83 (1) (ch) First-time home buyers savings account withdrawals. If an account holder, as defined under s. 71.10 (10) (a) 1., or an account holder's estate is required to add any amount to federal adjusted gross income under s. 71.05 (6) (a) 29., the account holder or the account holder's estate shall also pay an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount that was added to income under s. 71.05 (6) (a) 29. The department of revenue shall assess, levy, and collect the penalty under this paragraph as it assesses, levies, and collects taxes under this chapter.

SB59,986 Section 986. 71.93 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,652,12 71.93 (title) Setoffs for other state agencies and debt collection for state agencies, municipalities, and counties.

SB59,987 Section 987. 71.93 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,988 Section 988. 71.93 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,989 Section 989. 71.93 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,990 Section 990. 71.93 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,991 Section 991 . 71.93 (1) (a) 7m. of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,992 Section 992. 71.93 (1) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,993 Section 993. 71.93 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,652,23 71.93 (1) (a) 9. A delinquent child support or spousal support obligation that is certified under s. 49.855 and is owed to, or may be recovered by the department of children and families on behalf of, a custodial parent, former spouse, or other person.

SB59,994 Section 994. 71.93 (1) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,653,3 71.93 (1) (a) 10. Restitution owed pursuant to an order or judgment under s. 973.09 (3) (b) or 973.20 (1r) that may be owed to, paid to, or recovered by the victim, the department of corrections, a court, or a clerk of court.

SB59,995 Section 995. 71.93 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,653,7 71.93 (1) (b) “Debtor" means any person owing a debt to a state agency and any person who owes a delinquent child support or spousal support obligation to an agency of another state.

SB59,996 Section 996. 71.93 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,653,10 71.93 (1) (d) 3. A lottery prize equal to at least $600 that exceeds a debtor's Wisconsin tax liability or other liability owed to the department.

SB59,997 Section 997. 71.93 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,653,14 71.93 (1) (d) 4. Compensation or payment owed to a lottery retailer under ch. 565, whether owed by statute, rule, or contract, that exceeds a debtor's Wisconsin tax liability or liability owed to the department.

SB59,998 Section 998. 71.93 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (1) (e) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB59,653,18 71.93 (1) (e) (intro.) “State agency" has the meaning set forth under s. 20.001 (1). means any of the following:

SB59,999 Section 999. 71.93 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,653,21 71.93 (1) (e) 1. An office, department, or independent agency in the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, the legislature, or the courts.

SB59,1000 Section 1000. 71.93 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,653,23 71.93 (1) (e) 2. The State of Wisconsin.

SB59,1001 Section 1001. 71.93 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,653,25 71.93 (2) (title) Certification of state agency debts.

SB59,1002 Section 1002. 71.93 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB59,654,11 71.93 (2) (a) A state agency may certify to the department any properly identified debt exceeding $20 so that the department may set off the amount of the debt against a refund to the debtor or so that the department of administration may reduce a disbursement to the debtor by the amount of the debt. At least 30 days prior to certification each debtor shall be sent a notice by the state agency of its intent to certify the debt to the department for setoff or reduction and of the debtor's right of appeal. At the time of certification, the certifying state agency shall furnish the social security number or operator's license number of individual debtors and the federal employer identification number of other debtors.

SB59,1003 Section 1003. 71.93 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,654,20 71.93 (2) (b) A state agency wishing to certify a debt to the department shall enter into a written agreement with the department prior to any certification under par. (a). A certification of debt by a state agency, or changes to a certification, shall be in a manner and form prescribed by the department. The secretary of revenue shall be the final authority in the resolution of an interagency dispute regarding the certification of a debt. If a refund or disbursement is adjusted after a setoff or reduction, the department may readjust any erroneous settlement with the certifying state agency.

SB59,1004 Section 1004. 71.93 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB59,654,22 71.93 (3) (title) Setoff.

SB59,1005 Section 1005. 71.93 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,655,5 71.93 (3) (a) (intro.) The department of revenue shall setoff set off any debt or other amount owed to the department, regardless of the origin of the debt or of the amount, its nature or its date. The department's setoff shall include the use of unclaimed property owed to the debtor under s. 177.24, against a refund owed to the debtor. If after the setoff there remains a refund in excess of $10, the department shall set off the remaining refund against certified debts of other entities in the following order:

SB59,1006 Section 1006 . 71.93 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,655,8 71.93 (3) (a) 1. Debt under s. 49.855 (1), certified by the department of children and families under sub. (2) (a).

SB59,1007 Section 1007. 71.93 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,655,11 71.93 (3) (a) 1m. Debt certified Restitution under s. 973.20 (10) (b) sub. (1) (a) 10. that is certified by the department of corrections, a court, or a clerk of court.

SB59,1008 Section 1008. 71.93 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,655,14 71.93 (3) (a) 3. Debt under s. 71.935 owed to local units of government a municipality or county and collected pursuant to an agreement under sub. (8).

SB59,1009 Section 1009 . 71.93 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,655,17 71.93 (3) (a) 4. Debt certified under sub. (2) (a), other than child support debt certified by the department of children and families.

SB59,1010 Section 1010. 71.93 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,655,20 71.93 (3) (a) 7. Federal tax obligations collected pursuant to an agreement under s. 73.03 (52) (a) or (b).

SB59,1011 Section 1011 . 71.93 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,656,9 71.93 (3) (b) The department shall provide the information obtained under sub. (2) (a) to the department of administration. Before reducing any disbursement as provided under this paragraph, the department of administration shall contact the department to verify whether a certified debt that is the basis of the reduction has been collected by other means. If the certified debt remains uncollected, the department of administration shall reduce the disbursement by the amount of the debtor's certified debt under sub. (2) (a), notify the department of such reduction and disbursement, and remit the amount of the reduction to the department in the manner prescribed by the department. If more than one certified debt exists for any debtor, the disbursement shall be reduced first by any debts certified under s. 73.12 then by the earliest debt certified. Any legal action contesting a reduction under this paragraph shall be brought against the state agency that certified the debt under sub. (2) (a).

SB59,1012 Section 1012. 71.93 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB59,656,15 71.93 (3) (d) The department may provide, upon request by a state agency, a report that details each active debt subject to this section of the state agency, including the ending balance. The department may provide a weekly report to a state agency of amounts collected and payments through electronic funds transfer or state account system general ledger transfer.

SB59,1013 Section 1013. 71.93 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,1014 Section 1014. 71.93 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (3) (e) and amended to read:

SB59,657,2 71.93 (3) (e) Debtor charged for costs. Each debtor shall be charged for administration expenses a collection fee, and the amounts charged shall be credited to the department's appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h). The department may set off amounts charged to the debtor under this subsection against any refund owed to the debtor, in the manner provided in sub. (3). Annually on or before November 1, the department shall review its costs incurred during the previous fiscal year in administering state agency setoffs and reductions and shall adjust its subsequent charges to each debtor to reflect that experience.

SB59,1015 Section 1015. 71.93 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,1016 Section 1016. 71.93 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,1017 Section 1017. 71.93 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (3) (f).

SB59,1018 Section 1018. 71.93 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,657,7 71.93 (8) (title) State agency debt Debt collection agreements.

SB59,1019 Section 1019. 71.93 (8) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,1020 Section 1020. 71.93 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (8) (am) and amended to read:

SB59,658,2 71.93 (8) (am) Except for debts under sub. (1) (a) 2. and 9. and except as provided in subd. 2. par. (bm), a state agency and the department of revenue shall enter into a written agreement to have the department collect any amount owed to the state agency a debt that is more than 90 days past due, unless negotiations between the agency and debtor are actively ongoing, the debt is the subject of legal action or administrative proceedings, or the agency determines that the debtor is adhering to an acceptable payment arrangement. At least 30 days before the department pursues the collection of any debt referred by a state agency, either the department or the agency shall provide the debtor with a written notice that the debt will be referred to the department for collection. Any legal action contesting the validity of a debt shall be brought against the state agency that referred the debt. The department may collect amounts owed, pursuant to the written agreement, from the debtor in addition to offsetting the amounts as provided under sub. (3). The department shall charge each debtor whose debt is subject to collection under this paragraph a collection fee and that amount shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h).

SB59,1021 Section 1021. 71.93 (8) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (8) (bm) and amended to read:

SB59,658,9 71.93 (8) (bm) The department may enter into agreements described under subd. 1. par. (am) with the courts, the legislature, authorities, as defined in s. 16.41 (4), and local units of government, to collect debt under s. 71.935, municipalities and counties. Any legal action contesting the validity of a debt shall be brought against the unit of government that referred the debt to the department.

SB59,1022 Section 1022. 71.93 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,1023 Section 1023. 71.93 (8) (b) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (8) (c).

SB59,1024 Section 1024. 71.93 (8) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (8) (d).

SB59,1025 Section 1025. 71.93 (8) (b) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (8) (e).

SB59,1026 Section 1026 . 71.935 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,659,5 71.935 (1) (a) “Debt" means a parking citation of at least $20 that is unpaid and for which there has been no court appearance by the date specified in the citation or, if no date is specified, that is unpaid for at least 28 days; an unpaid fine, fee, restitution or forfeiture of at least $20; delinquent general property taxes, as defined in s. 74.01 (1), or a delinquent special assessment, as defined in s. 74.01 (3), special charge, as defined in s. 74.01 (4), or special tax, as defined in s. 74.01 (5), and any interest or penalty charged due to the delinquency; and any other debt that is at least $20, including debt related to property taxes, if the debt has been reduced to a judgment or the municipality or county to which the debt is owed has provided the debtor reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard with regard to the debt. For purposes of this subsection, a debt owed to an ambulance service provider operating pursuant to a contract with a municipality or county under s. 59.54 (1), 60.565, 61.64, or 62.133, is considered a debt owed to the municipality or county, if the debt relates to providing ambulance services to individuals in that municipality or county as a result of responding to requests that originate from a government-operated 911 call center.

SB59,1027 Section 1027 . 71.935 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,1028 Section 1028. 71.935 (1) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.

SB59,1029 Section 1029. 71.935 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB59,659,10 71.935 (1) (b) “Debtor" means a person who owes a debt related to victim restitution or who owes a debt to a municipality or county.

SB59,1030 Section 1030. 71.935 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB59,659,17 71.935 (4) (a) The department may provide, upon request by a municipality or county, a report that details each active debt subject to this section of the municipality or county, including the ending balance. The department may provide a weekly report to a municipality or county of amounts collected and payments disbursed through electronic funds transfer or state account system general ledger transfer.